Oil was up in Asia today, buoyed by strong Japanese equities as the market recovered from a downbeat US jobs report.New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in May added 14 cents to 92.84 dollars a barrel and Brent North Sea crude for May delivery increased 32 cents to 104.44 dollars.Tokyo stocks soared three percent in opening trade today as the yen plunged further following the Bank of Japan's sweeping monetary easing last week.