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new Feb 03, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Shinkin Central Bank's Capital Injection into 4 Shinkin Banks affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Feb 02, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Equity in Losses of Unconsolidated Affiliates by Sumitomo Metal Industries and Mitsubishi Materials
Feb 02, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Revision of Financial Forecasts by Mazda Motor Corporation
Jan 30, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Downward Earnings Revisions of Sompo Japan Insurance and Nipponkoa Insurance
Jan 25, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Taisei's Revisions to Full-Year Earnings Forecasts
Jan 23, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Accordia Golf's Entering into Sponsorship Contract with Taiheiyo Club
Jan 20, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Basic Policy on Institutional and Organizational Review of the Independent Administrative Institutions
Jan 18, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Acquisition of RBS Aircraft Leasing Business by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Sumitomo Corporation
Jan 16, 2012  JCR's Opinion on Daio Paper Corporation's Change in Scope of Consolidation Owing to Change of Subsidiaries
Jan 04, 2012  "New Year's View" Role of Credit Rating Agency, Makoto Utsumi, President of JCR
Dec 29, 2011  JCR's Rating Results for 2011pdf(49k)
Dec 28, 2011  JCR's Opinion on AvanStrate' Cumulative Financial Results for the 2nd Quarter of FY ending March 31, 2012
Dec 26, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Sapporo Holdings Subsidiary's Commencement of Talk about Acquisition of Beneficiary Interest
Dec 22, 2011  JCR Recognized as an Eligible ECAI by Hong Kongpdf(24k)
Dec 20, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Inappropriate Accounting Treatment by Sumitomo Osaka Cement
Dec 06, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Capital & Operational Alliance between Coca-Cola Central Japan and The Coca-Cola Company
Dec 02, 2011  Q&A Concerning Japanese Sukuk (Islamic Bond)
Nov 29, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Shoei's Revisions to Full-Year Earnings Forecasts
Nov 21, 2011  JCR's Opinion on the Hungary's request for assistance of IMF
Nov 17, 2011  Rating and Evaluation on Equity Content of Tier II Contingent Capital Instruments Eligible under Basel III
Nov 17, 2011  JCR's Financial Indicators by Rating Range 2011
Nov 15, 2011  JCR's Opinion on the Beginning of Integration Talks of Nisshin Steel and Nippon Metal Industry
Nov 14, 2011  JCR's Opinion on the Fire Occurred at the Nanyo Complex of Tosoh Corporation
Nov 04, 2011  JCR's Rating Viewpoints on Regional Banks in Fukushima
Nov 02, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Revision of Earnings Forecasts for FY Ended March 31, 2012 by Mazda Motor
Oct 26, 2011  JCR's Opinion on JFE HLD's making JFE Shoji a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
Oct 05, 2011  JCR's Rating Viewpoints on Major Blast Furnace Steel Manufacturers
Oct 03, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Revision of Earnings Forecasts by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Sep 30, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's Entering into Basic Agreement on Making Promise a Wholly-owned Subsidiary
Sep 30, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Integration and Reorganization of Nippon Steel Logistics and Nippon Steel Transportation
Sep 15, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Earnings Forecasts by Sendai Bank
Sep 15, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Shoei's Revision of Earnings Forecasts
Sep 14, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Judgment on Suit Against Seibu Holdings Inc.'s Subsidiaries
Sep 12, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Partial Retirement by Purchase of Perpetual Subordinated Bonds and Perpetual Preferred Securities by Toyobo Co., Ltd.
Sep 09, 2011  JCR's Rating Viewpoints on Major Japanese Banks
Aug 31, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Taiheiyo Cement Corporation's Public Offering
Aug 29, 2011  JCR's Opinion on the Japan's Ratings after the Presidential Election of DPJ
Aug 18, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Series of Business Acquisitions by Asahi Group Holdings
Aug 04, 2011  JCR's Opinion on JS Group Corp's making Permasteelisa its Second-tier Subsidiary
Aug 03, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Impact of Enactment of Act to Establish Nuclear Damage Compensation Facilitation Corporation on TEPCO
Aug 03, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Nippon Paper Group's Paper Business Revival Plan, etc.
