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Jul. 19, 2007: Assigned A+ to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking; Affirmed A/Stable on sr.debts of Nissan Chemical; Affirmed A- for Kita-Nippon Bank and Revised Outlook to Positive

Jul. 18, 2007: Assigned preliminary AA- to shelf registration of NGK Spark Plug; Assigned AA/Stable to sr.debts of Nomura Real Estate Residential Fund; Affirmed A- on sr.debts of Arisawa Mfg. and Revised Outlook to Negative; Assigned AA- to bonds of Orix; Assigned BBB to bonds of Joint Corporation

Jul. 17, 2007: Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Gifu Shinkin Bank; Affirmed BBB+/Stable on senior debts of Accordia Golf

Jul. 13, 2007: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL07-07 (B Hospital); Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL07-07 (Tokachinomori); Assigned J-1+ to Takeda Gen. Hospital Trust Certificates 07-07; Assigned A-/Stable to sr.debts of Prospect Residential Investment; Affirmed AAp/Stable on sr.debts of Sharp Corporation; Affirmed AA-/Stable on senior debts of Advantest; Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Nidec

Jul. 12, 2007: Assigned J-1 to Healthcare Fees Receivable ABL07-07 (Ishii HP); Assigned pre. A- to bonds of Sumitomo Life Fund Securitization II; Assigned AA- to bonds of Odakyu Electric Railway

Jul. 11, 2007: Assigned A- to Samurai bonds of Telefonica Europe B.V.; Assigned AAA to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company; Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Gifu Bank

Jul. 10, 2007: Assigned preliminary A to shelf registration of Acom; Assigned A- to bonds of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings; Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Culture Convenience Club; Assigned A to bonds of Takashimaya

Jul. 09, 2007: Assigned J-1 to Nohara Bills Receivable ABL07-07; Assigned preliminary AA to shelf of JFE Holdings; Assigned preliminary A rating to shelf of Marubeni; Affirmed AAA on sr.debts of Development Bank of Japan and Revised outlook to Stable; Affirmed AAA on sr.debts of Development Bank of Japan and Revised outlook to Stable

Jul. 06, 2007: Assigned A/Stable to sr.debts of Daido Fire & Marine; Assigned preliminary A- to shelf of Sumitomo Osaka Cement; Assigned AAA/Stable to sr.debts of Hitotsubashi University

Jul. 05, 2007: Assigned BBB+ to bonds of Pocket Card; Assigned preliminary AA- to shelf registration of Orix; Withdrawn #A+/Positive on shelf of Sumitomo Wiring Systems; Assigned AAA to bonds of National Life Finance; Assigned AAA to bonds of Chugoku Electric Power

Jul. 04, 2007: Affirmed A- for Hyundai Capital Services and Revised outlook to Positive; Affirmed BBB+ for Aomori Shinkin Bank & Revised outlook to Negative; Upgraded sr.debts of Akebono Brake Industry to A-/Stable from BBB+; Assigned preliminary AAA to shelf of Electric Power Development Company

Jul. 03, 2007: Upgraded sr.debts of Keiyo to BBB- and Revised outlook to Stable

Jun. 29, 2007: Assigned J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned J-1+ to Teral Kyokuto Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned J-1 to Hayakawa Rubber Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned J-1 to Molten Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned J-1+ to Nippei Toyama Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned J-1 to Toda Kogyo Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Withdrawn J-1 rating on CP program of Itochu Finance; Removed CM and affirmed A/Stable on sr.debts of TIS; Assigned A- to bonds of Nippon Tochi-Tatemono; Removed CM and downgraded Sanki Engineering to BBB+/Stable; Upgraded LT and ST sr.debts of kabu.com Securities to A+ and J-1

Jun. 28, 2007: Assigned J-1 to Bills Receivable ABL07-06 (B Corporation in Mie); Assigned J-1+ to Kimura Bills Receivable Certificates/ABL07-06; Assigned J-1 to MoonStar Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned J-1+ to JUTEC Bills Receivable ABL07-06; JCR Affirmed A- and BBB+ for Tokyo Tomin Bank and Revised outlook to Positive
JCR Affirmed BBB+ and BBB for Tokyo Tomin Finance (Cayman); Affirmed AA+/Stable on sr.debts of Japan Water Agency; Upgraded sr.debts of Kagome to A/Stable from A-/Positive; Assigned A+ to bonds of Aeon Credit Service

Jun. 27, 2007: Assigned J-1 to SEIBUKIZAI Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned J-1 to Osaka Steel Tube Bills Receivable ABL07-06

Jun. 26, 2007: Upgraded sr.debts and CP of Tokyu Land to A-/Stable and J-1; Assigned A to bonds of Horiba

Jun. 25, 2007: Assigned J-1+ to MSNW Trust Certificate Series 07060; Withdrawn preliminary AAA rating on shelf of Electric Power Development

Jun. 22, 2007: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL07-06 (C Hospital); Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL07-06 (D Hospital); Assigned J-1 to Bills Receivable ABL07-06 (A Corporation in Aichi); Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL07-06 (Asahikawa Sanai HP); Assigned A- to bonds of PTT; Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Seishin Shinkin Bank

Jun. 21, 2007: Assigned J-1 to Fuji Shokai Bills Receivable ABL07-06; Assigned A-/Stable to sr.debts of Tono Shinkin Bank; Assigned preliminary A and A to shelf and bonds of Sumitomo Realty & Development; Assigned A+ to bonds of Sumitomo Rubber; Assigned BBB+ to bonds of Sapporo Holdings; Assigned AA+ to bonds of Japan Student Services Organization; Placed Jaccs under Credit Monitor with Positive direction; Removed CM and upgraded Nosan to A/Stable; Affirmed J-2 on CP of Saiyu; Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Matsui Securities

Jun. 20, 2007: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL07-06 (E Hospital); Assigned J-1 to Molten Bills Receivable ABL08-06; Assigned AAA to bonds of Kyushu Electric Power Company; Assigned BBB+/Stable to sr.debts of Tohokusoshin; Assigned BBB- to bonds of ES-CON Japan; Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of Taiko Bank; Affirmed AA-/Stable on sr.debts of Futaba Industrial; Removed CM & affirmed BBB+ on sr.debts of Sanyo Electric

Jun. 19, 2007: Assigned BBB- to bonds of Towa Real Estate Development; Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Sapporo Shinkin Bank

Jun. 18, 2007: Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees receivable ABL07-06 (A Hospital); Assigned J-1 to healthcare fees ABL07-06 (Heiwa & Konbu Onsen); Assigned preliminary A rating to shelf registration of SUMCO

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