<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001752724-24-295777.txt : 20241226
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001752724-24-295777
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NPORT-P
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241226
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241226
PERIOD START:           	20241031

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABRDN JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000866095
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				223060893
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NPORT-P
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06142
		FILM NUMBER:		241579737

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-405-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 MARKET STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ABERDEEN JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20140428

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JAPAN EQUITY FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JAPAN EMERGING EQUITY FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920407
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        <name>Milbon Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Jeol Ltd</name>
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        <name>Hitachi Ltd</name>
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        <name>Tokyo Electron Ltd</name>
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        <name>Ibiden Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Kohoku Kogyo Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Daikin Industries Ltd</name>
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        <name>Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Kao Corp</name>
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        <name>Kaga Electronics Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Amada Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp</name>
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        <name>Suntory Beverage &amp; Food Ltd</name>
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        <name>SHO-BOND Holdings Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>NH Foods Ltd</name>
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        <name>Keyence Corp</name>
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        <name>Internet Initiative Japan Inc</name>
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        <name>DMG Mori Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Sansan Inc</name>
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        <name>Takuma Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Tri Chemical Laboratories Inc</name>
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        <name>Nomura Research Institute Ltd</name>
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        <name>Open Up Group Inc</name>
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        <name>Shoei Co Ltd</name>
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          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>KDDI Corp</name>
        <lei>5299003FU7V4I45FU310</lei>
        <title>KDDI Corp</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3496400007"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>96600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
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        <valUSD>3011929.10000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.092370389149</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Seven &amp; i Holdings Co Ltd</name>
        <lei>52990037G8JRM3TWGY86</lei>
        <title>Seven &amp; i Holdings Co Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3422950000"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>90600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>1304633.94000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.339477534426</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd</name>
        <lei>549300FIIRGO6D5FWR19</lei>
        <title>Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3409800004"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6700.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>258109.74000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.265003222395</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd</name>
        <lei>5493005SP87FL5TOS202</lei>
        <title>Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3407400005"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>101200.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>1556714.53000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.598290582912</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NEC Corp</name>
        <lei>5493000QYMPFRTEY4K28</lei>
        <title>NEC Corp</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3733000008"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>29500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>2510164.39000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.577204766053</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc</name>
        <lei>529900G5O4J27ZPLJJ89</lei>
        <title>Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co Inc</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3896800004"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>59900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>1041026.21000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.068829484111</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>JSB Co Ltd</name>
        <lei>35380022ZQMJUL3XRB84</lei>
        <title>JSB Co Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3386630002"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>32900.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>581444.28000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.596973240310</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Tokio Marine Holdings Inc</name>
        <lei>5299009QN2NZ191KLS29</lei>
        <title>Tokio Marine Holdings Inc</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3910660004"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>104600.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>3767287.79000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.867902869692</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Maruzen Showa Unyu Co Ltd</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Maruzen Showa Unyu Co Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3876000005"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>24500.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>944900.30000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.970136285219</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Denso Corp</name>
        <lei>549300RYPA10CQM3QK38</lei>
        <title>Denso Corp</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3551500006"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>38400.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>545414.15000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.559980833308</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Takasago Thermal Engineering Co Ltd</name>
        <lei>353800VL9UEB0RUJLC67</lei>
        <title>Takasago Thermal Engineering Co Ltd</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3455200000"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>24100.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="151.94000000"/>
        <valUSD>772868.84000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.793510283994</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2024-11-21</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>ABRDN JAPAN EQUITY FUND, INC.</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Sharon Ferrari</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Sharon Ferrari</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
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