News Release

Oct. 16, 2009: Assigned preliminary A+ rating to shelf reg. of SUMCO; Affirmed A+ and J-1 on JTEKT; Revised outlook to Negative; Affirmed J-2 on CP of Kokusai Pulp & Paper; Assigned A to bonds of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings; Assigned A+ to bonds of Tokyu Corporation

Oct. 15, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (J Hospital); Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Toyota Tsusho; Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture; Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

Oct. 14, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Medical Fees Receivable ABL09-10 (B Hospital); Affirmed A-/Stable on senior debts of Commuture; Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Daimei Telecom Engineering; Downgrades Italy to AA with Stable Outlook; Assigned A rating to bonds of Marubeni; Affirmed BBBp/Stable on senior debts of Nippon Denwa Shisetsu; Affirms AAA/AAA ratings on Germany with stable outlook

Oct. 13, 2009: Removed CM; Downgraded Octave Synthetic CDO Series 2 to AA+; Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Cosmo Oil; Withdraws BBB rating on senior debts of Prospect Reit Investment; Upgraded rating on Hitachi Maxell to A+p; Outlook Negative; Upgraded rating on Hitachi Software Engineering to A+p; Outlook Negative

Oct. 09, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Nohara Bills Receivable ABL09-10; Assigned BBB+ rating to bonds of Kintetsu; Assigned AAA to bonds of Kansai Electric Power Company; Affirmed BBB-/Stable on senior debts of Gyokushoukai; Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on sr.debts and CP of Ricoh Leasing; Affirmed AA-/Stable, AA- and J-1+ on Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos; Affirms AAA/AAA (FC/LC) Ratings on United States of America; Affirmed AA-/Stable, AA- and J-1+ on Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos; Assigned AA- to bonds of Mizuho Corporate Bank; Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Osaka (City of); Assigned AA- to bonds of Sumitomo Chemical

Oct. 08, 2009: Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of NTT Finance; Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Osaka (City of); Upgraded rating on Starzen from BBB- to BBB; Outlook Stable; Assigned AAA to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company; Assigned A+ rating to sub. bonds of Mizuho Bank; Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Hitachi Capital

Oct. 07, 2009: Affirmed A- on Maruzen Showa Unyu; Revised outlook to Negative

Oct. 06, 2009: Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture; Assigned A rating to bonds of Sumitomo Realty & Development; Affirms BBB+ (FC) rating on ICICI; Outlook Stable

Oct. 05, 2009: Assigned AA- to 2nd series loan A/trust certificates of HC Ayasegawa; Assigned AA- to 2nd series loan A/trust certificates of HC Ayasegawa; Assigned preliminary A rating to shelf of Hokkaido Gas; Assigned preliminary AA, AA- and A+ to shelf of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking; Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Konoike Transportation; Affirmed A- rating on Tosoh; Revised outlook to Negative; Affirmed A- and J-1 on All Nippon Airways; Affirmed J-2 on CP of Marudai Food; Removed NikkoCiti Trust and Banking rating from CM and Upgraded to AA-

Oct. 02, 2009: Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Penta-Ocean Construction; Affirmed BBB-/Stable, BBB- and J-2 on Daikyo Inc.; Removed Credit Monitor from CSK's rating; Affirmed BB Stable; Withdraws Ratings on GMAC; Affirmed BBB and J-2 on Fuji; Revised outlook to Negative

Oct. 01, 2009: Assigned preliminary A- rating to Nisshin Oillio Group; Affirmed BBB/Stable on senior debts of Nakamuraya; Affirmed A- on Taiho Kogyo; Outlook revised Negative; Affirmed A-/Stable on Nittetsu Mining; Affirmed AA- on EMTN of Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing; Affirms AAA/AAA (FC/LC) Ratings on France; Affirms AAA (FC/LC) Ratings on United Kingdom; Outlook Stable; Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on senior debts and CP of Hulic; Affirmed BBB and J-2 on SBI Holdings; JCR Affirmed AA- on EMTN of Sumitomo Chemical
JCR Affirmed AA- on EMTN of Sumitomo Chemical (U.K.)
JCR Affirmed AA- on EMTN of Sumitomo Chemical Capital America; Affirmed AA- on Sumitomo Chemical; Outlook revised Negative

Sep. 30, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Toyoshima Bills Receivable ABL09-09; Assigned J-1+ to Teral Bills Receivable ABL09-09; Withdraws J-1+ rating on ABCP of Total Asset Funding; Assigned J-1 to Molten Bills Receivable ABL09-09; Downgraded rating on Hitachi from AAp to AA-p; Affirmed BBB/Stable and BBB on Nihon Chouzai; Withdraws A-/Stable rating on senior debts of INTEC Holdings; Affirmed A/Stable, A and J-1 on Izumi; Affirmed AA rating on Sekisui House; Revised outlook to Negative; Downgrades Ratings on Renault to BBB+ from A-; Outlook Stable; Affirmed AA-/Stable and J-1+ on Hitachi Capital; Assigned BBB+ to subordinated bonds (Hybrid) of Nisshin Steel

Sep. 29, 2009: Assigned J-1 to A&D Bills Receivable Beneficial Int. 09-09; Assigned J-1+ to Amano Bills Receivable Beneficial Int. 09-09; Assigned J-1 to Aso Shoji Bills Receivable ABL09-09; Affirmed AAA on bonds of Development Bank of Japan Inc.; Affirmed AAA on bonds of Development Bank of Japan Inc.; Affirmed BBB+/Stable on Tohokusoshin; Withdraws #A-/Positive and #J-1/Positive rating on Nikko Cordial Securities Inc.; Withdraws #A-/Positive and #J-1/Positive rating on Nikko Cordial Securities Inc.; Downgraded rating on Sankei Shimbun to BBB; Affirmed AA+/Stable on sr.debts of Shoko Chukin Bank; Assigned BBB- to Preferred Sec. (Hybrid) of SD Preferred Capital; Assigned preliminary AA- to shelf of Global One Real Estate Investment

Sep. 28, 2009: Assigned J-1 to Osaka Steel Tube Bills Receivable ABL09-09; Assigned J-1 to Bills Receivable ABL09-09 (B Corporation in Mie); Affirmed AAA rating on Octave Synthetic CDO Series 1; Downgraded rating on Series 4 Synthetic CDO to #A-/Negative CM; Affirmed AAA rating on Octave Synthetic CDO Series 3; Assigned preliminary A+ rating to sub. bonds of Mizuho Bank; Affirmed BBB+/Stable on Daiichi Jitsugyo; Affirms BBB+ (FC/LC) Ratings on The Export-Import Bank of IndiaFC: Outlook Stable

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