from the September 2 Nikkei

インドに投融資３．５兆円　首脳会談　高速鉄道後押し　安保協力深める

Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe and India's prime minister Narendra Modi met on Monday at the Guest House in Tokyo. They talked with each other on many issues and issuused a joint statement.
And the statement said that Japan would give India investment and lending over the next 5 years equaling about \ 3.5 trillion, when the funds from public and private sectors combined. It also said that Japan would support India's challenges in building a transportation infrastructure like a high-speed railway network and constructing the industrial complex zone which would help draw foreign firms' investment. Two leaders also showed their interst in deeping cooperatrion in the field of national security.

from the September 4 Nikkei

首相「経済を最優先」　安倍改造内閣が発足　地方創生に重点

The second Abe administration started on the evening of September 3, after the attestation ceremony attended by the Emperor at the Imperial Palace. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a press conference held at the prime minister's oficial residence that, a fresh mind kept again, I reshuffled the cabinet in order to carry out measures for strengthening the country bold and actively. At the same time he told that we put a special emphasis on economy,making utmost efforts to make economy get out of depression and implement growth strategies. Subjects which should be emphasized for the time being include local communities' recreation and vitalization, legal formation in terms of nation's security, and female's more adoption to the managerial posts in every aspect of the society.

from the September 5 Nikkei

老朽原発、廃炉計画求める　政府　関電、美浜２基検討　選別進め　再稼働地ならし

The government has decieded to ask each of power companies in Japan to decide their plans in terms of decommissoning of aging nuclear reactors within the mont. It also ask them to submit their plans to the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry. Accordingly, Kansai Electric Power Company likely will start to deliberate on discussing the discommissioning of two nuclear reactors installed in Mihama, Fukui: Mihama nuclear reactors No.1 and No.2.
Through this process in which it will make progress with indentifing the aging nuclear reactors, which seem difficult to secure their safety, the government intends to get the public's understanding in resuming nuclear reactors which are not so old.

from the September 6 Nikkei

楽天、米ネット通販買収　１０００億円超　サイト連携、世界市場　開拓

According to sources, Rakuten, Inc. has eneterd into its final negotiation stage for taking over Ebates, a U.S. mail-order firm based in San Francisco. The value of this deal is estimated to be more than \ 100 billion. After the acqusition of Ebates, Rakuten intends to integrate its own site operated in the U.S. and the Ebates-operated site there, with the view commanding the global market in its mind.

from the September 7 Nikkei

景気回復もたつく　増税・天候　消費に影響　　設備投資が下支え

Japan's economic recovery has been slow in reality so far. Individual consumption is on a track of recovery after a plunge in April this year due to the consumption tax rate hikle to 8 percent from 5 percent, but its pace is not so strong. And it is sure that irregular, abnormal weather condition in this summer has served as a brake against an economic recovery. It is a real picture that corporate investment to their facilities and equipment will be buttressing the economy for the time being.