Great paper, West. Thanks.
One additional data source is http://www.kaijinet.com/jpexpress/. This site has English translations of the financials for all Japanese companies that file their statements in XBRL format. Also, the site is scrapable.
MSN Money, Financial Times etc probably pull from the raw XBRL data in some form or other. However, these sites simplify the financial statements by aggregating (and dropping) accounts. For example, check out the non-current asset accounts for Isamu on MSN Money — they don’t even add up! In comparison, the kaijinet site breaks down the accounts, which can help you arrive at better estimates of excess cash etc.
Good luck with your job search.