Provisional Translation
September 30, 2010
Financial Services Agency

FSA publishes registration of credit rating businesses

The Amendment of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, which was put in force in April 2010, has established a registration system of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs). Since then, the FSA has received applications for the registration of credit rating businesses. Today the FSA registered the following five corporations, notified them that registration regarding the application was completed, and placed them in the List of Licensed (Registered) Financial Institutions.

Hereafter, the FSA will list the newly registered CRAs in the List of Licensed (Registered) Financial Institutions.

• Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.
• Moody's Japan K.K.
• Moody's SF Japan K.K.
• Standard & Poor's Ratings Japan K.K.
• Rating and Investment Information, Inc.