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such as clerking in convenience stores and delivery work, especially for workers under 40.
• About 40 percent of Japan's workers, or triple the figure of just 30 years ago, are employed under part-time or non-regular contracts that pay far less than "salaryman" type jobs of the past. That hollowing out is undercutting the domestic demand that powers nearly three-quarters of business activity within Japan, compounding the effects of a shrinking and aging population.
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• Jimmy Fallon's opening night as 'Tonight Show' host brings it back to New York with a splash
• NEW YORK (AP) -- If Jimmy Fallon had already proven he was a natural hosting NBC's "Late Night," he left no doubt Monday that "The Tonight Show" now fits him like a glove.
• As promised during the much-promoted run-up to his "Tonight Show" debut, Fallon made no drastic changes to the "Late Night" formula that had served him for five years. He remained funny, gracious, bubbly and, above all, comfortable presiding over a show that was different mostly for its earlier time slot, its classier production values and legendary brand name.
• "We can book people from the West Coast?!" he joked at his newfound status.
• He did pretty well with his bookings on opening night: Will Smith and the rock group U2.
• But all that was ahead.
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