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Rating and Investment Information (R&I)

Credit Rating Agencies

Rating and Investment Information, Inc., known as R&I, is a Japanese credit rating agency headquartered in Chuo, Tokyo, formed in April 1998 through the merger of the Japan Bond Research Institute, a subsidiary of the Nikkei media group, and Nippon Investors Service, founded in 1985. A member of the Nikkei Group and registered as a credit rating agency in Japan since September 30, 2010, R&I assigns ratings to roughly 700 Japanese corporate and municipal issuers and is recognized as one of Japan's largest credit rating agencies.

Facts
Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account
1998 2
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
Chuo, Tokyo, Japan 2
Classification
Institution SubtypeSourced to the subject's own account
Credit Rating Agency 1
Sources
1. R&I: Japan's Leading Credit Rating Agency (Nikkei Asia)
Nikkei Asia
  • Partner-content profile page
    R&I is one of Japan's leading credit rating agencies with more than 50 years of experience in the ratings business.
  • Introduction, institution-subtype
    Rating and Investment Information, Inc., known as R&I, is a Japanese credit rating agency headquartered in Chuo, Tokyo, formed in April 1998 through the merger of the Japan Bond Research Institute, a subsidiary of the Nikkei media group, and Nippon Investors Service, founded in 1985.
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2. Rating and Investment Information (Wikidata Q1721905)
Wikidata
  • Statements: inception, headquarters location
    inception: 1998; headquarters location: Chuo, Tokyo, Japan (per Wikidata statements, formed by the 1998 merger of the Japan Bond Research Institute, a Nikkei subsidiary, and Nippon Investors Service).
  • Statement: inception
    inception: 1998 (formed by the 1998 merger of the Japan Bond Research Institute, a Nikkei subsidiary, and Nippon Investors Service, est. 1985).
  • Statement: headquarters location
    headquarters location: Chuo, Japan (35 40 57.14 N, 139 46 28.48 E).
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