Asia shares stage patchy recovery but volatility remains high

By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares struggled to recover on Thursday with volatility remaining high, while emerging economy and commodity-linked currencies softened as investors worried about the global repercussions of slower growth in China. Japan's Nikkei rose for the first time in four days, gaining 1.4 percent, while South Korea's Kospi edge up 0.4 percent, although MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan erased early gains. Also helping to boost the market, A