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Dec. 28, 2009
Affirmed AA- on Nomura Holdings and Nomura Securities; Outlook Stable
Affirmed AA- on Nomura Holdings and Nomura Securities; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirmed AA- on Nomura Holdings; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirmed AA- on Nomura Securities; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirmed AA- on Nomura Bank International; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirmed AA- on Nomura Europe Finance
JCR Affirmed AA- on Nomura Global Funding
JCR Affirmed AA- on Nomura Trust ; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirmed AA- on NikkoCiti Trust; Outlook Stable
Affirmed AA- on Nomura Holdings and Nomura Securities; Outlook Stable
Affirmed AA- on Nomura Holdings and Nomura Securities; Outlook Stable
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Seiren
Affirmed BBB and J-2 on GS Yuasa; Revised outlook to Positive
Affirmed A/Stable on senior debts of Wakkanai Shinkin Bank
JCR Affirmed A+ on Daiwa Securities Group; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirmed A+ on Daiwa Securities; Outlook Stable
Maintains Credit Monitor Negative on Aiful (#CCC/Negative)
Assigned and Affirmed AA- on Mori Hills REIT Investment ; Outlook Negative
Dec. 25, 2009
JCR Affirms A Ratings on Telefonica; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirms A Ratings on Telefonica Europe
Downgraded rating on Yachiyo Bank to BBB+; Outlook Stable
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Taihei Kogyo
JCR Removes Credit Monitor (Negative) of LS Cable
Assigned preliminary A+ rating to shelf reg. of Hiroshima Bank
Dec. 24, 2009
Affirmed AA/Stable on senior debts of Oriental Land
Affirmed J-1+ on CP of Toyota Motor
Dec. 22, 2009
Assigned preliminary #A+/Negative to shelf of Mitsubishi Chemical
Assigned preliminary BBB rating to shelf reg. of Elpida Memory
Removed CM and upgraded TCM's rating to A-
Dec. 21, 2009
Assigned A/Stable rating to sr.debts of Nishimatsuya Chain
Assigned AA- rating to EMTN for sub.notes of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
Assigned preliminary A- ratig to shelf reg. of Hokuetsu Bank
Affirmed BBB+/Stable rating on senior debts of Okaya & Co.
Affirmed AA/Stable rating on senior debts of Toho
Affirmed A and J-1 rating on Tohcello; Outlook Negative
Assigned preliminary A- rating to shelf registration of Jaccs
Assigned A+/Negative and A+ to Mitsui Chemicals
Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Tokushu Tokai Holdings
Dec. 18, 2009
Assigned A+ to bonds of Orix
Assigned A- rating to bonds of Don Quijote
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Acom
Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Eiken Chemical
Affirmed AA+/Stable and J-1+ on Japan Trustee Services Bank
Affirmed AA+/Stable and J-1+ on Master Trust Bank of Japan
Dec. 17, 2009
Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Heiwa Real Estate
Affirmed A-/Negative and BBB+ on Higashi-Nippon Bank
Assigned A- rating to bonds of Senko
Dec. 16, 2009
Assigned J-1 to Castem Bills Receivable ABL09-12
Assigned A rating to bonds of Hokkaido Gas
Assigned A+/Stable and J-1 to Nippon Meat Packers
Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Nankai Electric Railway
Dec. 15, 2009
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 rating on Parco
Affirms A Rating on National Grid Gas
Assigned A rating to bonds of Sumitomo Realty & Development
Dec. 14, 2009
Assigned AA- to senior debts of San-in Godo Bank; Outlook Stable
Assigned J-2 to CP program of Daiho Corporation
Affirmed BBB rating on Covalent Materials; Outlook Negative
Affirms A Rating on France Telecom; Outlook Stable
Maintains CM; Downgraded rating on Kansai Urban Banking to #A-
Affirmed J-1 on CP of UC Card
Dec. 11, 2009
Assigned A- rating to bonds of Mitsui Mining & Smelting
Assigned A+ rating to bonds of Nippon Paper Group
Assigned A rating to bonds of Marubeni
Assigned #A-/Positive rating to sub.bonds of Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on senior debts and CP of Lintec
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Assigned A rating to bonds of Sanwa Holdings
Dec. 10, 2009
Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Coca-Cola West
Affirmed A/Stable and A on sr.debts and bonds of Hokuetsu Kishu Paper
Affirmed BBB/Stable and BBB on Daio Paper
Upgraded rating on Softbank Telecom to BBB+; Outlook Stable
Upgraded ratings on Softbank to BBB+; Outlook Stable
Affirmed A- on Fukuyama Transporting; Outlook Positive