Japan is getting too old for its own good – A tennis great is dead after a surprisingly quick illness – Sao Paulo is fabulous for a good reason – And a lot more in your Updated CareerSpot World News Briefs:

People in Tokyo were jolted out of bed this morning by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake.  Japan's NHK on its Noon News reported that 17 people in the Tokyo area were slightly hurt.  It rattled windows and nerves more than anything else.  Some trains were delayed as crews checked the tracks for damage.  However, the epicenter was close to the Izu Islands 160 kilometers south of Tokyo, and officials are looking for damage there.  Also, for some reason whitey-blues guitarist John Mayer spent his morning live tweeting it.  Had it been me, jostled out of bed in Tokyo at 5:00 AM, I'd have been down at Tsukiji in a flash for some Sushi breakfast.

Tennis player Elena Baltacha is dead at age 30 of liver cancer.  Britain’s former No. 1 was diagnosed in January – two months after retiring from tennis and a few weeks after marrying her long-time coach Nino Severino, who is said to be heart-broken.  She had been diagnosed with a liver disease at age 19, but managed it during her tennis career.

Eleven circus acrobats were hurt when their act went horribly wrong in Providence, Rhode Island.  Eight of them were hanging by their hair in a “human chandelier” act, when the metal frame apparatus snapped loose and crashed more than eight meters to the ground and onto people below.  Eleven were taken to hospital, six were admitted, and one is in critical condition.  Ringling Brothers circus says the stunt is performed without incident several times a week and is investigating what went wrong. 

A 29-year old Brisbane woman was arrested trying to board a flight to Syria, allegedly attempting to deliver cash and gear to her husband who is fighting in Syria’s civil war.  Authorities say he had her four young children in tow at the Sydney Airport during Saturday night’s arrest.  She was granted strict bail and ordered to return to court on 2 June.

A 94-year-old Australian man died in Thailand while awaiting trial on molestation charges.  Karl Joseph Krauss from West Australia was suffering from dementia and prostate cancer.  He was arrested four years ago and accused of molesting four girls, aged five to 15.  Police say Krauss had numerous child porn images on his computer’s hard drive.

Today is Children’s Day in Japan, and the government says the number of children has fallen to a new low since records began in 1950.  The International Affairs and Communications Ministry says children make up just 12.8 percent of the population – the 33rd consecutive yearly decline – while the elderly aged 65 of older hit a record high of 25.6 percent.  The government warns that the elderly will reach nearly 40 per cent of Japan’s population in 2060.

Portugal’s Prime Minister say there’s no need for any new economic aid.  The country is coming out from under the terms of an international bailout from International Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank that prevented a national bankruptcy.  But for three years Lisbon had to take orders from the troika – that deal ends on 17 May and Portugal will finally be in charge of its own economy.

Gay rights advocates in the hundreds of thousands gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil for one of the world's largest gay pride parades, and to call for anti-discrimination and hate crime laws to cut down on violence against the LGBT community.  More than 300 people were murdered in such crimes in Brazil last year.  Also, there were drag queens, festive floats, guys making out, and all of the fun you’d expect at one of the world’s biggest gay rights parades.