News Release

May. 12, 2009: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL09-05 (B Hospital); Affirms A-/A+ (FC/LC) Ratings on PTT Exploration and Production Public Company; JCR Affirms A+/AA- (FC/LC) Ratings on Daejeon Metropolitan City; Outlook Negative
JCR Affirmed A+ Ratings on Bonds of Daejeon Riverside Expressway Funding; Affirms A/A+ (FC/LC) ratings on Malaysia; Outlook Stable

May. 11, 2009: Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Kyoto Shinkin Bank; Withdraws BBB-/Stable rating on senior debts of Tokatsu Foods; Withdraws #B+/Negative and NJ rating on Cosmo Securities

May. 08, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Nohara Bills Receivable ABL09-05; Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings; JCR Assigned AA- to EMTN of Mizuho Securities
JCR Assigned AA- to EMTN of Mizuho International; Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1+ on Sumitomo Mitsui Card; Affirmed A/Stable rating on sr.debts of Sundrug; Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Daiken Corporation; Withdraws BBB-, J-2 rating on sr.debts and CP of Risa Partners; Downgraded Hokuetsu Bank rating to A- and BBB+

May. 07, 2009: Affirmed A- on Michinoku Bank; Revised outlook to Negative; Assigned BBB-/Stable rating to Akanekai

May. 01, 2009: Assigned preliminary BBB+ rating to shelf of Nankai Electric Railway; Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Nagatanien; Removed Credit Monitor and Affirmed BBB- on Risa Partners; Affirmed A+ rating on Shiga Bank; Revised outlook to Negative; Revised direction to Credit Monitor on Nikko Cordial to Positive; JCR Downgrade CSK Holdings to #BB/Negative and #J-3/Negative
JCR Downgrade Cosmo Securities to #B+/Negative and NJ

Apr. 30, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Molten Bills Receivable ABL09-04; Assigned J-1 to A&D Bills Receivable Trust Certificates 09-04; Assigned J-1+ to Teral Bills Receivable ABL09-04; Assigned J-1 to Toda Kogyo Bills Receivable ABL09-04; Affirmed A/Stable on sr.debts of Mie Bank; Affirmed A+/Stable on Bank of Okinawa; Upgraded Towa Real Estate Development rating to AA-; Removed Credit Monitor; Withdraws A-/Negative and J-1 ratings on Sinanen; Revised rating outlook on Nisshin Steel from Stable to Negative; Withdraws preliminary A+ rating on shelf of Meiji Dairies Corporation; Withdraws preliminary A+ rating on shelf of Meiji Seika Kaisha; Downgraded Shonai Bank rating to A-/Negative

Apr. 28, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL09-04; Assigned J-1 to Nippon Tungsten Bills Receivable ABL09-04; Affirmed BBB on Yorozu; Revised outlook to Negative; Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Nipro; Affirmed AA on University of Kitakyushu; Revised outlook to Positive; Placed Kanto Tsukuba Bank under Credit Monitor (#BBB/Negative); Downgraded Asahi Fire & Marine Insurance rating to BBB+; Outlook Stable; Withdraws BBB+/Stable rating on senior debts of CKD

Apr. 27, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Bills Receivable ABL09-04 (B Corporation in Mie); Assigned J-1 to Bills Receivable ABL09-04 (A Corporation in Aichi); Assigned J-1 to Osaka Steel Tube Bills Receivable ABL09-04; Assigned J-1+ to MSNW Trust Certificate Series 09040; Affirmed A+/Stable and A+ on Nishi-Nippon Railroad; Assigned preliminary AA- to shelf of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance; Downgraded Isuzu Motors to BBB+ and J-2; Outlook remain Stable; JCR's Rating Review and View Points of Electric Power Companies; Affirmed AA/Stable on Japan Atomic Power; Withdraws Takara Leben's BB+/Stable and J-3 rating; Downgraded Prospect Reit Investment Rating to BBB; Outlook Stable; Affirmed BBB- on Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha; Revised outlook to Negative; Affirmed AAA/Stable and AAA on sr.debts and bonds of Electric Power Development Company

Apr. 24, 2009: Affirms AA- ratings on Portugal Republic with stable rating outlook; Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of Coca-Cola Central Japan; Withdraws BBB/Stable rating on senior debts of Nishikawa Rubber; Assigned preliminary A+ and A to shelf (sub.) of Mizuho Bank; Withdrawn D ratings on Suruga

Apr. 23, 2009: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL09-04 (D Hospital); Affirmed A-/Stable on senior debts of Seto Shinkin Bank; Affirmed A-/Stable and BBB+ on Bank of The Ryukyus; Downgraded Daisan Bank rating to #BBB+/Negative; Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Chubu Shiryo

Apr. 22, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Fuji Shokai Bills Receivable ABL09-04; Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL09-04 (Asahikawa Sanai HP); Affirmed BB+/Stable on senior debts of Takeei; Affirmed A- on Chikuho Bank; Revised outlook to Negative; Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Towa Sangyo; Affirmed A and A- on Nanto Bank; Revised outlook to Negative

Apr. 21, 2009: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL09-04 (C Hospital); Assigned preliminary J-1 to A&D Bills Receivable Trust Certificates 09-04; Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL09-04 (G Hospital); Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Inageya; Assigned A+ to bonds of Kobe Steel; Withdrawn D ratings on Urban; Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Hitachi Capital; Assigned AAA to bonds of Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Apr. 20, 2009: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL09-04 (F Hospital); Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on senior debts and CP of TOC; Affirmed BBB-/Stable on sr.debts of Kyoritsu Maintenance; Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Fukuho Bank; Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking; Assigned preliminary BBB to shelf reg. of Daio Paper

Apr. 17, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Kurashiki Medical Center Trust Certificates 09-04; Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL09-04 (H Hospital); Affirmed A/Stable rating on Oriental Yeast; Withdraws BB+/Stable rating on Wakachiku Construction; Affirmed A and A- on Fukui Bank; Revised outlook to Negative

Apr. 16, 2009: Assigned J-1 to dispensing fees ABL09-04 (sun-kur Corporation); Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL09-04 (E Hospital); Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL09-04 (Shuyukai); Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL09-04 (Kyowakai); Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on STB Leasing; Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Takara Standard; Affirmed A on Aichi Steel; Revised outlook to Negative

Apr. 15, 2009: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL09-04 (A Hospital); Assigned J-1+ to Takeda Gen. Hospital Trust Certificates 09-04

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