Aug 02, 2011  JCR's Opinion on the Problem of The United States of America
Aug 01, 2011  JCR's Opinion on Downward Revision of Earnings forecasts by Ocean Shipping Companies
Jul 29, 2011  Reorganization of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Jul 29, 2011  Capital alliance between Hitachi Capital Corp. and NBL Co., Ltd.
Jul 27, 2011  Nipro's Acquisition of Glass Business from Amcor
Jul 19, 2011  Ratings on business firms for public service - Power Utility and City Gas
May 18, 2011  JCR's Financial Indicators by Rating Range 2010
Mar 24, 2011  Impact of quake on regional banks in Tohoku
Mar 15, 2011  Impact of quake on TEPCO
Mar 15, 2011  Impact of Quake on Non-Life Insurance Industry
Mar 14, 2011  Impact of Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake
Feb 18, 2011  JCR Rating Matrices and Cumulative Default Rates
Jan 12, 2011  JCR Received Certification for a Credit Rating Agency under EU Regulations on Credit Rating Agenciespdf(20k)
Nov 25, 2010  JCR Comments on Hana Financial Group's Acquisition of Korea Exchange Bank
Jun 15, 2010  Hungarian government's response to the comment of the main politician of ruling party
Apr 07, 2010  Comments on the wide-ranging strategic cooperation between Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG
Jan 26, 2010  JCR Rating Matrices and Cumulative Default Rates
Oct 28, 2009  Comments on Korea Development Bank's Reorganization
Apr 14, 2009  Comments on the Political Unrest in Thailand
Mar 31, 2009  Historical Data used for Calculating Rating Transition Matrices and Cumulative Default Rates, and Modifications to the Matrices and Cumulative Default Rates
Mar 26, 2009  JCR Comments on the IMF loan provided to Romania
Nov 01, 2008  Ratings on Major Advanced Economiespdf(105k)
Jul 04, 2008  Comments on LS Cable's Corporate Reorganization
Jun 04, 2008  JCR was recognized as an eligible ECAI by Germanypdf(24k)
Apr 22, 2008  JCR was recognized as an eligible ECAI by Luxembourg Governmentpdf(39k)
Oct 19, 2007  JCR Comments on Restructuring of GMAC's Mortgage Operations
Sep 25, 2007  JCR is Registered as an NRSRO with the U.S.SEC under the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act
Sep 03, 2007  JCR is recognized as an eligible ECAI by Belgian Government
Aug 25, 2007  JCR Permitted to Call Itself "NRSRO" by the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (MAY 23 2007)
Aug 25, 2007  JCR is recognized as an eligible ECAI by French Government (Jun 22, 2007)
Aug 13, 2007  Affirmed ratings on G7 sovereign governments
Jul 02, 2007  Hedge fund difficulties won't soon affect rating on Bear Stearns
Dec 25, 2006  Assigned ratings anew to three Local Governmens Bonds
Aug 29, 2006  Revised outlook for issuers due to rev of that for Japan
Aug 28, 2006  Ratings on G-7 Sovereign
Jun 16, 2006  Ford's current situation and Ford Credit's ratings
Nov 15, 2005  Indication of Rating Outlooks
Jul 28, 2005  Review of Ratings on Local Government Debts
Jun 17, 2005  Ratings on G-7 Sovereign Governments
Dec 01, 2004  Assigned AA+p/AAp to 4 local government bonds anew
May 20, 2004  Ratings on G-7 Sovereign Governments
May 14, 2004  Affirmed AAA/Negative on forex/local of Japan
Jan 28, 2004  Revised Ratings on Local Gov't Debts
Nov 14, 2002  Review of Ratings on Local Government Debts
Nov 27, 2001  JCR's Servicer Rating & Its Rating Viewpoints
Jul 11, 2001  Review of Ratings on Local Government Debts
Mar 21, 2001  Rating Methodology for J-REIT
Aug 29, 2000  JCR Forms Alliance with Seoul Credit Rating & Info.
Jun 29, 2000  Ratings on Local Government Debts
Jan 19, 1999  Estimated Cumulative Default Rates by Category of Credit Ratings - Results of JCR Cumulative Default Rate Estimation Model for Individual Companies-
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