...TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) Aug. 4, 2015--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said that it has assigned its '##-' local-currency long-term debt rating to Japan Housing Finance Agency's (JHF; ##-/Negative/A-1+) Ñ10 billion series 167 bond issuance. The coupon rate is 1.659% and it is due on June 20, 2045. The rating on the bond is the same as our long-term counterparty rating on JHF, given our current rating on the agency and the issuance terms and conditions of the bonds. RELATED CRITERIA AND RESEARCH Related Criteria + Rating Government-Related Entities: Methodology And Assumptions, March 25, 2015 A Japanese-language version of this media release is available on Standard & Poor's Research Online at www.researchonline.jp, or via CreditWire Japan on Bloomberg Professional at SPCJ