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Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

180 Maiden Lane     New York, N.Y. 10038-4936

Telephone
							(800) 833-0018

EXHIBITS 77 Q3 (a) (i) & (ii)


 Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

 	The registrant's principal executive officer and principal
 financial and accounting
officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
 (as defined in Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of
 1940, as amended) as of a date within ninety days of the filing date
 of this Form N-SAR, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure
 controls and procedures are adequate and effective.




 Changes in internal controls.

There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls
 subsequent to the date of their evaluation, nor were there any significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses in the registrant's internal controls.
 As a result, no corrective actions were required or undertaken.




























Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

180 Maiden Lane     New York, N.Y. 10038-4936

      Telephone
							(800) 833-0018

CERTIFICATIONS
					          77 Q3 (a) (iii)


I, Rita Chopra-Brathwaite, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Japan
Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
 of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements
made,
 in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, at
misleading
with
 respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information
included in this report, and the financial statements on which
 the financial information is based, fairly present in all material
 respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in
 net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
 to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for,
the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible
 for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
 (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for
 the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
 ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
 controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
 filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

(c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
 of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
 based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
 and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors
 (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation
of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
 ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and
 have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
 internal controls; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material,
 that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated
in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
 controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
 subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
 any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

Date: April 24, 2003				/s/ Rita Chopra-Brathwaite			Rita Chopra-Brathwaite
		Treasurer


Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

180 Maiden Lane     New York, N.Y. 10038-4936

       Telephone
								(800) 833-0018

CERTIFICATIONS
					         77 Q3 (a) (iii)



I, Kazuhiko Hama, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
 to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, at misleading with respect to
the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information
included in this report, and the financial statements on which the
 financial information is based, fairly present in all material
 respects the financial condition, results of operations,
 changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements
are required to include a statement of cash flows)
 of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying
officers and I are responsible for establishing
 and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
 (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act)
 for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures
to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
 including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
 this report is being prepared;

(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

(c) presented in this report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
 on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


5. The registrant's other certifying officers and
I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation,
to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
 registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or
 operation of internal controls which could adversely affect
 the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report
financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors
 any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
 management or other employees who have a significant role
 in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
 indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes
in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
 internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
 including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
 and material weaknesses.

Date: April 24, 2003    													/s/ Kazuhiko Hama	Kazuhiko Hama
     												President

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