News Release

Sep. 16, 2010: Withdraws BBB/Stable rating on sr.debts of Toho; Affirmed A/Stable and A- rating on Hyakujushi Bank; Assigned AA- to subordinated bonds of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Affirmed A+/Stable on Hiroshima Bank

Sep. 15, 2010: Assigned pre.J-1+ to Amano Bills Receivable Beneficial Interest 10-09; Assigned pre.J-1 to Kurashiki Medical Center Beneficial Interest 10-09; Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-09 (H Hospital); Assigned J-1 to Dispensing Fees Receivable ABL10-09 (sun-kur Corporation); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-09 (K Hospital); Assigned J-1+ to Takeda General Hospital Beneficial Interest 10-09; Withdraws A+p/Negative rating on Hitachi Software Engineering; Affirmed A/Stable on Hanshin Electric Railway; Assigned A; Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Hankyu Hanshin Holdings; Assigned BBB- rating to bonds of Daikyo Inc.; Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Aichi Prefecture; Affirmed AA-/Stable, AA- and J-1+ on Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos; Assigned AA- to bonds of Nomura Holdings

Sep. 14, 2010: Affirmed J-1+ on ABCP of Vector Asset, Nexus Asset & Velocity; Assigned pre. J-1+ to A&D Bills Receivable Beneficial interest 10-09; JCR Affirmed J-1+ on ABCP of Vector Asset; Affirmed J-1+ on ABCP of Vector Asset, Nexus Asset & Velocity; Affirmed A- on Class D bonds of Trust Maison TMK; Affirmed J-2 on CP of Tsubakimoto Kogyo; Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Nichirei; Withdraws J-1 rating on CP Program of Daiichikosho; Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Kagome; Assigned A to bonds; Affirmed A/Stable and A on Mitsui-Soko; Assigned BBB+ to bonds of Toyo Tire & Rubber; Assigned AA- to bonds of Nomura Europe Finance; Removed CM; Upgraded rating on Oriental Yeast from #A to AA-

Sep. 13, 2010: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-09 (B Hospital); JCR Affirmed AA-/Stable, A+ and J-1+ on Mizuho Securities
JCR Affirmed AA- on MTN of Mizuho International
JCR Affirmed AA- on MTN of Mizuho Securities USA; JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating and AA and AA- Ratings on EMTN for Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings
JCR Affirmed AA/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities; Affirmed AA-/Stable rating on Nikko Cordial Securities; Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ rating on Mizuho Investors Securities; Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on kabu.com Securities; Affirmed A/Stable on Izumi; Withdrawn J-1 rating on CP; Affirmed A/Negative, A and J-1 on Heiwado; Affirmed A on EMTN of Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation; Maintains CM Positive; Affirmed #A on Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust

Sep. 10, 2010: Assigned A+ rating to bonds of Itochu; Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of PGM Holdings; Assigned A rating to bonds of Sumitomo Realty & Development; Assigned A rating to bonds of Orix; Assigned A to bonds of Acom; Affirmed BBB/Stable and BBB rating on Sankei Shimbun

Sep. 09, 2010: Assigned BBB rating to bonds of Hikari Tsushin; Withdraws BBB-/Stable rating on sr.debts of Kyosei Rentemu; Assigned preliminary AA+ rating to shelf of NTT Finance Corporation; Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Idemitsu Kosan; Affirmed A/Stable rating on sr.debts of Yodogawa Christian Hospital; Assigned A rating to bonds of Kureha; Assigned A+ rating to bonds of Showa Shell Sekiyu; Affirmed BBB-/Stable and J-2 rating on Taiyo Oil; Assigned BBB+ to bond; Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Cosmo Oil; Assigned preliminary AA- rating to shelf of Toyota Tsusho; Assigned AA rating to bonds of Japan Atomic Power

Sep. 08, 2010: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL10-09 (D Hospital); Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Aichi Prefecture

Sep. 07, 2010: Affirmed J-2 rating on CP program of Japan Radio; Assigned AA rating to bonds of Urban Renaissance Agency

Sep. 06, 2010: Assigned AAA to loan B/beneficial Interest of HC Ayasegawa; Assigned AAA to loan B/beneficial Interest of HC Ayasegawa; Affirmed BBB+/Stable rating on Tohokusoshin; Upgraded rating on Nabtesco from A- to A; Outlook Stable; Affirmed BBB+ and J-2 on Toyo Tire & Rubber; Outlook Stable; Affirmed A-/Stable and BBB+ rating on Kita-Nippon Bank

Sep. 03, 2010: Affirmed A+/Negative Rating on AIG Edison Life Insurance; JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU Treasury Center Americas
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU Treasury Centre Europe
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU Treasury Centre Asia; Affirmed A/Stable rating on sr.debts of Marubeni-Itochu Steel; Assigned A- rating to bonds of Keisei Electric Railway; Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Softbank; Assigned BBB+ to bonds; Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Hanwa

Sep. 02, 2010: Affirmed BBB+/Stable rating on Asahi Fire & Marine Insurance; Assigned A+ rating to bonds of Nishi-Nippon Railroad; Assigned A-/Stable rating to sr.debts of Arakawa Chemical Industries; Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Japan Student Services Organization; Assigned A+ rating to subordinated bonds of Awa Bank; Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Yasuda Real Estate; Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company; Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Aichi Prefecture; Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Electric Power Development; Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Kansai Electric Power

Sep. 01, 2010: Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Gecoss; Affirmed A+/Stable rating on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering; Affirmed AA-/Stable, AA- and J-1+ on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Affirmed BBB+ and J-2 on Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding; Assigned BBB rating to sub. bonds of Tokyo Star Bank; Affirmed A/Stable rating on Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Aug. 31, 2010: Assigned J-1+ to Teral Bills Receivable ABL10-08; Assigned J-1 to Molten Bills Receivable ABL10-08; Assigned J-1 to Nohara Bills Receivable ABL10-08; JCR Affirmed A+/A on Subordinated EMTN Programme of Mizuho Trust & Banking
JCR Affirmed A+/A on Subordinated EMTN Programme of Mizuho TB (Aruba); Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Akita Bank; Withdraws AAp/Stable rating on sr.debts of Nippon Express; Affirmed BBB/Stable on Clarke Gakuen; Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Daiken Corporation; Affirms AA+ FC Rating on Province of Quebec with stable outlook

Aug. 30, 2010: Assigned J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL10-08; Assigns AA+ Rating on GDF SUEZ ; Outlook Stable

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