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Jan. 16, 2009
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Assigned AAA to bonds of Kyushu Electric Power
Jan. 15, 2009
Affirmed BBB+ on Toyo Tire & Rubber; Revised outlook to Negative
Affirmed BBB on Pacific Industrial; Revised outlook to Negative
Assigned AA/Stable to Toyo University
Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Affirmed J-2 on CP of Meidensha
Jan. 14, 2009
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on Fujikura Kasei
Affirmed A/Stable on First Bank of Toyama
Affirms Ratings on United Mexican States to A-/A+ (FC/LC); Outlook Stable
Affirmed BBB/Stable on Nakayama Steel Works
Affirmed BBB rating on Nippon Yakin Kogyo; Revised outlook to Negative
Jan. 13, 2009
Affirmed BBB on Nippon Fine Chemical; Revised outlook to Stable
Assigned AA+ to bonds of Osaka (City of)
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Orient Corporation
Withdraws A/Stable rating on Nosan Corporation
Jan. 09, 2009
Affirmed J-1+ on CP of JFE Holdings
Assigned AA- to bonds of Odakyu Electric Railway
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on sr.debts and CP of Okabe
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on THK
Jan. 08, 2009
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on senior debts and CP of Hulic
Jan. 07, 2009
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU International
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU Finance (Europe)
JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of ITOCHU Treasury Centre Asia
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on Itochu
Affirmed A/Stable on Sankei Building
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Yonekyu
Affirmed J-2 on CP of Marudai Food
Jan. 05, 2009
Assigned A/Stable to sr.debts of Ezaki Glico
Dec. 29, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable on Hikari Tsushin
Withdraws #B+/Negative rating on Radia Holdings
Downgraded rating on Wakachiku Construction to BB+; Outlook Stable
Downgraded rating on sr.debts of Fukuda to BBB-/Negative
JCR Downgraded CSK Holdings to #BBB-/Negative and #J-2/Negative
JCR Downgraded Cosmo Securities to #BB/Negative and #J-3/Negative
JCR Affirmed BBB and J-2 on SBI Holdings; Revised Outlook to Negative
JCR Affirmed BBB on SBI Securities; Revised Outlook to Negative
JCR Affirmed BBB- on SBI Mortgage; Revised Outlook to Negative
Revises Rating Outlook of Shinhan Card to Negative
Dec. 26, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Kanto Tsukuba Bank
Downgraded Takara Leben's rating to BB+ and J-3
Affirmed A/Negative and A- on Shonai Bank
Downgraded Nissan Diesel Motor's long-term rating to A-
Dec. 25, 2008
Downgraded Japan General Estate rating to BB+/Negative and J-3
Affirmed AA/Stable on senior debts of Oriental Land
Assigned AA/Stable to Daiwa House; Withdrawn AAp
Dec. 24, 2008
Affirmed BBB on Shinnihon Corporation ; Revised outlook to Negative
Dec. 22, 2008
Withdraws AA/Stable rating on SMRJDecember 22, 2008
Dec. 19, 2008
Affirmed A- on Daisan Bank; Revised outlook to Negative
Affirmed A+p/Stable on senior debts of Kansai Paint
Affirmed AA on Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
Assigned preliminary AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Upgraded rating on OMC Card to A-/Stable from BBB/Positive
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Minebea
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Central Finance
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Quoq
Placed Sanyo Electric rating under Credit Monitor Positive
Placed Tohcello rating under Credit Monitor Positive
Dec. 18, 2008
Assigned AA- to subordinated bonds of Bank of Yokohama
Dec. 17, 2008
Downgrade Aozora Bank rating to A-; Removed it from Credit Monitor
Affirmed BBB- for Saison Automobile & Fire Insurance; Revised outlook to Stable
Downgraded Minami-Nippon Bank rating to BBB+/Stable
Downgraded rating on Ome Shinkin Bank to BBB from BBB+
Revised direction to Credit Monitor to Positive for NikkoCiti Trust and Banking
JCR Upgraded Rating on Telefonica from A-/Stable to A/Stable
JCR Upgraded Rating on Telefonica Europe from A- to A
Affirms A Ratings on Renault's FC and Samurai Bonds;Outlook Negative
Dec. 16, 2008
Affirmed J-1+ on CP of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance
Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Softbank Telecom
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on sr.debts and CP of Softbank
Downgrades Bulgaria to BBB/BBB+ (FC/LC)
Affirms A-/A (FC/LC) Ratings to Poland, revises outlook to stable
Affirmed A-/Stable on senior debts of Tomakomai Shinkin Bank
Dec. 15, 2008
Dec. 12, 2008
Assigned AA- to bonds of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines