...TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) Oct. 27, 2015--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said that it has assigned its 'A+' local-currency long-term debt ratings to the following general secured bond issuances by Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF; A+/Stable/A-1): Ñ10 billion, 0.156%, series 171, due Dec. 18, 2020; Ñ20 billion, 0.501%, series 172, due Nov. 20, 2025; Ñ10 billion, 0.789%, series 173, due Nov. 20, 2030; and Ñ10 billion, 1.129 %, series 174, due Nov. 20, 2035. The ratings on the bonds are 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