Japan Rating: Japan Credit Rating

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Rating Moody's Japan
Long term RatingShort term Rating
Foreign currencyLocal currencyForeign currencyLocal currency
DateRating(Outlook)DateRatingDateRatingDateRating
2023-11-08A1 (Stable)
2021-11-26A1 (Stable)
2019-10-24A1 (Stable)2023-11-08A1
2017-12-06A1 (Stable)2021-11-26A1
2016-08-30A1 (Stable)2019-10-24A1
2014-12-01A1 (Stable)2017-12-06A1
2011-08-24Aa3 (Stable)2016-08-30A1
2011-05-31(Under Review)2014-12-01A1
2011-02-22(Negative)2011-08-24Aa3
2009-05-18Aa22011-06-13Aa2
2007-10-11(Stable)2009-05-18Aa2
2007-07-04(Under Review)2008-06-30Aa3
2006-06-01(Positive)2007-10-11A1
2004-04-07Aaa2007-07-09A2
2003-11-15(Stable)2002-05-30A2
2000-02-17Aa12001-12-04Aa3
1998-11-16Aa12000-09-08Aa2
1997-12-21Aaa1998-11-16Aa1
1981-10-01Aaa1993-05-07Aaa
Moody's: Long term Rating
Rating S&P Japan
Long term RatingShort term Rating
Foreign currencyLocal currencyForeign currencyLocal currency
DateRating(Outlook)DateRatingDateRatingDateRating
2020-06-09(Stable)
2018-04-13(Positive)
2015-09-16A+ (Stable)
2011-04-26(Negative)2015-09-16A+2015-09-16A-12015-09-16A-1
2011-01-27AA-2011-01-27AA-1991-12-04A-1+1992-07-27A-1+
S&P: Long term Rating
Rating Fitch Japan
Long term RatingShort term Rating
Foreign currencyLocal currencyForeign currencyLocal currency
DateRating(Outlook)DateRatingDateRatingDateRating
2020-02-02F1+
2019-07-16F1+
2020-02-02A2019-05-24F1+
2020-02-02A2019-07-16A2019-05-07F1
2019-07-16A2019-01-22A2019-01-22F1
2019-01-22A2018-04-25A2018-04-25F1
2018-04-25A (Stable)2017-04-27A2017-04-27F1
2017-04-27A (Stable)2016-07-22A2016-07-22F1
2016-07-22A (Negative)2016-06-13A2016-06-13F1
2016-06-13A (Negative)2016-04-07A2016-04-07F1
2016-04-07A (Stable)2015-04-27A2015-04-27F1
2015-04-27A (Stable)2014-12-09A+2014-12-09F1+
2014-12-09A+2014-09-22A+2014-09-22F1+
2014-09-22A+ (Negative)2014-09-09A+2014-09-09F1+
2014-09-09A+ (Negative)2014-09-05A+2014-09-05F1+
2014-09-05A+ (Negative)2014-08-22A+2014-08-22F1+
2014-08-22A+ (Negative)2014-08-13A+2014-08-13F1+
2014-08-13A+ (Negative)2014-08-05A+2014-08-05F1+
2014-08-05A+ (Negative)2014-07-31A+2014-07-31F1+
2014-07-31A+ (Negative)2014-07-23A+2014-07-23F1+
2014-07-23A+ (Negative)2014-07-07A+2014-07-07F1+
2014-07-07A+ (Negative)2014-06-27A+2014-06-27F1+
2014-06-27A+ (Negative)2014-06-17A+2014-06-17F1+
2014-06-17A+ (Negative)2014-06-12A+2014-06-12F1+
2014-06-12A+ (Negative)2014-05-30A+2014-05-30F1+
2014-05-30A+ (Negative)2014-05-14A+2014-05-14F1+
2014-05-14A+ (Negative)2014-05-01A+2014-05-01F1+
2014-05-01A+ (Negative)2014-04-24A+2014-04-24F1+
2014-04-24A+ (Negative)2014-04-16A+2014-04-16F1+
2014-04-16A+ (Negative)2014-04-11A+2014-04-11F1+
2014-04-11A+ (Negative)2014-03-31A+2014-03-31F1+
2014-03-31A+ (Negative)2014-03-28A+2014-03-28F1+
2014-03-28A+ (Negative)2014-03-20A+2014-03-20F1+
2014-03-20A+ (Negative)2014-03-10A+2014-03-10F1+
