On the 4th, the Bank of Japan's Kumamoto branch released its September financial and economic overview, lowering its assessment of the Kumamoto prefecture's economy to "stagnating due to the impact of the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake," downgrading from the previous assessment in July that it was "recovering gradually." This is the first downgrade in 17 months, since April 2025.
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On the 4th, the Bank of Japan's Kumamoto branch released its September financial and economic overview, lowering its assessment of the Kumamoto prefecture's economy to "stagnating due to the impact of the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake," downgrading from the previous assessment in July that it was "recovering gradually." This is the first downgrade in 17 months, since April 2025.