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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.


Fund Highlights - July 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

Key Statistics

Net Assets   $181,499,499
Net Asset Value per Share   $8.54
Closing NYSE Market Price   $8.10
Percentage Change in Net Asset Value per Share*   6.4%
Percentage Change in NYSE Market Price*   10.7%

*From January 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010. Includes reinvestment of any income dividends and capital gain distributions. Changes in currency rates have influenced the Fund's performance. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.


Market Index**

    Yen
  U.S. $
Benchmark Index ****   (0.8%)   6.9%
TOPIX   (6.4%)   0.8%
Nikkei Average   (9.6%)   (2.6%)

**From January 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010. The TOPIX consists of all companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (the "TSE"). The Nikkei Average Index ("Nikkei Average") is a price-weighted index of 225 leading stocks on the TSE.


Average Annual Total Return***

    Return
One Year Ending 7/31/10   (0.1%)
Three Years Ending 7/31/10   (8.4%)
Five Years Ending 7/31/10   (3.4%)
Ten Years Ending 7/31/10   0.0%
Since Inception (3/15/90 to 7/31/10)   0.6%
   

***Reflects the percentage change in net asset value per share and includes reinvestment of any income dividends and capital gain distributions. Changes in currency rates have influenced the Fund's performance. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. ****Since inception to 8/31/04; Nikkei JASDAQ Average Index. 9/1/04 onwards, Russell/Nomura Index.


Asset Allocation

Japanese Stocks
    JASDAQ Stocks   2.0%
    TSE First Section Stocks   93.6
    TSE Second Section Stocks   1.0
    Other Smaller Capitalization Stocks   2.3
Total Investments   98.9
   
Total Foreign Currency   1.2
Liabilities in excess of other assets   (0.1)
   
Total   100%
 

The asset allocation reflects the Fund's investments on the date indicated, and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings.


Industry Diversification

    % of
Net Assets

Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals   13.0
Services   12.7
Retail   9.8
Miscellaneous Manufacturing   9.5
Electronics   8.8
Information and Software   6.9
Real Estate and Warehouse   6.6
Automotive Equipment and Parts   6.2
Banks and Finance   6.0
Machinery and Machine Tools   4.3
 
      % of
Net Assets

Food Manufacturing   3.2
Telecommunications   3.2
Iron and Steel   3.1
Transportation   2.9
Textiles and Apparel   2.0
Oil and Gas   0.5
Wholesale   0.2
 
 
 

The industry diversification reflects the Fund's investments on the date indicated and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings.


Ten Largest Equity Holdings By Market Value

    Market
Value

  % of
Net Assets

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.   $3,565,483   2.0
Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.   3,549,571   2.0
Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.   3,256,449   1.8
Otsuka Corporation   3,164,141   1.7
ABC-Mart, Inc.   3,159,422   1.7
Yaskawa Electric Corporation   2,929,312   1.6
Lintec Corporation   2,750,530   1.5
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation   2,685,425   1.5
NEC Networks & Systems Integration Corporation   2,649,508   1.5
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.   2,628,456   1.5
         

The ten largest equity holdings by market value reflect the Fund's investments on the date indicated and may not be representative of the Fund's current or future holdings.

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