The upgrade, by one notch from AA-minus, is a symbolic moment for Japan, which was humiliated when ratings agencies began aggressively to downgrade its sovereign debt in 2000.

• 此次将评级调高一级,对日本是一个象征性的时刻。各大评级机构在2000年纷纷开始大幅下调日本的主权信用评级,曾令日本尊严扫地。