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May. 17, 2024: Nippon Life Insurance Invests in a US Life Insurer—No Immediate Impact on Rating; JCR Affirmed AAAp/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Shin-Etsu Chemical; JCR Affirmed AA+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; JCR Affirmed AA-/Stable (FC/LC) on Chile; JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of Kansai Electric Power; JCR Assigned A+ Rating to Bonds of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines; JCR Assigned A Rating to Bonds of Japan Airlines; JCR Assigned AAA Rating to Bonds of West Nippon Expressway; JCR Assigned Preliminary AA Rating to Shelf Registration of ASAHI KASEI; JCR Assigned A to SPIRE SA Series 2024-228; JCR Assigned AA- to Ganymede Limited Series 2024-42

May. 16, 2024: JCR Assigned AA Rating to Bonds of Chubu Electric Power; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Hiroshimashi Credit Cooperative; JCR Affirmed A+ on EMTN of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines; JCR Assigned AA to Libra A Limited Series C085-1

May. 15, 2024: JCR Downgraded Long-term Issuer Rating on Sharp to BB-/Negative; JCR Assigned AA- Rating to Bonds of RICOH LEASING; JCR Affirmed AA/Stable (FC) and AA+/Stable (LC) on Korea; JCR Assigned AA- to Sylph Limited Series 60168; JCR Assigned AA- to Sylph Limited Series 60169

May. 14, 2024: Aozora Bank Forms Capital and Business Alliance with Daiwa Securities Group—Easing Downward Pressure on Rating; Sanken Electric Posted Net loss for FY2023 - No Immediate Impact on Rating

May. 13, 2024: erex Announces Issuance of New Shares through Third-party Allotment—Easing Downward Pressure on Rating; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on EXEDY; JCR Affirmed A+/Stable FC Long-term Issuer Rating on America Movil; JCR Affirmed AA+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives; JCR Affirmed AA+/Stable (FC/LC) on Hong Kong; JCR Affirmed AA+/Stable Long-term Issuer Rating on Nippon Building Fund; JCR Assigned SU1(F) and Blue1(F) to Sustainability Finance Framework of TAISEI

Issuer
Apr. 15, 2024
Romania
Apr. 12, 2024
SAN MIGUEL
Feb. 09, 2024
Seven & i Holdings
Feb. 06, 2024
Aflac Incorporated
American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus
Aflac Life Insurance Japan
Aflac Re Bermuda
Jan. 26, 2024
Mitsui Chemicals
Dec. 18, 2023
Lotte Chemical Corporation
Dec. 15, 2023
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

May. 14, 2024: Highlights of Major Retail Groups’ Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended February 2024
May. 10, 2024: Highlights of Electric Power Companies’ Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 2024
Dec. 14, 2017: [Global Report] <Seminar Material>JAPAN: Economic Policy After General Election and Sovereign Credit Perspective for 2018 (held on Dec. 5, 2017)
Sep. 08, 2017: [Grobal Report] <Seminar Material>JCR Seminar; Sovereign Credit Analysis of JAPAN (held on Aug. 21, 2017)

May. 08, 2024: Organizing the Policy Regarding "Basic Guidelines on Impact Investment (Impact Finance)" by Financial Services Agency
May. 01, 2024: Rating / Outlook Change in April 2024
Apr. 01, 2024: Rating / Outlook Change in March 2024
Mar. 25, 2024: JCR Rating Transition Matrices and Cumulative Default Rates
Mar. 01, 2024: Rating / Outlook Change in February 2024
Feb. 08, 2024: JCR Provided pre-issuance Verification Report for CBI certification to the 1st Japan Climate Transition Bonds
Feb. 01, 2024: Rating / Outlook Change in January 2024