Oil surges as dollar continues slippery slide

On equity markets, Tokyo slipped as the yen hardened against the dollar while ... Saudi Arabia seems intent on playing its role as the world’s swing producer ahead of the Aramco IPO, impending sanctions on Venezuela by the US will almost certainly ... ( read original story ...)

Oil surges as dollar claws back losses

"Inventories are showing massive drawdowns, Saudi Arabia seems intent on playing its role as the world’s swing producer ahead of the Aramco IPO, impending sanctions ... senior economist at Nomura Securities in Tokyo. "The economy itself is stronger ... ( read original story ...)

Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.17%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Steel and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.17% to hit a new 1-month low. Declining ... ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.17%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Finance & Investment, Steel and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.17% to hit a new 1-month low. Falling stocks ... ( read original story ...)

Ex-Moritomo Gakuen chief arrested over subsidy fraud

OSAKA--Prosecutors arrested the former head of private school ... found that the school operator purchased state-owned land in Toyonaka from the Kinki Local Finance Bureau of the Finance Ministry in June 2016 for just 14 percent of its appraised value. ( read original story ...)

Strawberry extract is secret of popsicles that do not melt

The company began marketing the popsicles in April, also retailing them at outlets in Osaka and Tokyo. The company’s president ... The discovery of strawberry polyphenol’s unique property was made by accident. The Biotherapy Development Research ... ( read original story ...)

Woman missing in Japan left note

A Chinese woman reported missing in Japan left a thank-you note addressed to her parents at a guesthouse in Sapporo, Hokkaido News reported. Wei Qiujie.[File photo] Wei Qiujie, 26, a primary school teacher from Shaowu, Fujian province, disappeared on July ... ( read original story ...)

Missing Chinese teacher leaves note for parents

reports China Daily quoting Japanese media Hokkaido News. Accompanied by police officers, her father went to the room in central Sapporo, where they found the note, in which Wei thanked her parents for years of parenting. She went on to write that she wasn ... ( read original story ...)