from Nikkei (July 6)

欧州利下げ最低の０．７５％に　銀行の預け入れ０％　景気下支え　中国は２カ月連続

The European Central Bank decided on Thursday to cut down its market-adjusted interest rate, which is its monetary policy target, by 0.25% to the record-low 0.75%. This is surely because it wants to bolster the economy. This means there is actually almost no interest when people make a deposit in a bank. On the same day the People's Bank of China also eased its monetray policy, which is the consecutive second change of policy.

from Nikkei (July 2)

医療・航空で規制緩和　政府　再生戦略の柱に　予防接種を拡大　格差航空の整備軽減

The government is launching the so-called regulatory reform with its emphasis put on the revitalization of the medical and aircraft industries.This is what the Administrative Reform Conference ,chaird by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has discussed, and includes expanding the scope of vaccination, speedup of check and approval of the medical equipment, and relaxation of the regulation of checkup and maintenance of the aircraft.

from Nikkei (July1)

世界景気「悪化」２５％超す　欧州危機収束を注視　「国内は拡大」５割

The Nihonkeizai Shimbun released Saturday (on June 30) the results of " The Questionnaire to the 100 Japanese Presidents," with 25.2% of the respondents saying that the world economy was worsening now, while in the previous survey conducted in April the respondents saying so was 7.1%. As to the factors causing the economy to pick up, many said that the most important one was the ceasing of the European economy's ebt crisis. In terms of domestic economy, almost 50% said the economy was expanding.