Monkey on the loose causes havoc at a station in Tokyo (Channel 4)

20 August 2008, 6:02 am

A busy Tokyo railway station finds an unusual customer trying to make its way through the ticket gates.... read more

Japanese monkey appears in crowded Tokyo station; evades police to escape (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

20 August 2008, 5:00 am

TOKYO - Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion Wednesday: a wild monkey. A security guard spotted the monkey near ticket gates in Shibuya Station, said Norihiru Masui, a spokesman for train operator Tokyu Corp.... read more

Monkey eludes dragnet at Tokyo train station (AP via Yahoo! News)

20 August 2008, 4:43 am

Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion Wednesday: a wild monkey.... read more

Wild monkey eludes police in Tokyo train station (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

20 August 2008, 3:59 am

TOKYO -- Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion today: a wild monkey. A security guard spotted the monkey near ticket gates in Shibuya Station, said Norihiru Masui, a spokesman for train operator Tokyu Corp. The monkey climbed to a perch high atop a... read more

Monkey eludes dragnet at Tokyo train station (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

20 August 2008, 3:49 am

By JAY ALABASTER Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion Wednesday: a wild monkey. A security guard spotted the monkey near ticket gates in Shibuya Station, said Norihiru Masui, a spokesman for train operator Tokyu Corp. The monkey climbed to a perc... read more

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-20 07:32 Tokyo shares close marginally lower amid global economic woes (Interactive Investor)

19 August 2008, 11:59 pm

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares closed slightly lower on Wednesday after investors failed to find incentives following a weak U.S. session due to disappointing economic data.... read more