from today's Nikkei

ホンダ・日産
中国で現地調達8割に
価格競争激化　部品コスト削減
トヨタ、系列に進出促す

図で、
国内大手自動車メーカーの主な中国生産拠点と現地調達拡大の動き

Lately, major domestic car makers have been accelerating their local procurement of the car components in China. Especially, Honda and Nissaan will likely raise the ratio of local procurement to the 80-percent level.Behind the move are the car makers ' efforts to reduce the costs for the components , in the circumstances that price competition is intensifying.Beside the two companies, Toyota will likely encourage its affiliated companies manufacturing the car components to enter into China.

in a diagram,
Major Domestic Car Makers' Production Bases in China and Trends of Local Procurement Expansions

名詞の可算化：本来は不可算名詞なのに時に加算名詞になるという例はたくさんある。そこが一番難しいところかと思われます。informationなどはぜったいに複数になりません。sがついているのは見たことない。ところで、上の例では、expansionは本来不可算ですが、トヨタ、日産、ホンダのそれぞれのexpansionをおもい浮かべると、可算化されるかと思って、sをつけた。

from today's Nikkei

丸紅、ダイエー株一部売却
再建協力求め　10－15％　イオンと交渉
ウォルマートとも協議

表で、
ダイエーの株主構成
(注：06年8月現在、議決権ベース）

Marubeni, top shareholder of Daiei, has decided to sell out a part of its stocks of Daiei,which seems to be 10 -15 % of the total Daiei's stocks. The company to which Marubeni intends to buy its stocks will likely be restricted to be one company wishing to help Daiei's rehabilitation.Among the candidates are Aeon and Wal-Mart in the U.S. Marubeni will likely soon begin negotiations with both companies.

in a table,
Daiei's shareholders
note: As of the end of August 2006. In terms of voting rights.

注：likely を2箇所使いましたが、実にこの言葉はよく使われる。あえて練習の意味もあり2回使った。

from today's Nikkei

国債残高　伸び鈍化
税収増・消却拡大で
7月は4.7％　13年ぶり水準
10年債は減少へ

表で、
国債残高の伸び率

The growth rate of the balance of the government's bonds has been declining due to the increase of tax revenues and acceleration of reinbursement of the bonds by the　Ministry of Finance.In June the growth rate from a year earlier recorded 4.7%,which was the lowest in the past 13 years.Among the types of the bonds, the 10-year bond's issuance has been declining.

in a table,

Growth rates of The Government's Bonds Balance

from today's Nikkei

自社株買い倍増　4－7月
東洋水産「攻め」の買収戦略
ドコモ株価高め防衛

表で、
自社株買いが多い主な企業（単位：億円）

上場企業の自社株買い額

Companies have been accelerating the measures of implementing a buy back,and spending of listed companies for it in thsi fiscal year through June has doubled compared with the previous period.Behind the move, there are various kinds of comapnies' tactics against the hostile M&A,like a Toyo Suisan's aggresive one of making its group more solid and a NTT DoCoMo's one of sustaining its stock price high.

in a table,
Major Companies Having Lots of Common Stocks in Treasury
(unit:in hundred million yen)
Total Ammount of Money for Buy Back of Listed Companies
(unit:in trillion yen)

from today's Nikkei

重工業・精密機械大手
高度医療機器に進出
石播やキャノン
画像処理など応用
成長性に照準

表で、
医療機器事業への参入・拡大の動き

Big firms in the heavy and precision machinery industries ,such as Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Indusries and Canon, will likely enter the market of high-quality medical equipment business.For example, Canon's technology on image handling will be flexibly and easily applied to medical treatment field.These comapnies note that there is high growth potential in the market.

in a table,
Trends of Entrance into and Expansion of Medical Equipment Business