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Aug. 20, 2018: JCR Assigned AA/Positive Long-term Issuer Rating and Ability to Pay Insurance Claims to Nippon Life Insurance; Affirmed J-1+ and Withdraws AAp Ratings; JCR Assigned AA-/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating and Preliminary A Rating to Subordinated Bonds of T&D Holdings; JCR Affirmed BBB- and J-2 on Financial Products Group; Revised Outlook from Stable to Positive; JCR Assigned Preliminary AA Rating to Shelf Registration of Chugoku Electric Power; JCR Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Toho Zinc

Aug. 17, 2018: JCR Assigned Preliminary AA- Rating to Bonds of Nomura Holdings; JCR Assigned Preliminary A+ to Shelf Registration of Nippon Electric Glass; Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1; JCR Assigned Preliminary AA Rating to Shelf Registration of NEW KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; JCR Affirmed AA+ (FC/LC) Ratings on Hong Kong with Stable Outlook

Aug. 15, 2018: JCR Affirmed A+ Rating on Benesse Holdings; Revised Outlook from Negative to Stable

Aug. 14, 2018: JCR Assigned (FC/LC) Solicited Ratings of Turkey and Placed under Credit Monitor to #BBB-/Negative, and Withdrew BBB-/BBB- (FC/LC) Unsolicited Ratings; Placed JPY bond ratings under Credit Monitor to #BBB-/Negative; [ Asset Securitization Products ] JCR Affirmed J-1+ on ABCP Programs of Super Trust 1 to 20, LLCs

Aug. 13, 2018: JCR Affirmed A+ and J-1 Ratings on SUMITOMO CHEMICAL; Revised Outlook from Stable to Positive; JCR Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Daido Steel

Aug. 10, 2018: Outlook Revision for Issuer Ratings Following Same for Japan; Outlook Revision for FILP Agencies, etc. Following Same for Japan; JCR Revised Outlook for Tokio Marine Holdings and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance from Negative to Stable; JCR Revised Outlook for Japan Earthquake Reinsurance from Negative to Stable; JCR Upgraded Rating on CHUBUSHIRYO from BBB+/Positive to A-/Stable; JCR Assigned BBB+ Rating to Bonds of TSUKISHIMA KIKAI; JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of MORI BUILDING; JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of Nippon Prologis REIT; JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable, BBB+, and BBB- on Hitachi Zosen; JCR Affirmed A on SGET Tochigi Mega Solar Power Station Project Beneficial Interest

Aug. 09, 2018: JCR Affirmed AAA/AAA (FC/LC) Ratings on Japan; Revised Outlook from Negative to Stable; JCR Affirmed BBB- Rating on KISOJI; Revised Outlook from Stable to Positive; Highlights of Regional Banks' Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 2018

Aug. 08, 2018: JCR Assigned BBB+/BBB+ (FC/LC) Solicited Ratings to the Philippines with Stable Outlook and Withdrew BBB+/BBB+ (FC/LC) Unsolicited Ratings; Assigned BBB+ Rating to JPY Bonds; JCR Assigned Preliminary AA- to Shelf Registration of Kansai Electric Power; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Keiyo Bank

Issuer
Aug. 20, 2018
Shinhan Bank
Jul. 12, 2018
Quebec (The Province of)
Hanwha Chemical Corporation
Jul. 11, 2018
PENTA-OCEAN CONSTRUCTION
Jul. 02, 2018
BRIDGESTONE
Yokohama Rubber
Toyo Tire & Rubber
Jun. 27, 2018
Hitachi
Jun. 26, 2018
Chubu Electric Power
Kansai Electric Power (The)

Dec. 14, 2017: [Grobal Report] <Seminar Material>JAPAN: Economic Policy After General Election and Sovereign Credit Perspective for 2018 (held on Dec. 5, 2017)
Sep. 08, 2017: [Grobal Report] <Seminar Material>JCR Seminar; Sovereign Credit Analysis of JAPAN (held on Aug. 21, 2017)

Aug. 07, 2018: Establishment of “Society for Sovereign Risk Analysis”
Jul. 05, 2018: ABA-ACRAA Joint Workshop
Jun. 12, 2018: Results of verifying whether the model bond issuance complies with MOE’s green bond guidelines, which was conducted by Ministry of Environment as a project for creating a green bond model for FY2018
May. 28, 2018: Notice Regarding Change of Directors and Appointment of a new Executive Officer
May. 14, 2018: Notice Regarding Personnel Transfers
Apr. 25, 2018: International Conference on“Showcasing Asia’s Bond Markets – Opportunities and Risks”
Apr. 02, 2018: Announcement of J-CRIS Fee Revision