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Oct. 28, 2009
Assigned AAA ratings to African Development Bank's notes
Affirmed BBB-/Stable on Marubeni Construction Material Lease
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Assigned A rating to bonds of Sumitomo Realty & Development
Oct. 27, 2009
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Jaccs
Oct. 26, 2009
Assigns A+ Preliminary Rating to Industrial Bank of Korea's Yen Bonds
Assigns A- Preliminary Ratings to Poland's JPY bonds
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Shinsho Corporation
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 rating on Kobelco Construction Machinery
Oct. 24, 2009
Oct. 23, 2009
Assigned preliminary BBB+ rating to shelf registration of Fuji Electric Holdings
Affirmed A/Stable on sr. debts of Izumi
Assigned preliminary AA- rating to Coca-Cola West
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Takara Holdings
Affirmed AA and J-1+ on Nippon Steel; Revised outlook to Stable
Assigned A- rating to bonds of Sumitomo Osaka Cement
Affirmed BBB-/Stable and J-2 on Tokyo Dome
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on Nippon Steel Logistics
Affirmed AA- and J-1+ on Nippon Steel Engineering;Revised outlook to Stable
Oct. 22, 2009
Revises Rating Outlook for Kookmin Bank to Stable
Assigned preliminary BBB+ to shelf reg. of Matsui Securities
Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of Denki Kagaku Kogyo
Affirmed A-/Stable on Ikubunkan Yume-Gakuen
Oct. 21, 2009
Revises Rating Outlook of Korea to Stable
Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Japan Finance Corporation
Affirmed BBB+ rating on Tonami Holdings; Outlook Negative
Affirmed A/Stable rating on Nifco
Revises Rating Outlook of The Korea Development Bank to Stable
Revises Rating Outlook of Korea Electric Power Corporation to Stable
Revises Rating Outlook of Industrial Bank of Korea to Stable
Revises Rating Outlook of Daejeon Metropolitan City to Stable
Assigned A- to bonds of Tokyo Tatemono
Oct. 20, 2009
Affirmed BBB+ and J-2 on Resorttrust; Outlook Negative
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on senior debts and CP of Hanwa
Affirmed AA/Stable on Asahi Kasei
Downgraded rating on Japan Airlines to #BB-/Negative; Maintains it on CM
Assigned AAA to bonds of Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Assigned BBB/Stable rating to Daito Bank
Downgraded Japan Airlines International to #BB-/Negative; Maintains on CM
Oct. 19, 2009
Affirmed J-1+ rating on CP of Sumitomo Mitsui Card
Affirmed BBB/Stable rating on Sendai Bank
Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of Kyowa Exeo
Affirmed AAA/Stable and J-1+ on Japan Finance Corporation
Affirmed BBB+/Stable raring on Tohoku Bank
Oct. 16, 2009
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Japan Pulp and Paper Company
Affirmed BBB/Stable on Yahagi Construction
Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Tokyo Electron
Assigned preliminary A+ rating to shelf reg. of SUMCO
Affirmed A+ and J-1 on JTEKT; Revised outlook to Negative
Affirmed J-2 on CP of Kokusai Pulp & Paper
Assigned A to bonds of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
Assigned A+ to bonds of Tokyu Corporation
Oct. 15, 2009
Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Toyota Tsusho
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Oct. 14, 2009
Affirmed A-/Stable on senior debts of Commuture
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Daimei Telecom Engineering
Downgrades Italy to AA with Stable Outlook
Assigned A rating to bonds of Marubeni
Affirmed BBBp/Stable on senior debts of Nippon Denwa Shisetsu
Affirms AAA/AAA ratings on Germany with stable outlook
Oct. 13, 2009
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Cosmo Oil
Withdraws BBB rating on senior debts of Prospect Reit Investment
Upgraded rating on Hitachi Maxell to A+p; Outlook Negative
Upgraded rating on Hitachi Software Engineering to A+p; Outlook Negative
Oct. 09, 2009
Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Kintetsu
Assigned AAA to bonds of Kansai Electric Power Company
Affirmed BBB-/Stable on senior debts of Gyokushoukai
Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on sr.debts and CP of Ricoh Leasing