YeinJee's Asian Journal

Gas stations across Japan are rushing to fix digital signs that can’t display gasoline prices higher than 199 yen per litre; most current digital signboards at Japanese gas stations can only display a “1″ in the hundreds column. [Mainichi]

The average retail price of gasoline in Japan stood at 181.5 yen per litre for regular fuel as of July 7. With the current trends and latest tension in Nigeria, the crude oil price is expected to continue soaring… the 200 yen mark could be reached pretty soon, unfortunately.