Though I haven’t been able to find any mention of this in English language media, parts of Kumamoto have again been designated as “disaster with extreme severity” (激甚災害) areas. This time, the designation is for areas hit hardest in the heavy rains of June and July. To read about the designation in response the earthquakes go to
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1025249570881808
To see a web page in Japanese containing a video about the latest designation go to
https://news.nifty.com/article/domestic/government/12198-66110/
– Kirk