2014-03-10A+ (Negative)2014-02-26A+2014-02-26F1+
2014-02-26A+ (Negative)2014-01-31A+2014-01-31F1+
2014-01-31A+ (Negative)2014-01-24A+2014-01-24F1+
2014-01-24A+ (Negative)2014-01-16A+2014-01-16F1+
2014-01-16A+ (Negative)2013-12-30A+2013-12-30F1+
2013-12-30A+ (Negative)2013-12-27A+2013-12-27F1+
2013-12-27A+ (Negative)2013-12-12A+2013-12-12F1+
2013-12-12A+ (Negative)2013-12-03A+2013-12-03F1+
2013-12-03A+ (Negative)2013-11-28A+2013-11-28F1+
2013-11-28A+ (Negative)2013-11-18A+2013-11-18F1+
2013-11-18A+ (Negative)2013-10-28A+2013-10-28F1+
2013-10-28A+ (Negative)2013-10-22A+2013-10-22F1+
2013-10-22A+ (Negative)2013-10-14A+2013-10-14F1+
2013-10-14A+ (Negative)2013-10-01A+2013-10-01F1+
2013-10-01A+ (Negative)2013-09-27A+2013-09-27F1+
2013-09-27A+ (Negative)2013-07-29A+2013-07-29F1+
2013-07-29A+ (Negative)2013-07-18A+2013-07-18F1+
2013-07-18A+ (Negative)2013-07-04A+2013-07-04F1+
2013-07-04A+ (Negative)2013-06-24A+2013-06-24F1+
2013-06-24A+ (Negative)2013-06-07A+2013-06-07F1+
2013-06-07A+ (Negative)2013-05-16A+2013-05-16F1+
2013-05-16A+ (Negative)2013-03-07A+2013-03-07F1+
2013-03-07A+ (Negative)2013-02-22A+2013-02-22F1+
2012-08-17A+ (Negative)2013-02-08A+2013-02-08F1+
2012-07-12A+ (Negative)2012-08-17A+2012-08-17F1+
2012-05-31A+ (Negative)2012-07-12A+2012-07-12F1+
2012-05-22A+ (Negative)2012-05-31A+2012-05-31F1+
2012-04-30AA (Negative)2012-05-22A+2012-05-22F1+
2012-02-21AA (Negative)2012-04-30AA-2012-04-30F1+
2012-01-23AA (Negative)2012-02-21AA-2012-02-21F1+
2011-12-20AA (Negative)2012-01-23AA-2012-01-23F1+
2011-11-15AA (Negative)2011-12-20AA-2011-12-20F1+
2011-10-04AA (Negative)2011-11-15AA-2011-11-15F1+
2011-05-27AA (Negative)2011-10-04AA-2011-10-04F1+
2005-05-09AA (Stable)2011-05-27AA-2011-05-27F1+
2002-11-21AA (Negative)2005-05-09AA-2005-05-09F1+
2001-11-26AA (Negative)2002-11-21AA-2002-11-21F1+
2001-03-02AA+ (Negative)2001-11-26AA2001-11-26F1+
2000-09-21AA+ (Stable)2001-03-02AA+2001-03-02F1+2020-02-02F1+
2000-06-29AA+2000-09-21AA+2000-09-21F1+2019-07-16F1+
1998-09-21AA+2000-06-29AA+2000-06-29F1+2019-05-24F1+
1998-09-01AAA (Negative)1998-09-21AAA1998-09-21F1+2019-05-07F1
1995-10-26AAA1998-09-01AAA1998-09-01F1+2019-01-22F1
1994-08-10AAA1995-10-26AAA1995-10-26F1+2018-04-25F1
Fitch: Long term Rating

GradeMoody'sS&PFitch
PrimeAaaAAAAAA
High gradeAa1AA+AA+
Aa2AAAA
Aa3AA-AA-
Upper medium gradeA1A+A+
A2AA
A3A-A-
Lower medium gradeBaa1BBB+BBB+
Baa2BBBBBB
Baa3BBB-BBB-
Non-investment grade
speculative
Ba1BB+BB+
Ba2BBBB
Ba3BB-BB-
Highly speculativeB1B+B+
B2BB
B3B-B-
Substantial risksCaa1CCC+CCC+
Caa2CCCCCC
Caa3CCC-CCC-
Extremely speculativeCaCCCC
C
In default with little
prospect for recovery
SDRD
In defaultCDD
DD
DDD
Not ratedWRNR
GradeMoodysS&PFitch
High gradeP-1A-1+F1+
Upper medium gradeP-1A-1F1
Lower medium gradeP-2A-2F2
Non-investment grade
speculative
P-3A-3F3
Highly speculativeBB
Extremely speculativeNPCC