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Industry
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Jun. 10, 2008
Assigned AA+/stable Rating on Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
Assigned AA- to bonds of Orix
Assigned A rating to bonds of Kureha
Assigned pre. BBB+, BBB+ to shelf registration & bonds of Shibusawa Warehouse
Jun. 09, 2008
Downgraded Goodwill to #BBB-/Negative with CM continued
Affirmed A-/Stable and A- on sr.debts and bonds of SSP
Assigned BBB/Stable to sr.debts of Clarke Gakuen
Jun. 06, 2008
Assigned A- ratings to bonds of Nippon Mining Holdings
Assigned AAA to bonds of Kyushu Electric Power Company
Affirmed AA-/Stable on sr.debts of Futaba Industrial
Withdrawn BB/Negative for NIS Group and Nissin Servicer
Withdrawn BB/Negative for NIS Group and Nissin Servicer
Jun. 05, 2008
Assigned A- to bonds of Mazda Motor
Assigned AA to bonds of Mitsubishi Logistics
Assigned AA+ to bonds of Osaka (City of)
Assigned AAA to bonds of Japan Finance Corporation for Small and Medium Enterprise
Assigned AAA to bonds of Development Bank of Japan
Assigned AAA to bonds of Kansai Electric Power Company
Jun. 04, 2008
Assigned A to bonds of Denki Kagaku Kogyo
Assigned A-/Stable and J-1 to sr.debts and CP of Idemitsu Credit
Assigned AAA to bonds of NTT DoCoMo
Assigned AAA to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company
Assigned AA+ to bonds of Osaka (City of)
Withdrawn BBB rating on Iida Home Max
Placed Urban Corporation under CM; Downgraded rating to #BB+/Negative
Jun. 03, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Pacific Holdings
Jun. 02, 2008
Withdrew Bear Stearns' #AA-/Developing rating
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Hiroshima Shinkin Bank
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Saitamaken Shinkin Bank
Downgraded Issuer: Goodwill Group to #BB-/Negative; Continues CM
May. 30, 2008
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Chubu Shiryo
Affirmed A/Stable on sr.debts of Nosan Corporation
Downgraded ratings on Suruga to #CCC/Negative
Downgraded rating on Zephyr to #BB-, #B+ and NJ
Assigned BBB+ to bonds of Nankai Electric Railway
Affirmed BBB-/Stable on sr.debts of Nichiwa Sangyo
May. 29, 2008
Assigned AA to bonds of Urban Renaissance Agency
Assigned BBB+ to bonds of Tonami Transportation
Assigned A+ to bonds of Tokyu
Upgraded rating on SUMCO to A+/Stable from A/Positive
Downgraded rating on Suruga to #BB/Negative and #BB-/Negative
Affirmed BBB- on Kohnan Shoji; Revised outlook to Positive
May. 28, 2008
Affirmed AA/Stable and AA on Kansai International Airport
Affirmed A+/Stable on Nissan Financial Services
Assigned AA- to bonds of Tokai Rubber Industries
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1+ on JCB
May. 27, 2008
Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of Aichi Bank
Assigned A+ to bonds of Nisshin Steel
Assigned BBB to bonds of Sojitz
Assigned A- to bonds of All Nippon Airways
Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of Bank of Nagoya
Assigned A- to bonds of Toyobo
May. 26, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Rasa Industries
Assigned preliminary AA to shelf registration of Asahi Kasei
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Sanyo Electric Railway
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Kanto Denka Kogyo
May. 23, 2008
Assigned preliminary A- to shelf registration of Nagoya Railroad
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Toshiba Housing Loan Service
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Toshiba Finance
Placed rating on Cosmo Securities under CM with Positive
Assigned A to bonds of Marubeni
Assigned AA- to bonds of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance
May. 22, 2008
Assigned BBB/Stable to senior debts of Fukuho Bank
Affirmed A/Stable and A- on Hokuetsu Bank
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Takasago International
Assigned AA- to bonds of Mitsui Fudosan
JCR Removed CM; Affirmed AA- and J-1+ on Mizuho Securities
JCR Removed CM; Affirmed AA-, A+ and J-1+ on Shinko Securities
Assigned AAA to bonds of Electric Power Development
May. 21, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Daiei Real Estate & Development
Assigned A to bonds of Yokohama Rubber
May. 20, 2008
JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Ueda Yagi Tanshi
JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Central Tanshi
JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Tokyo Tanshi
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Central Tanshi Online Trading
Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Shiga Bank
Assigned AAA to bonds of National Life Finance
Affirmed A-/Stable and A- on sr.debts and bonds of T.Hasegawa
Assigned AAA to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company
Affirmed A-/Stable and A- on Heiwa Real Estate
Assigned AAA to bonds of Japan Bank for International
May. 19, 2008
Affirmed A-/Stable and BBB+ on Bank of The Ryukyus
Affirmed AA+/Stable and J-1+ on Toa Reinsurance
Affirmed AA+/Stable and AA+ on Japan Water Agency