Rating information (investment determination change - part 2) = NRI, Rohm, ETC.

◎Okasan Securities (3-stage: Bullish > Neutral > Bearish) NRI <4307.T> -- "Bullish" → "Neutral", 5300 yen → 5500 yen V Commerce <2491.T> -- "Neutral" → "Bearish", 1200 yen → 700 yen ◎Tokai Tokyo Securities (3-stage: Outperform > Neutral > Underperform) Rohm <6963.T> -- "Outperform" → "Neutral", 1600 yen → 1600 yen SUBARU <7270.T> -- "Outperform" → "New

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 6 19:57 ET

<Rating Change Observation> Upgraded rating for Shinnihon Science from Tsuburaya FH, downgraded rating for V Commerce, ETC.

◎ New and resumed, Tsuburaya FH <2767.T> - Domestic major upgraded to the highest level of three stages, Daiwa Kogyo <5444.T> - Internet-based upgraded to the highest level of three stages, Toyota Industries <6201.T> - Domestic semi-major upgraded to the highest level of five stages. ◎ Upgrade of Shinnihon Kagaku <2395.T> - Domestic major upgraded to the highest level of three stages, CRE Logistics <3487.T> - Bank-focused upgraded to the highest level of three stages, Sumitomo Chemical <4005.T> - European Index upgraded to the middle of three stages, Sumitomo Electric <5802.T> - Domestic mid-sized company upgraded to the highest level of five stages, Sega Sammy.

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 6 18:51 ET

Rating [Securities company ratings]

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous Change After --------------------------------------------------------------- <4005> Sumitomo Chemical UBS "Cell" "Neutral" <7832> Bandai Namco HD SMBC Nikko "2" "1" <6460> Sega Sammy HD SMBC Nikko "2" "1" <7956> Pigeon JP Morgan "Underweight" "Neutral" <5802> Sumitomo Electric Mito "

Fisco JapanMar 6 18:36 ET

THE STREAK CONTINUES FOR SUBARU OUTBACK AND CROSSTREK IN AUTOTRADER AWARDS

Yahoo FinanceMar 5 14:57 ET

J Front, F & L C ETC (additional) Rating

Upgraded - Bullish Code Stock Name Brokerage Previous After ------------------------------------------------- <5831> Shizuoka FG Mizuho "Hold" "Buy" <8308> Resona HD Mizuho "Hold" "Buy" Downgraded - Bearish Code Stock Name Brokerage Previous After ------------------------------------------------- <1878> Daito Trust Mizuho "Buy"

Fisco JapanMar 4 21:22 ET

Rating information (Target Price change - Part 1) = J Front, F&LC, ETC.

◎Nomura Securities (3-tier rating: Buy > neutral > Reduce) J Front <3086.T> -- "Neutral" to "Neutral", 1880 yen to 2030 yen ◎Daiwa Securities (5-tier rating: 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5) F&LC <3563.T> -- "2" to "2", 4000 yen to 4800 yen Tokai K <5301.T> -- "2" to "2", 1100 yen to 1200 yen Koku Electronic <6807.T> -- "2" to "2", 3150 yen to 3000 yen Kyocera Corporation Sponsored ADR <6971.T>

Kabushiki ShimbunMar 4 19:53 ET