from Saturday's Nikkei

ＮＥＣや富士通　ソフト開発　アジアで分業　中印を軸に一万人体制　国内人材不足に対応
NEC and Fujitsu are going to respectively establish the so-called " full-fledged international division of workforce" system for developing software, both centering on China and India, within three years.Specifically, each company will increase its workforce in Asia for developing software to more than 10,000 people, which is 2 to 3 times the prsent level.While companies' investments in information-related activities are expanding, the needs for software installed in the hosehold product are increasing rapidly the same way. In these circumstances,the shortage of the software personnel has become more and more conspicuous than before.The two companies' moves are also one of the measures aimed at coping with the problem.

from Sunday's Nikkei

円安、企業業績押し上げ　コマツ、日立建機４－６月期　営業益3割増　原材料の高騰を吸収
The weaker yen has been helping Japanese firms boost their business performances.For example, Komatsu and Hitchi Construction Machinery are both believed to increase their consolidated operating profits in the period of April to June ,2007, by about 30 %, compared to( with) the same period of the previous year.This is because although material cost has been rising, the weaker yen has been able to absorb such a negative factor so far.

from today's Nikkei

ホンダ、光発電に本格参入　09年春までに販売店網整備　全国200店展開　省エネ製品　家庭に照準　東芝省電力のＬＥＤ照明
Domestic manufactuers are advancing development and selling of their energy-saving household products.For example, Honda is going to participate in the sunlight power generation business on a full-fledged basis, with nationwide sales network for the business established by the spring in 2009.Another example is a Toshiba group, which has already started selling the LED(light-emitting diode) lighting product,which consume only one-seventh electric power of that in conventional incandescent lamps.In order to attain the Japan's goal set under the Kyoto Protocol, it is essential for the hosehold sector to reduce its emission of the greenhose-effect gases. In this circumstance, Japanese firms are struggling to find new burgeoning markets ,with a word of enegy-saving in mind.