BoJ’s Sakura report: Economic assessment for 2 regions out of 9 raised

In its April Sakura report, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept the assessment for six out of nine domestic regions unchanged.

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Raises assessment of 2 regions (Shikoku, Kyushu-Okinawa)

Cuts assessment of 1 region (Hokkaido)

Majority of the assessments for April skew towards that of "the economy has been expanding moderately".