epa02552916 Japanese early morning commuters head to work in downtown Tokyo, Japan, 28 January, 2011. Japan’s jobless rate fell 4.9 percent in December. The number of unemployed people totaled 2.98 million, down 190,000 on the year. A total of 62.28 million Japanese people had jobs, up 50,000 over the previous month. EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN