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Jul. 15, 2008
Assigned J-1+ to Takeda Gen. Hospital Trust Certificates 08-07
Affirmed A- for Kato Sangyo; Changed Outlook to Stable
Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of First Credit
Jul. 14, 2008
Affirmed AA-/Positive on sr.debts of Suntory
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Pacific Golf Group International Holdings
Assigned preliminary A to shelf registration of Taiyo Nippon Sanso
Assigned preliminary AA to shelf registration of Kansai International Airport
JCR Affirmed AA- on EMTN of Suntory
JCR Affirmed AA- on EMTN of SUNTORY EUROPE
JCR Affirmed AA- on EMTN of SUNTORY CAPITAL
JCR Placed ratings on Shinsei Bank under Credit Monitor #A/Developing
JCR Placed ratings on Showa Leasing under Credit Monitor #A-/Developing and #J-1/Developing
JCR Placed ratings on Shinki under Credit Monitor #BBB-/Developing and #J-2/Developing
Withdrawn preliminary A rating on shelf of Fuyo General Lease
Jul. 11, 2008
Assigned AA- to bonds of Odakyu Electric Railway
JCR Affirmed A- and BBB+ for Tokyo Tomin Bank and Changed outlook to Stable
JCR Affirmed BBB+ and BBB for Tokyo Tomin Finance (Cayman)
JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable and BBB+ on Monex Group
JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Monex
Assigned AA- to bonds of Mizuho Corporate Bank
Jul. 10, 2008
Assigned AA to bonds of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Jul. 09, 2008
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on senior debts of Accordia Golf
Withdrawn NJ rating on domestic CP program of Zephyr
Affirmed BBB- on sr.debts of Keiyo; Changed Outlook to Positive
Jul. 08, 2008
Affirmed J-2 on CP of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of Mitsubishi Rayon
Jul. 07, 2008
JCR Removed CM; Affirmed BBB/Stable on SBI Holdings
JCR Removed CM; Downgraded Rating on SBI Securities from #BBB+/Negative to BBB/Stable
JCR Removed CM; Affirmed BBB-/Stable on SBI Mortgage
Affirmed J-2 on CP of Asax
Assigned preliminary A+ to shelf registration of Kobe Steel
Affirmed BBB+ on Sanyo Electric; Revised Outlook to Stable
Jul. 04, 2008
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Kagome
Assigned AA+ to bonds of Osaka (City of)
Assigned AAA to bonds of Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise
Assigned preliminary A- to shelf registration of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
Assigned AAA to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company
Comments on LS Cable's Corporate Reorganization
Affirms AAA Rating on Export Development Canada (EDC); Outlook Stable
Affirmed A- on Gifu Shinkin Bank; Revised Outlook to Negative
Jul. 03, 2008
Upgraded Tokyo Dome to BBB-/Stable and J-2
Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of OSG Corporation
Jul. 01, 2008
Assigned preliminary AA+ to shelf registration of NTT Data
Affirmed J-1+ rating on CP program of NTT Finance
Downgraded Arisawa from A-/Negative to BBB+/Stable
JCR Withdrawn J-1+ ratings on CP of NTT DoCoMo's regional subsidiaries
Jun. 30, 2008
Downgraded sr.debts of Paris Miki to A-/Stable from A/Stable
Withdrawn J-1+ on CP of Keio
Assigned preliminary AA-/A+/A to shelf of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Jun. 27, 2008
Withdrawn preliminary #B+ rating on shelf reg. of Zephyr
Jun. 26, 2008
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Matsui Securities
Downgraded sr.debts of Daido Fire & Marine Insurance to A-/Stable
Jun. 25, 2008
Assigned AA+ to bonds of Japan Student Services
Jun. 24, 2008
Affirmed A-/Stable rating on sr.debts of Ehime Bank
Assigned J-2 to CP of Shinsho Corporation
Downgraded ratings on Suruga to D
Jun. 23, 2008
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Tono Shinkin Bank
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Sapporo Shinkin Bank
Affirmed A-/Stable on senior debts of Seibu Shinkin Bank
Jun. 20, 2008
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Seishin Shinkin Bank
Affirmed A-/Positive on Yokohama Shinkin Bank
Jun. 19, 2008
Assigned AAA to bonds of JBIC
JCR Affirmed A-/A (FC/LC) Ratings on PTT
Jun. 18, 2008
Jun. 17, 2008
Affirmed AA+/Stable on sr.debts of Shoko Chukin Bank
Jun. 13, 2008
Affirmed BBB+ on EMTN of Monex Beans Holdings
Places Ratings of LS Cable under Credit Monitor/Negative
Assigned A to bonds of Daido Steel
Jun. 12, 2008
Affirmed BBB-/Stable on sr.debts of Yamada Servicer Synthetic Office
Assigned A+ to bonds of Sumitomo Rubber; Affirmed A+/Stable
Assigned A- to subordinated bonds of Eighteenth Bank
Assigned AA to bonds of NTT Finance
Affirmed S3 Servicer Rating on Yamada Servicer Synthetic Office
Jun. 11, 2008
Assigned A to bonds of Acom
Assigned AA- to bonds of Hitachi Capital
Assigned A+ to bonds of Itochu
Jun. 10, 2008