from the August 30 Nikkei

インドでタタと水処理　パナソニックが装置　「安全な水」日本勢、アジア開拓

An increasing number of Japanese companies are launching into water-related businesses. In a lot of Asian countries they are suffering from a bad condition of water. In such circumstances, Panasonic Corporation , for example, will develop a device which can efficiently eliminate toxic sunstances from underground water in cooperation with Tata Group, the biggest industrial conglomerate in India. As poupulation is increasing in Asia, the demand for safer water there is increasing, and is expected to exceed that in Europe by the year of 2020. At the backdrop of that situation in Asia, Japanese firms are entering into the water market in Asia, with their expertise for providing people with safe water.

from the August 31 Nikkei

東芝、究極の安全通信　量子暗号で実用化へ

According to sources,Toshiba Corporation has made in sight its technology related to quantum cryptographic communication. Quantum cryptography is believed to be impossible theoretically to be broken. So it is said to be an ultimate encryption technology. Toshiba says that they will make its technology put in practice within about five years.

from the September 1 Nikkei

地銀５行　医療・介護基金　横浜・福岡銀など　設備投資促す　広域連携のモデルに

The five major local banks which are based in Kanto or Kyushu regions, such as The Bank of Yokohama and The Bank of Fukuoka, will jointly establish a fund, which is aimed at making investments into the fileds of medical treatment or nursing care businesses. This is the firs ever case that local banks will create such a fund which is expected to implement its activities across the country. So, this deal might be a model initiative for various kinds of cooperated activities by a wider range of communities.

from the September 3 Nikkei

自民党幹事長に谷垣氏　新体制固まる　きょう内閣改造

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also serving as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, will today carry out reshuffling both the cabinet members and LDP's executives. Focus has been who will be appointed as the Secretary-General of LDP. But it is learned that Sadakazu Tanigaki, the Justice Minister now and the LDP's former president, will succeed Shigeru Ishiba, who will enter the cabinet line-up this time.

from today's Nikkei

商社、物流インフラ整備　通販拡大　伊藤忠１０００億円　開発投資　投資マネーも活用

According to sources, Japan's trading companies like Itoch Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation are going to make efforts to build large-scale distribution facilities at home and abroad. For exampole , in the case of Itochu, they will invest as much as \ 100 billion over the next three years in this bid, with an option of utilizing investment funds kept in mind. As a mail order business through the Internet has become more and more brisk, there has been mora and more demand for bigger facilites than before that serve as a logistic hub in this related industry.