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                                                               Exhibit 99.CERT

                    Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

       Two World Financial Center, Building B, New York, N.Y. 10281-1712

                                                                    Telephone
                                                               (800) 833-0018
                     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Rita Chopra-Brathwaite, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Japan Smaller Capitalization
    Fund, Inc. (the "registrant");

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, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
    report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments in this report fairly
    presents in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of
    the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
    establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
    defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and
    internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d)
    under the Investment Company Act of 1940)for the registrant and have:

    (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
        disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
        supervision, 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
        such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
        our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
        reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
        statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
        accounting principles;

    (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
        and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
        effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
        within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such
        evaluation; and


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    (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
        most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
        reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting; and

5.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed 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 and material weaknesses in the design or
        operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
        reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
        record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

    (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
        employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting.


    Date: January 27, 2006                           /s/ Rita Chopra-Brathwaite
                                                     --------------------
                                                     Rita Chopra-Brathwaite
                                                     Treasurer

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                    Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.

       Two World Financial Center, Building B, New York, N.Y. 10281-1712


                                                                     Telephone
                                                                (800) 833-0018
                     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Hiroshi Terasaki, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Japan Smaller Capitalization
    Fund, Inc. (the "registrant");

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, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
    report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments in this report fairly
    presents in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of
    the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
    establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
    defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and
    internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d)
    under the Investment Company Act of 1940)for the registrant and have:

    (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
        disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
        supervision, 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
        such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
        our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
        reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
        statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
        accounting principles;

    (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
        and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
        effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
        within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such
        evaluation; and

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    (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
        most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
        reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting; and

5.  The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed 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 and material weaknesses in the design or
        operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
        reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
        record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

   (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
        employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting.


    Date: January 27, 2006                               /s/ Hiroshi Terasaki
                                                         ---------------------
                                                         Hiroshi Terasaki
                                                         President


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