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Sep. 01, 2009
Downgraded rating on DIC to A-; Outlook remains Stable
Affirmed BBB/Stable rating on Sogo Medical
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1+ on Hiroshima Bank
Affirmed A/Stable rating on Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Aug. 31, 2009
Assigned preliminary A rating to shelf of Chukyo Bank
Placed rating on TCM under Credit Monitor Positive (#BBB+)
Affirmed A+/Stable, A+ and J-1 rating on Shimadzu Corporation
Withdraws BBB+/Stable rating on senior debts of TOA Corporation
Aug. 28, 2009
Affirmed A-/Stable and J-1 on Idemitsu Kosan
Affirmed A+/Stable on Bank of Nagoya
Affirmed AA+ Ratings on The Province of Quebec with stable outlook
Affirmed J-2 on CP program of Japan Radio
Affirmed A/Stable, A and A- rating on Taiko Bank
Assigned AA- rating to bonds of Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance
Affirmed A- rating on Calsonic Kansei; Revised outlook to Stable
Affirmed A on Nissan Financial Services; Revised outlook to Stable
Assigned A rating to Nissan Motor; Outlook Stable
Aug. 27, 2009
Assigned A to bonds of Taiyo Nippon Sanso
Affirmed BBB+/Stable and J-2 on Gecoss
Affirmed A/Stable rating on sr.debts of Yodogawa Christian Hospital
Affirmed A+p/Stable rating on Oji Paper
JCR Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Nippon Paper Group
JCR Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Nippon Paper Industries
Aug. 26, 2009
Withdraws BBB+ rating on senior debts of Star Micronics
Affirmed AA/Stable on Allianz Fire and Marine Insurance Japan
Aug. 25, 2009
Assigned preliminary AA to shelf of Sumitomo Electric Industries
Aug. 24, 2009
Affirmed A/Stable on Hanshin Electric Railway
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on Hankyu Hanshin Holdings
Withdraws A rating on senior debts of Hankyu Realty Co., Ltd.
Aug. 21, 2009
Assigned AAA to bonds of Electric Power Development
Removed Akebono Brake Industry ratings from CM and downgraded to BBB+
Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Akita Bank
Aug. 20, 2009
Downgraded Kintetsu rating to BBB+/Stable from A-/Negative
Assigned AAA rating to bonds of Kyushu Electric Power
Affirmed BBB/Stable for Tamura Corporation
Aug. 19, 2009
Affirmed A+/Stable on senior debts of Exedy
Affirmed BBB+/Negative and J-2 on Toyo Tire & Rubber
Affirmed J-2 on CP program of Daiko Clearing Services
Aug. 18, 2009
Affirmed BBB+/Stable on CAC Corporation
Withdraws BBB- rating on senior debts of Goto
Affirms AAA/AAA(FC)/(LC) Ratings on Export Development Canada; Outlook Stable
Affirmed AA-/Stable and AA- on sr.debts and bonds of Kuraray
Affirmed A+/Stable on sr.debts of First Credit
Aug. 17, 2009
Aug. 14, 2009
Assigned A/Stable rating to Allianz Life Insurance Japan Ltd.
Affirms AAA ratings on Canada : Outlook Stable
Affirmed BBB/Stable and J-2 on Toho
Downgraded rating on Dowa Holdings to A-
Aug. 13, 2009
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Gunze
Affirmed A-/Stable on sr.debts of Takasago International Corporation
Affirmed A/Stable and J-1 on sr.debts and CP of Kagome
Aug. 12, 2009
Assigned A- rating to sub.bonds of Tokyo Star Bank
Affirmed BBB-/Stable on senior debts of Airtech
Aug. 11, 2009
Aug. 10, 2009
JCR Affirmed A+ rating on EMTN of ORIX
JCR Affirmed A+ rating on EMTN of ORIX AUSTRALIA (SECURITIES)
JCR Affirmed A+ rating on EMTN of ORIX (CARIBBEAN)
JCR Affirmed A+ rating on EMTN of ORIX USA
Affirmed AA/Stable on Sony Life Insurance
Affirmed A+/Stable and J-1 on Sumitomo Metal Mining
Removed Bank of Ikeda ratings from Credit Monitor; Affirmed them
Aug. 07, 2009
Assigned A+ rating to bonds of Mitsubishi Chemical
Downgraded rating on Makino Milling Machine to BBB+
Downgraded rating on Aiful to BB+ from BBB; Outlook Negative
JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable on Central Tanshi FX
JCR Affirmed BBB+/Stable on Ueda Harlow
JCR Affirmed J-3 on MONEY PARTNERS GROUP
Withdraws BBB rating on senior debts of SBI Securities
Assigned AAA to bonds of Aichi Prefecture
Aug. 06, 2009
Affirmed A/Stable rating on Yokohama Rubber
Assigned AA- rating to subordinated bonds of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Assigned preliminary A+ rating to shelf of Daicel Chemical Industries
Assigned AA- to bonds of Odakyu Electric Railway
Aug. 05, 2009
Affirmed A/Stable rating for Horiba, Ltd.
Assigned AA+ rating to bonds of Osaka (City of)