Mobile Service Disruptions Continue After Kumamoto Earthquake; Convenience Stores and Gas Stations Temporarily Closed

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Mobile phone service disruptions and temporary closures of convenience stores and gas stations continued on the 29th following the earthquake that registered a maximum seismic intensity of 7 in Kumamoto Prefecture. NTT Docomo, KDDI, SoftBank, and Rakuten Mobile reported that calls and data services remain unavailable in parts of the prefecture due to power outages at base stations and transmission line failures, with no timeline for restoration. Major convenience store operators Seven-Eleven Japan, Lawson, and FamilyMart have temporarily closed a total of over 100 stores in the prefecture due to power outages and worsening road conditions, and are rushing to resume operations while providing relief supplies to disaster victims. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 18 gas stations in the affected areas had suspended operations as of 1 p.m. on the 29th, with another 101 stations under status confirmation, impacted by the suspension of shipments from two oil terminals in Yatsushiro City. Japan Post has halted all counter services and Yu-Pack parcel handling in the prefecture, and Nippon Express has also suspended cargo acceptance and collection and delivery across wide areas of the prefecture.

Impact on assets 9

Digital Finance & Tokenization▼
Rakuten Group, Inc.
4755
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

Mobile service disruptions due to power outages and transmission line failures.

SoftBank Corp.
9434
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

SoftBank's mobile services disrupted due to power outages and transmission failures from the earthquake.

Artificial Intelligence▼
KDDI Corporation
9433
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

Mobile service disruptions due to power outages and transmission line failures.

Aging Population▼
Industrials▼
Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▼
NTT Inc
9432
▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

NTT Docomo's mobile services disrupted due to power outages and transmission failures from the earthquake.

Energy Transition & Power Demand▲

Off-coverage companies 1

Lawson, Inc.i
Private▼ NegativeSupplyrelevance

Lawson temporarily closed over 100 stores in the prefecture due to power outages and road conditions.