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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

Fund Highlights - January 31, 2012
(Unaudited)

Key Statistics

Net Assets   $244,669,482
 
Net Asset Value per Share   $8.64
 
Closing NYSE Market Price  

$7.60
 
Percentage Change in Net Asset Value per Share*   2.7%
 
Percentage Change in NYSE Market Price*   5.8%
*From January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2012. 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 ****   3.8%   4.7%
 
TOPIX   3.7%   4.5%
 
Nikkei Average   4.1%   5.0%
 
**From January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2012. 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 1/31/12   (8.7%)
 
Three Years Ending 1/31/12   6.2%
 
Five Years Ending 1/31/12   (5.0%)
 
Ten Years Ending 1/31/12   5.6%
 
Since Inception (3/15/90 to 1/31/12)   0.7%
   
***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   6.2%
 
    TSE First Section Stocks   81.5
 
    TSE Second Section Stocks   1.1
 
    Other Smaller Capitalization Stocks   8.5
 
Total Investments   99.3
   
Total Foreign Currency   1.0
 
Other Liabilities less Assets, Net   (0.3)
   
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
Electronics   19.5
 
Services   17.7
 
Information and Software   9.9
 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing   9.9
 
Retail   9.1
 
Machinery and Machine Tools   8.0
 
Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals   5.2
 
Automotive Equipment And Parts   4.4
 
Iron and Steel   3.9
 
Real Estate and Warehouse   3.5
 
      % of
Net Assets
 
Transportation   2.5
 
Restaurants   2.0
 
Banks and Finance   1.2
 
Food Manufacturing   1.0
 
Telecommunications   0.9
 
Wholesale   0.6
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
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
Disco Corporation   $6,819,251   2.8
 
Rakuten, Inc.   6,301,297   2.6
 
Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.   6,252,859   2.6
 
Message Co., Ltd.   6,242,224   2.5
 
Otsuka Corporation   6,187,070   2.5
 
Musashi Seimitsu Industries Co., Ltd. ,  6,153,417   2.5
 
Alpine Electronics, Inc.   5,606,445   2.3
 
Daiseki Co., Ltd.   5,501,930   2.2
 
Park 24 Co., Ltd.   5,382,672   2.2
 
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.   5,377,075   2.2
         
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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