Japan's central bank upgrades economic views on 2 regions on quake recovery, auto output

TOKYO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Thursday upgraded its economic views on two of the country's nine regions, owing to a continued recovery from a massive earthquake early last year and increased production of cars and electronic devices.

According to the central bank's quarterly Sakura Report, the assessments of quake-hit Hokuriku in central Japan and the Tohoku region in the country's northea