The Bank has provided, through its branches and offices, cash to the quake-stricken areas on Saturdays and Sundays as well (the amount of cash provided through branches and offices in the Tohoku region was 55 billion yen for Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13, and 256 billion yen during March 14–18).
Also, in response to the subsequent planned power outage on concerns over power supply shortages, the Bank has been taking all possible measures to stem an interruption in the settlement of funds, partly by continuing its business using in-house power generation at some branches. The BOJ-NET has been provided with a stable power supply, as it is the cornerstone of Japan’s settlement system infrastructure.