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Apr. 19, 2010: Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Kyoto Shinkin Bank

Apr. 16, 2010: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-04 (E Hospital); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-04 (Shuyukai); Assigned J-3 to Narasaki Stax Accounts Receivable ABL10-04; Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-04 (Kyowakai); Assigned J-1 to dispensing fees ABL10-04 (sun-kur Corporation); Affirmed A-/Stable rating on Aoki Holdings; Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on senior debts and CP of TOC; Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of J.F.Oberlin University; Affirmed A-/Stable rating on senior debts of Ariake Japan; Affirmed AA on Daiwa House Industry; Revised outlook to Stable; Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture; Assigned A- rating to bonds of All Nippon Airways; Assigned A+ to bonds of Sumitomo Chemical; Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Sumitomo Metal Industries; Affirms AAp rating on National Australia Bank; Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Tokyo Metro

Apr. 15, 2010: Assigned pre. J-1+ to A&D Bills Receivable Beneficial Interest 10-04; Affirmed BBB on WBBL secured senior loan; Assigned J-1+ to Takeda Gen. Hospital Beneficial Interest 10-04; JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU International
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU Treasury Centre Europe
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU Treasury Centre Asia; Affirmed A+/Stable, preliminary A+, A+ and J-1 on Itochu; Affirmed BBB-/Stable and J-2 rating on Kanematsu; Affirmed AA-/Stable on sr.debts of Maruichi Steel Tube; Affirmed AA- on specified bonds of Nissay 2010 Fund SPC; Assigned AA- to bonds of Mitsui Fudosan; Affirmed J-1+ rating on CP of Sompo Japan Insurance

Apr. 14, 2010: Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Sumitomo Bakelite; Removed CM and Affirmed A rating on Takata Corporation; Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of NTT Data; Assigned AA- to bonds of Mizuho Corporate Bank

Apr. 13, 2010: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-04 (B Hospital); Assigned AA rating to bonds of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Assigned AA to bonds of Nippon Steel; Affirmed A-/Stable, preliminary A- and BBB+ on Shikoku Bank; Assigned AA- to bonds of Hitachi Capital; Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

Apr. 09, 2010: Affirmed AA/Stable and AA- on Bank of Yokohama; Assigned AAA to bonds of Kansai Electric Power Company; Assigned A rating to bonds of Mitsui-Soko

Apr. 08, 2010: Affirmed BBB on Saga Kyoei Bank; Revised outlook to Negative; Assigns BBB+ (FC) Rating to Hanwha Chemical Corporation; Outlook Stable; Downgrades LC Rating on Kingdom of Thailand; Outlook Negative; Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Obayashi; Assigned J-1 to Molten Bills Receivable ABL10-04; Downgrades LC Rating on PTT Exploration and Production Public; Outlook Negative; Downgrades LC Rating on PTT Public; Outlook Negative; Removed CM and Affirmed A+ rating on Mitsubishi Plastics; Removed CM and Affirmed A+ rating on Mitsubishi Chemical; Assigned AAA ratings to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company; Removed CM and Upgraded rating on Mitsubishi Rayon to A+

Apr. 05, 2010: Assigned AA- to 4th series loan A to HC Ayasegawa Jutaku; Assigned AA- to beneficial interest backed by 4th series loan A to HC Ayasegawa Jutaku; Affirmed A-/Stable on senior debts of Seto Shinkin Bank; Assigned preliminary AAA rating to shelf reg. of NTT DoCoMo; Assigned preliminary A- rating to bonds of Mori Building; Affirmed J-1 on CP of MMC Diamond Finance; JCR Affirmed AA- on Euro Note Programme of Nomura Bank International

Apr. 02, 2010: Affirmed AA+p/Stable rating on Shin-Etsu Chemical; Affirmed BBB on Hosokawa Micron; Revised outlook to Stable; Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Takara Standard; Affirmed A/Stable, preliminary A and A- on Chukyo Bank; Assigned preliminary BBB- rating to shelf reg. of Daikyo Inc.; Assigned A rating to bonds of Orix; Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance

Apr. 01, 2010: JCR Affirmed all bonds of Trust Maison Two; Affirmed all bonds of Trust Maison; JCR Downgraded rating on EMTN of Sumitomo Chemical to A+
JCR Downgraded rating on EMTN of Sumitomo Chemical (U.K.) to A+
JCR Downgraded rating on EMTN of Sumitomo Chemical Capital America to A+; Downgraded rating on Sumitomo Chemical to A+ and J-1; Withdraws BBB+/Stable rating on senior debts of Yonekyu; Removed CM and Affirmed BBB rating on Yorozu; Affirmed AAA/Stable on Tokio Marine Financial Solutions; Affirmed AA on Nitto Denko; Revised outlook to Stable; Removed CM and Upgraded LT rating on Nippon Mining Holdings to A+; Affirms AAA Ratings on Kingdom of Belgium; Assigned A+ and J-1 rating to sr.debts and CP of JX Holdings

Mar. 31, 2010: Assigned AA- to loans/leases receivable from Softbank Mobile; Assigned J-1+ to Teral Bills Receivable ABL10-03; Assigned J-1+ to JUTEC Bills Receivable ABL10-03; Assigned AAA to Showa Leasing Receivable Trust Certificate; Assigned J-1+ to Bills Receivable ABL10-03 (A Corporation in Niigata); Assigned J-1 to Nohara Bills Receivable ABL10-04; Assigned J-1 to Toda Kogyo Bills Receivable ABL10-03; Assigned J-1 to Molten Bills Receivable ABL10-03; Affirmed BBB+/Stable rating on senior debts of Yasuda Warehouse; Withdraws A-/Stable rating on senior debts of Calsonic Kansei; Removed CM and Downgraded rating on Nippon Yakin Kogyo to BBB-; Withdraws #A-/Positive rating on senior debts of SSP; JCR Affirmed AA/Stable, AA and AA- on sr.debts, EMTN's senior notes and sub.notes of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
JCR Assigned AA/Stable on sr.debts of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Spin-off Preparation; Affirmed A+p/Stable on senior debts of Kansai Paint; Withdraws D ratings on senior debts and bonds of Pacific Holdings; Withdraws D ratings on Japan General Estate; Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Nagatanien

Mar. 30, 2010: Assigned J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL10-03; Assigned J-1+ to A&D Bills Receivable Beneficial Interest 10-03; JCR Assigned A-/Stable rating on Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings
JCR Assigned A-/Stable rating on North Pacific Bank; Affirmed J-1+ on CP of Keio Corporation; Affirmed AA+p/Stable rating on West Japan Railway Company

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