BuisnessWeek report on what many were expecting, Microsoft still struggling to get the Xbox brand to take off in Japan.

Microsoft, which started selling the Xbox 360 in Japan on Saturday, sold 62,135 machines over the weekend, or just 39 percent of the 159,000 consoles it is estimated to have shipped to stores, according to data from market researcher Enterbrain Inc.

It seems not even an early launch could sway the public to reach into their pockets and buy one! But I suppose for those desparate to get their hands on one over here there are more to import across!