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Jun. 25, 2010
Assigned preliminary A to shelf of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
Jun. 24, 2010
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Gunze
Jun. 23, 2010
Jun. 22, 2010
Assigns "A" Ratings to France Telecom's Samurai Bonds
Assigned A- to bonds of Jaccs
Affirmed BBB and J-2 rating on Elpida Memory; Outlook Stable
Jun. 21, 2010
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Seishin Shinkin Bank
Affirmed A-/Stable on Tono Shinkin Bank
Affirmed A- rating on Seibu Shinkin Bank; Outlook Positive
Affirmed A- on Sapporo Shinkin Bank; Revised Outlook to Positive
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1+ on JCB
Jun. 18, 2010
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Toshiba Housing Loan Service
Affirmed BBB+, J-2 on Toshiba Finance; Revised outlook to Stable
Downgraded Servicer Rating on Yamada Servicer Synthetic Office to S3-
Affirms A+ Ratings on Kookmin Bank; Outlook Stable
Affirmed A-/Stable and A- on sr.debts and bonds of Senko
Affirmed A-/Stable on Yokohama Shinkin Bank
Downgraded rating on sr.debts of Yamada Servicer Synthetic Office to BB+
Jun. 17, 2010
Jun. 16, 2010
Assigned AA- to bonds of Nomura Holdings
Affirmed BBB- on Ishihara Sangyo; Revised outlook to Stable
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Assigned pre. A and A rating to shelf and bonds of Taisei Corporation
Jun. 15, 2010
Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on TonenGeneral Sekiyu
Jun. 14, 2010
Affirmed BBB+ on EMTN of Monex Group, Inc.
Jun. 11, 2010
Affirmed A-/Stable, preliminary A- and BBB+ on Hokuetsu Bank
Affirmed A/Stable and preliminary A on Nissan Financial Services
Assigned A rating to bonds of Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Assigns "A" Preliminary Rating to France Telecom's Samurai Bonds
Assigns A+ (FC) Rating to SHB; Outlook Stable
Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company
Jun. 10, 2010
Withdraws A-/Stable rating on Ikubunkan Yume-Gakuen
Assigned BBB+/Stable and preliminary BBB+ rating to ROUND ONE
Jun. 08, 2010
Affirmed A-/Stable rating on Japan Vilene
Affirms A (FC) rating of Shinhan Card; Outlook Stable
Assigned AA rating to bonds of Urban Renaissance Agency
Affirmed BBB/Stable rating on sr.debts of Kanto Denka Kogyo
Jun. 07, 2010
Affirmed A/Stable and A on Jupiter Telecommunications
Jun. 04, 2010
Affirmed A-/Stable rating on sr.debts of Yokohama Reito
Affirmed A-/Stable rating on sr.debts of Saitamaken Shinkin Bank
Affirmed BBB+ on Takayama Shinkin Bank; Revised outlook to Negative
Affirmed A-/Stable rating on sr.debts of Hiroshima Shinkin Bank
Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Kansai Electric Power
Assigned A+ rating to bonds of Tokyu Corporation
Assigned A rating to bonds of Marubeni Corporation
Jun. 03, 2010
Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Affirmed BBB rating on Vital KSK Holdings; Revised outlook to Positive
Jun. 02, 2010
Assigned AAA ratings to African Development Bank's notes
Assigned AA- rating to sub. bonds of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Assigned J-1 rating to CP program of MG Leasing Corporation
Assigned BBB+ rating to subordinated bonds of Kita-Nippon Bank
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1+ on Sumitomo Mitsui Card
Jun. 01, 2010
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Central Glass
Assigned A rating to bonds of Orix
May. 31, 2010
Withdraws J-1 rating on CP of Meiji Seika Kaisha
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Asahi Printing
Withdraws D rating on sr.debts and bonds of Joint Corporation
May. 28, 2010
Removed CM; Affirmed A- Stable and J-1 on Citigroup Japan Holdings
Removed CM; Upgraded long-term ratings to A on Cedyna Financial
Affirms A/A+ (FC/LC) ratings on Malaysia; Outlook Stable
Affirmed BBB- on Nissen Holdings; Revised outlook to Stable
May. 27, 2010
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 rating on Maruetsu
Assigned preliminary BBB+ rating to shelf reg. of Ube Industries
May. 26, 2010
JCR Assigned BBB rating to MTN of Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings
JCR Assigned J-2 rating to CP of Tokai Tokyo Securities
Withdraws BBB/Stable rating on LS Cable
Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Kintetsu
Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Softbank
Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of NTT Finance Corporation
May. 25, 2010