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May. 29, 2008
Downgraded rating on Suruga to #BB/Negative and #BB-/Negative
Affirmed BBB- on Kohnan Shoji; Revised outlook to Positive
May. 28, 2008
Affirmed AA/Stable and AA on Kansai International Airport
Affirmed A+/Stable on Nissan Financial Services
Assigned AA- to bonds of Tokai Rubber Industries
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1+ on JCB
May. 27, 2008
Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of Aichi Bank
Assigned A+ to bonds of Nisshin Steel
Assigned BBB to bonds of Sojitz
Assigned A- to bonds of All Nippon Airways
Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of Bank of Nagoya
Assigned A- to bonds of Toyobo
May. 26, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Rasa Industries
Assigned preliminary AA to shelf registration of Asahi Kasei
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Sanyo Electric Railway
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Kanto Denka Kogyo
May. 23, 2008
Assigned preliminary A- to shelf registration of Nagoya Railroad
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Toshiba Housing Loan Service
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Toshiba Finance
Placed rating on Cosmo Securities under CM with Positive
Assigned A to bonds of Marubeni
Assigned AA- to bonds of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance
May. 22, 2008
Assigned BBB/Stable to senior debts of Fukuho Bank
Affirmed A/Stable and A- on Hokuetsu Bank
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Takasago International
Assigned AA- to bonds of Mitsui Fudosan
JCR Removed CM; Affirmed AA- and J-1+ on Mizuho Securities
JCR Removed CM; Affirmed AA-, A+ and J-1+ on Shinko Securities
Assigned AAA to bonds of Electric Power Development
May. 21, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Daiei Real Estate & Development
Assigned A to bonds of Yokohama Rubber
May. 20, 2008
JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Ueda Yagi Tanshi
JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Central Tanshi
JCR Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on LT/ST sr.debts of Tokyo Tanshi
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on sr.debts of Central Tanshi Online Trading
Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Shiga Bank
Assigned AAA to bonds of National Life Finance
Affirmed A-/Stable and A- on sr.debts and bonds of T.Hasegawa
Assigned AAA to bonds of Tokyo Electric Power Company
Affirmed A-/Stable and A- on Heiwa Real Estate
Assigned AAA to bonds of Japan Bank for International
May. 19, 2008
Affirmed A-/Stable and BBB+ on Bank of The Ryukyus
Affirmed AA+/Stable and J-1+ on Toa Reinsurance
Affirmed AA+/Stable and AA+ on Japan Water Agency
Upgraded rating on Nankai Electric Railway to BBB+/Stable
May. 16, 2008
Assigned preliminary A- to shelf registration of Toyobo
Assigned AA to bonds of Nippon Steel
Assigned BBB+ to bonds of Nippon Sheet Glass
Assigned A to bonds of Mitsui Mining & Smelting
Assigned AA to sr.debts of Rohm
Assigned AA+ to bonds of Osaka (City of)
May. 15, 2008
Upgraded rating on Matsuda Sangyo to BBB+/Stable
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on Kitz
Affirmed AA- and A+ on bonds and sub.bonds of Hokkoku Bank
Assigned AAA to bonds of Development Bank of Japan
Assigned AA to bonds of JFE Holdings
Assigned AA+ to bonds of Osaka (City of)
Assigned AAA to bonds of Chugoku Electric Power Company
May. 14, 2008
Affirmed A on Shonai Bank; Revised outlook to Negative
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of DC
Placed rating on Hokuto Bank under Developing (#BBB and #BBB-)
May. 13, 2008
Assigned AAA to bonds of Kansai Electric Power Company
Upgraded rating on Nishi-Nippon Railroad to A+/Stable
May. 12, 2008
Assigns A (FC) Rating to Shinhan Card
Affirmed BB on NIS; Revised outlook to Negative
Affirmed BB on NIS; Revised outlook to Negative
Upgraded Nishi-Nippon City Bank to A/Stable
Affirmed BBB-/Stable on Okaya Electric Industries
May. 09, 2008
Affirmed BBB-/Stable on sr.debts of Nissen Holdings
Affirmed A/Stable and A for Horiba
Assigned preliminary BBB+ to shelf registration of Ube Industries
Affirmed BBB-/Stable and J-2 on ES-CON Japan
Placed rating on AIG Edison Life Insurance under CM with Negative #AA+
Affirmed J-2 on CP of Toyo Tire & Rubber
May. 08, 2008
Assigned A-/Stable to senior debts of Seto Shinkin Bank
Affirmed BBB and J-2 on Fukuda; Revised outlook to Negative
Assigned preliminary A to shelf registration of Kureha
Assigned preliminary AA+ to bonds to be issued by Osaka (City of)
Assigned preliminary BBB+ to shelf registration of Tonami Transportation
May. 07, 2008
Affirmed BBB/Stable on Southern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience
Affirmed BBB/Stable on sr.debts of Kisoji
Assigned preliminary AA- to shelf registration of Tokai Rubber Industries