The Bank of Japan published its latest Regional Economic Assessment compiling reports from its regional research divisions for the meeting of branch general managers, concluding that economic conditions across all nine regions continued to recover moderately or pick up, although some weakness was still observed in parts. By region, Hokkaido and several areas including Hokuriku, Kanto-Koshinetsu, Kinki, and Kyushu-Okinawa were described as recovering or picking up moderately with some weakness in part, while Tohoku and Shikoku were assessed as picking up and Tokai as recovering moderately. Chugoku was maintained as being on a moderate recovery trend, and the comparison with the previous October 2025 assessments indicates the overall wording of regional views was broadly unchanged.
Bank of Japan 2026-01-08
Bank of Japan reports moderate recovery across all nine regions in latest Regional Economic Assessment
The Bank of Japan's latest Regional Economic Assessment indicates that economic conditions across all nine regions are recovering moderately or picking up, with some areas still showing weakness. The assessment, compared with October 2025, shows broadly unchanged regional views, with Hokkaido, Hokuriku, Kanto-Koshinetsu, Kinki, and Kyushu-Okinawa recovering moderately, while Tohoku and Shikoku are picking up and Tokai is recovering moderately.