111. The new long-term rating remained "buy".
112. The new long-term rating was also "neutral."
113. The new long-term rating was also "reduce".
114. The new long-term rating was also "reduce."
115. The new long-term rating was "strong buy."
116. The new rating is "market perfor m."
117. The new rating is"buy" and not "strong buy" as previously reported.
118. The new rating puts Japan's creditworthiness on a par with that of Italy, Taiwan and Slovenia.
119. The new rating, though still one notch below investment grade, surpasses Mexico's "BB" rating for debt denominated in foreign currencies.
120. The new ratings could well be legitimized, and spread beyond the small number of fixed-income mutual funds that already have them.