Kumamoto quake claims exceed $2.5bn

Claims from the earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto
Prefecture in April have passed $2.5bn, according to the General
Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ).
As of 6 June, 168,589 claims totalling 272bn yen ($2.55bn) had
been paid by domestic and foreign insurance companies, the
association said in a 9 June statement.
The Kumamoto region alone has seen claims of 259.3bn yen. The
Oita Prefecture is the second most impacted region, with claims
totalling 6.7bn yen.
The claims total has increased