Standard & Poor’s Corp. said Wednesday it has lowered its long-term local and foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Japan to AA from AA-plus.
At the same time, the U.S. rating agency affirmed Japan’s A-1-plus short-term local and foreign currency sovereign credit ratings. The outlook on the long-term ratings remains negative, it added.
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