The Bank of Japan on Monday downgraded its view on eight of the nine regional economies, citing the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on service consumption and supply bottlenecks.The quarterly report on regional economies, the first since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, included comments from Japanese companies fretting about higher energy and raw material costs that pressure corporate earnings and hurt private consumption.BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said earlier in the day that Japan's economy has shown "some weakness" due to COVID-19. He warned of "extremely high uncert…READ FULL ARTICLE