News Release

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Industry
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Jan. 29, 2010
Affirmed AA-/Stable and AA- on Tokai Rubber Industries
Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on sr.debts and CP of Daibiru
Assigned BBB+ to bonds of Mitsubishi Materials
Assigned preliminary A- rating to bonds of Mori Building
Assigned preliminary A to shelf of Century Tokyo Leasing
Jan. 28, 2010
Assigns A+ Rating to Kookmin Bank's Yen Bonds
Assigned AA to bonds of Kansai International Airport
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and BBB+ on Shibusawa Warehouse
Jan. 27, 2010
Assigned AAA ratings to African Development Bank's notes
Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Japan Student Services
Upgraded Nippon Mining Holdings to #A; Maintains CM Positive
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Tsubakimoto Chain
Downgraded ratings on Willcom to #C; Maintains on CM Negative
Assigned A rating to bonds of Sumitomo Realty & Development
Jan. 26, 2010
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Ube Industries
Jan. 25, 2010
Assigned A- rating to subordinated bonds of Shimizu Bank
Jan. 22, 2010
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on senior debts of Iino Kaiun
Assigned A to bonds of Acom
Downgraded long-term rating of Kawasaki Kisen to A- from A
Affirmed A/Stable on sr.debts of Japan Net Bank
Assigned A to bonds of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on THK
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Orient Corporation
Assigned AA- rating to Benesse Holdings, Inc.; Outlook Stable
Jan. 21, 2010
Assigned BBB+ to subordinated bonds of Hokuetsu Bank
Affirmed A- on Nagoya Railroad; Revised outlook to Negative
Assigned pre. #A-/Positive rating to shelf of Cedyna Financial
Affirms A+/AA- (FC/LC) Ratings on Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Heiwa Real Estate
Assigned AA- to bonds of Mizuho Corporate Bank
Assigned AA to Kanagawa University; Outlook Stable
Jan. 20, 2010
Affirmed BBB on Pacific Industrial; Revised outlook to Stable
Affirmed AA+/Stable and AA+ on Japan Student Services
Assigned AA rating to bonds of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Jan. 19, 2010
Downgraded rating on Japan Airlines International to D
Downgraded rating on Japan Airlines to D
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on San-Ai Oil
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Itochu Enex
Jan. 18, 2010
Affirmed BBB/Stable on Nippon Fine Chemical
Assigned A/Stable to senior debts of Square Enix Holdings
Jan. 15, 2010
Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Osaka (City of)
Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Tobu Railway
Affirmed BBB+ and J-2 on Nippon Sheet Glass; Outlook Negative
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on sr.debts and CP of Okabe
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Affirms BBB-/BBB ratings on Romania with negative outlook
Removed Credit Monitor and Affirmed A+ Rating on AIG Edison Life Insurance
Jan. 14, 2010
Assigned A+ to bonds of Orix
Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Ricoh Leasing
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Nippon Car Solutions
Assigned AAA to bonds of Kansai Electric Power Company
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Affirmed A and A- rating on Shimizu Bank; Outlook Stable
Assigned preliminary A- rating to shelf of Pocket Card
Jan. 13, 2010
JCR Affirms A+/AA- (FC/LC) on Daejeon City; Outlook Stable
JCR Affirmed A+ Ratings on Bonds of Daejeon Riverside Expressway Funding
Downgraded ratings on Kenedix Realty Investment to A; Outlook Stable
Assigned AA- to bonds of Hitachi Capital
Downgraded rating on Japan Airlines to #C/Negative; Maintains it on CM
Downgraded ratings on Best Denki to BB; Outlook Stable
Downgraded Japan Airlines International to #C/Negative; Maintains on CM
Jan. 12, 2010
Affirmed J-2 on CP of Meidensha
Assigned preliminary BBB+ rating to shelf reg. of Mazda Motor
Affirmed A/Stable, A and J-1 on Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation
Affirmed A/Stable on Konica Minolta Holdings
Jan. 08, 2010
Affirmed BBB on Nakayama Steel Works; Outlook Negative
Withdraws J-2 rating on domestic CP program of ShinGinko Tokyo
Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Odakyu Electric Railway
Withdraws BBB-/Negative rating on senior debts of Fukuda
Downgraded Japan Airlines International to #CCC/Negative; Maintains on CM