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Oct. 22, 2009: Assigned preliminary BBB+ to shelf reg. of Matsui Securities; Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of Denki Kagaku Kogyo; Affirmed A-/Stable on Ikubunkan Yume-Gakuen

Oct. 21, 2009: Assigned J-1 to dispensing fees ABL09-10 (Nanba Pharmacy); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (Asahikawa Sanai HP); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (G Hospital); Revises Rating Outlook of Korea to Stable; Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Japan Finance Corporation; Affirmed BBB+ rating on Tonami Holdings; Outlook Negative; Affirmed A/Stable rating on Nifco; Revises Rating Outlook of The Korea Development Bank to Stable; Revises Rating Outlook of Korea Electric Power Corporation to Stable; Revises Rating Outlook of Industrial Bank of Korea to Stable; Revises Rating Outlook of Daejeon Metropolitan City to Stable; Assigned A- to bonds of Tokyo Tatemono

Oct. 20, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Kurashiki Medical Center Beneficial Int. 09-10; Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (C Hospital); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (I Hospital); Affirmed BBB+ and J-2 on Resorttrust; Outlook Negative; Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on senior debts and CP of Hanwa; Affirmed AA/Stable on Asahi Kasei; Downgraded rating on Japan Airlines to #BB-/Negative; Maintains it on CM; Assigned AAA to bonds of Development Bank of Japan Inc.; Assigned BBB/Stable rating to Daito Bank; Downgraded Japan Airlines International to #BB-/Negative; Maintains on CM

Oct. 19, 2009: Assigned pre. J-1 to A&D Bills Receivable Beneficial Int. 09-10; Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (F Hospital); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (Shuyukai); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (H Hospital); Affirmed J-1+ rating on CP of Sumitomo Mitsui Card; Affirmed BBB/Stable rating on Sendai Bank; Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of Kyowa Exeo; Affirmed AAA/Stable and J-1+ on Japan Finance Corporation; Affirmed BBB+/Stable raring on Tohoku Bank

Oct. 16, 2009: Affirmed A- on bonds of Sumitomo Life Fund Securitization SPC II; Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (Kyowakai); Assigned J-3 to Narasaki Stax Accounts Receivable ABL09-10; Assigned J-1 to dispensing fees ABL09-10 (sun-kur Corporation); Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (E Hospital); Downgraded specified bonds of Nissay 2008 Fund SPC to AA-; Affirmed A- on bonds of Sumitomo Life Fund Securitization SPC; Assigned J-1+ to Takeda Gen. Hospital Beneficial Interest 09-10; Assigned pre. J-1 to A&D Bills Receivable Beneficial Int. 09-11; Downgraded rating on bonds of Nissay 2009 Fund SPC to AA-; Downgraded bond of Dai-ichi Life Dai2Kai Kikin Ryudouka TMK to A; Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Japan Pulp and Paper Company; Affirmed BBB/Stable on Yahagi Construction; Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Tokyo Electron; Assigned preliminary A+ rating to shelf reg. of SUMCO; Affirmed A+ and J-1 on JTEKT; Revised outlook to Negative; Affirmed J-2 on CP of Kokusai Pulp & Paper; Assigned A to bonds of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings; Assigned A+ to bonds of Tokyu Corporation

Oct. 15, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (J Hospital); Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Toyota Tsusho; Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture; Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

Oct. 14, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (B Hospital); Affirmed A-/Stable on senior debts of Commuture; Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Daimei Telecom Engineering; Downgrades Italy to AA with Stable Outlook; Assigned A rating to bonds of Marubeni; Affirmed BBBp/Stable on senior debts of Nippon Denwa Shisetsu; Affirms AAA/AAA ratings on Germany with stable outlook

Oct. 13, 2009: Removed CM; Downgraded Octave Synthetic CDO Series 2 to AA+; Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Cosmo Oil; Withdraws BBB rating on senior debts of Prospect Reit Investment; Upgraded rating on Hitachi Maxell to A+p; Outlook Negative; Upgraded rating on Hitachi Software Engineering to A+p; Outlook Negative

Oct. 09, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Nohara Bills Receivable ABL09-10; Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Kintetsu; Assigned AAA to bonds of Kansai Electric Power Company; Affirmed BBB-/Stable on senior debts of Gyokushoukai; Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on sr.debts and CP of Ricoh Leasing; Affirmed AA-/Stable, AA- and J-1+ on Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos; Affirms AAA/AAA (FC/LC) Ratings on United States of America; Affirmed AA-/Stable, AA- and J-1+ on Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos; Assigned AA- to bonds of Mizuho Corporate Bank; Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Osaka (City of); Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Chemical

Oct. 08, 2009: Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of NTT Finance; Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Osaka (City of); Upgraded rating on Starzen from BBB- to BBB; Outlook Stable; Assigned AAA to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company; Assigned A+ rating to sub. bonds of Mizuho Bank; Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Hitachi Capital

Oct. 07, 2009: Affirmed A- on Maruzen Showa Unyu; Revised outlook to Negative

Oct. 06, 2009: Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture; Assigned A rating to bonds of Sumitomo Realty & Development; Affirms BBB+ (FC) rating on ICICI; Outlook Stable

Oct. 05, 2009: Assigned AA- to 2nd series loan A/trust certificates of HC Ayasegawa; Assigned AA- to 2nd series loan A/trust certificates of HC Ayasegawa; Assigned preliminary A rating to shelf of Hokkaido Gas; Assigned preliminary AA, AA- and A+ to shelf of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking; Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Konoike Transportation; Affirmed A- rating on Tosoh; Revised outlook to Negative; Affirmed A- and J-1 on All Nippon Airways; Affirmed J-2 on CP of Marudai Food; Removed NikkoCiti Trust and Banking rating from CM and Upgraded to AA-

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