homeowners taking a payment break risk punishment from banks
Homeowners who turned to banks for help in their hour of need could face much higher interest rates in future...
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Business owners who have furloughed staff or taken a government loan face mortgage rejections
In one case, the director of an investment firm had been rejected for a residential mortgage because he had furloughed...
Wear masks in public says WHO, in update of coronavirus guidance
LONDON (Reuters) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidance on Friday to recommend that governments ask everyone to wear fabric...
China leads global auto sales out of slump, while Japan lags
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT/TOKYO -- Auto sales have returned to growth in China and begun to show signs of improvement in the...
Japan’s steepening birthrate decline defies policy support
TOKYO -- Japan on Friday announced its lowest fertility rate since 2007, marking four years of decline and underscoring a...
Father’s dream of seeing abducted daughter Megumi forever dashed
TOKYO -- Shigeru Yokota's decadeslong fight to bring home his daughter, Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea 43 years ago, ended...
Yokota’s dream of reuniting with abducted daughter forever dashed
TOKYO -- Shigeru Yokota's decadeslong fight to bring home his daughter, Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea 43 years ago, ended...
Rohm eyes Japan reshoring from China and Southeast Asia
TOKYO/KYOTO -- Japanese components makers are considering bringing more of the manufacturing process back home as factory automation reduces costs...
Coronavirus latest: Best week for US stocks since April
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Toyota takes off for fuel cell age with Chinese carmakers
NAGOYA/BEIJING -- Toyota Motor announced Friday that it will establish a joint venture with five Chinese companies to develop fuel cell systems...
