The Ministry of Finance reported the "National Financial Bureau Economic Situation Report Summary (July 2025)" announced on July 29, 2025.
Based on comprehensive assessment of economic conditions in 11 regions nationwide, the July 2025 assessment presented an overall national assessment of "recovering gradually with some weakness observed." Compared to the previous April 2025 assessment, one region showed "upward revision" while 10 regions remained "unchanged," indicating overall maintenance of a solid recovery trend.
Detailed regional economic analysis includes reports from the Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Hokuriku, Tokai, Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Financial Bureaus, as well as the Fukuoka Financial Branch and Okinawa General Bureau. Each region's report is published individually in PDF format, providing analyses based on regional industrial structures and economic trend characteristics.
This report is compiled by the Minister's Secretariat General Policy Division of the Ministry of Finance, based on economic information collected by Financial Bureaus and Financial Offices nationwide through on-site investigations and corporate interviews. Each Financial Bureau regularly publishes its own regional economic situation reports, and these detailed regional-level analyses form the foundation for national-level economic assessments.
The report provides main points in a 658KB PDF, full text in a 1,434KB PDF, overall assessments for each region in a 123KB PDF, and detailed prefectural-level economic conditions in a 153KB PDF as reference. These materials are utilized as important basic materials for policy formulation and economic outlook preparation, and are widely referenced by private companies and research institutions.
The article shows that the Japanese economy maintains a gradual recovery trend overall while accompanied by regional variations, highlighting the importance of detailed economic analysis based on characteristics of each region.