News Release

Mar. 03, 2017

Major Tire Manufacturers' Financial Results for FY2016

Mar. 02, 2017

JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of SoftBank Group

JCR Affirmed A-/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on HOKUTO

Mar. 01, 2017

JCR Placed Rating on Mie Bank under Credit Monitor #A/Negative,
JCR Placed Rating on Daisan Bank under Credit Monitor #BBB+/Positive, #BBB/Positive (Sub.)

JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of NEC Capital Solutions

JCR Affirmed A- Rating on OKAMURA; Revised Outlook to Positive

JCR Affirmed A+/Stable on Yokogawa Electric

JCR Withdraws A and J-1 on MITSUMI ELECTRIC

Feb. 28, 2017

JCR Upgraded Rating on JRHI from A/Positive to A+/Stable

JCR Assigned BB/Stable FC Long-Term Issuer Rating to Avation PLC

JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of Chubu Electric Power

JCR Assigned Pre. BBB+ Rating to Shelf Registration of HEIWA REAL ESTATE

JCR Affirmed J-1+ on CP of Asahi Group Hldg; Increase in CP Maximum

JCR Affirmed AA-/Stable on Sekisui House SI Residential Inv. Corp.

JCR Assigned A to SGET Usa Mega Solar Power Station Proj. BI

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1+ to Bills Receivable ABL17-02 (A Corp. in Niigata)

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Nohara Bills Receivable ABL17-02

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Toda Kogyo Bills Receivable ABL17-02

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1+ to Teral Bills & Elect. Rec. Receivable ABL17-02

Feb. 27, 2017

JCR Assigned AAA Rating to Bonds of Central Nippon Expressway

JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on AEON KYUSHU

JCR Affirmed A/Stable, A- (Sub.) and J-1 on AEON Financial Service

JCR Affirmed A-/Stable on AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand)

JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on AEON Housing Loan Service

JCR Affirmed AA/Negative and AA on NKIAC and KIALC

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Hyakugo Bank B Corp. Bills Rec. ABL17-02

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1+ to MSNW Trust Certificate Series 17020

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL17-02

Feb. 24, 2017

JCR Upgraded Rating on DOWA HOLDINGS from A/Positive to A+/Stable

JCR Upgraded Rating on Temp Holdings from A-/Positive to A/Stable

JCR Assigned Pre. AA- to Sub. Bonds of Concordia Financial Group

JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of Konoike Transport

JCR Assigned A to Bond; Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on MCJ

JCR Assigned AAA Rating to Bonds of Central Nippon Expressway

JCR Affirmed A-/Stable, A- and J-1 on MITSUBISHI MATERIALS

JCR Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 Rating on Sumitomo Bakelite

JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Aichi Bank

JCR Affirmed AA-/Stable and AA- on Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

Feb. 23, 2017

JCR Assigned AA to Bonds of Sumitomo Electric Industries

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL17-02 (D Hospital)

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Affirmed J-1 on Dispensing Fees Rec. ABL Program (Nanba Pharm.)

Feb. 22, 2017

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1+ on 3rd Trust Beneficial Interest

Sekisui House’s Conversion of a US Homebuilder into its Wholly-owned Subsidiary – No Impact on Rating, JCR Will Watch Future Synergies

JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of Yahoo Japan Corporation

JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds of Tohoku Electric Power

JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds of Hitachi Capital

JCR Assigned AAA Rating to Bonds of NTT FINANCE

JCR Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on NH Foods

JCR Affirmed BBB/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Toyo Logistics

JCR Affirmed AA/Stable on ORIENTAL LAND

JCR Affirmed A+/Stable and A (Sub.) on SHIGA BANK

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned Pre. J-1 to Hyakugo Bank B Corp. Bills Rec. ABL17-02

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-3 to Narasaki Stax Accounts Receivable ABL17-02

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Affirmed J-1 on Medical Fees Receivable ABL Program (H Hospital)

Feb. 21, 2017

JCR Upgraded Ratings of National Bank of Hungary to BBB+/A- with Stable Outlook

Rakuten Will Acquire Its Own Shares – No Immediate Impact on Rating

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL17-02 (F Hospital)

JCR Assigned Pre. A Rating to Shelf Registration of TAKARA HOLDINGS

JCR Upgraded Ratings of Hungary to BBB+/A- with Stable Outlook

JCR Assigned AA to Bonds; Affirmed AA/Stable on DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY

JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of ACOM

JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of Tokyu Fudosan Holdings

Feb. 20, 2017

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Affirmed AAA, BBB and A on MMJ Mortgage Trust II Sr.BI and ABL

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Affirmed AAA and BBB- on Toyonosato Beneficial Interest and ABL

JCR Affirmed A/Stable on SONY

JCR Assigned A- LT Issuer Rating and Pre A- to Takasago Thermal Eng.

Feb. 17, 2017

JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of KYOWA EXEO

JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of ITO EN

JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of Central Glass

JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of Nagoya Railroad

JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds of RICOH LEASING

JCR Assigned AAA Rating to Bonds of Metropolitan Expressway

JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of GLP J-REIT

JCR Affirmed A+/Stable, A+ and Pre. A+ on Mitsubishi Chemical HD

JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable on NIPPON THOMPSON

JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable on Tsukuba Bank

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned Preliminary J-1+ to MSNW Trust Certificate Series 17020

[ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Assigned Preliminary J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL17-02

Feb. 16, 2017

JCR Assigned AA+ Rating to Bonds of Electric Power Development

JCR Assigned AA to Bonds of Mitsui Fudosan

JCR Affirmed AA/Negtive on Kanagawa Prefectural Housing Supply Corp.

JCR Affirmed A+/Stable on SUNDRUG

JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of FamilyMart UNY Holdings

Feb. 15, 2017

JCR Assigned A+ to Bonds of YOKOHAMA MINATOMIRAI RAILWAY

JCR Assigned AAA Ratings to the bonds issued by AfDB

JCR Affirmed A-/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Mitsuuroko Group

JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable on NIPPON CHEMI-CON

JCR Affirmed AA/Stable, Pre. AA and J-1+ on SEI

JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Inageya

JCR Affirmed A+p/Stable on Oji Holdings

JCR Affirmed AAA/Negative, AAA, Pre. AAA and J-1+ on NTT FINANCE

Feb. 14, 2017

JCR Assigned A/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating to TEPCO Power Grid

JCR Assigned A- Rating to Bonds of H.I.S.

JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and A- on SENKO

Feb. 13, 2017

JCR Affirmed A/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on MIRAIT Holdings

JCR Affirmed AAA/Negative and J-1+ on Okinawa Electric Power

Feb. 10, 2017

JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of MORI BUILDING

JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of MORI TRUST Sogo Reit

JCR Assigned AAA to Bonds of West Nippon Expressway