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By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's top steelmaker Nippon Steel on Tuesday raised its full-year net profit forecast by 32% to

TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices trended lower on Thursday on the progress in Iran-Oman talks, with investors cautiously waiting for signs of a U.S.-Iran peace deal and progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed on Thursday as investors remained cautious on the outcome of Iran-Oman talks and whether they will restore flows via the Strait of Hormuz, while reports of attacks on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden renewed supply tensions.

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied in early trade on Thursday as investors assessed the outlook for the U.S.-Iran war ‌and the security of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Japanese ice-skating champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who won the hearts of many Japanese in a country ​where skating can top the news bulletins, announced their engagement ‌on Sunday, becoming partners off as well as on the ice.

TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Japanese ice-skating champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who won ⁠the hearts of many Japanese in a country where

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices fell in early trade on Wednesday, extending the previous session's losses, on

TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped about 2% on Wednesday, adding to the previous session's losses, on fresh hopes the Strait of Hormuz

of 2 By Yuka Obayashi and Siyi Liu TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday as talks

By Yuka Obayashi, Trixie Yap and Florence Tan TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Top Japanese refiner Eneos Holdings, cash-rich and facing