Tokyo-Sana
Oil prices fell for the first time in four days.
Reuters reported that Brent crude fell six cents to $83.59 a barrel, and US crude fell 13 cents to $80.39 a barrel.
Energy prices have risen to record levels in the past few weeks, driven by energy shortages in Asia, Europe and the United States, and the rise in natural gas prices has encouraged electricity producers to switch to oil.
