UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number: 811-8002 ------------------------ JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Two World Financial Center Building B, 22nd Floor New York, New York 10281-1712 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) Yasushi Suzuki Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. Two World Financial Center Building B, 22nd Floor New York, New York 10281-1712 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 833-0018 -------------- Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2005 --------------------------- Date of reporting period: March 1, 2005 - May 31, 2005 ---------------------------------------------- Item 1. Schedule of Investments Schedule A JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS May 31, 2005 % of Market Unrealized Net Shares Cost Value Gain/Loss Assets ------ ---- ----- --------- ------ COMMON STOCKS Automotive Equipment and Parts F.C.C. Co., Ltd......................................................... 60,200 $2,249,849 $2,296,625 $46,776 1.2 Clutches and facings Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd.............................................. 120,400 2,064,854 2,307,773 242,919 1.3 Mufflers and exhaust manifolds Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd...................................... 130,200 1,225,159 3,062,253 1,837,094 1.7 Ball joints, camshafts and gears Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd............................................. 382,000 734,073 884,300 150,227 0.5 Internal combustion engine parts Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd................................................... 51,000 1,134,500 1,945,646 811,146 1.1 Brake systems Nittan Valve Co, Ltd.................................................... 381,000 2,524,774 3,016,390 491,616 1.7 Engine valves Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd............................................... 27,000 184,472 185,009 537 0.1 Tubes, wires and electrical products Unipres Corporation..................................................... 71,500 620,335 562,758 (57,577) 0.3 Press processed automobile parts U-Shin, Ltd............................................................. 43,000 313,352 409,713 96,361 0.2 ------- ------- ------ --- Door locks Total Automotive Equipment and Parts................................................ 11,051,368 14,670,467 3,619,099 8.1 ========== ========== ========= === Banks and Finance The Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd. .............................................. 352,000 1,877,152 2,167,508 290,356 1.2 Deposits, loans and exchange transactions The Hiroshima Bank, Ltd................................................. 405,000 1,797,490 1,766,332 (31,158) 1.0 General banking services The Hyakugo Bank, Ltd................................................... 250,000 1,414,555 1,546,368 131,813 0.9 General banking services IBJ Leasing Company, Limited............................................ 97,000 1,625,162 1,733,506 108,344 1.0 Leases general machinery, aircrafts and computer Kansai Urban Banking Corporation........................................ 785,000 1,393,283 2,100,699 707,416 1.2 General banking services Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.............................................. 146,000 1,612,843 1,693,949 81,106 0.9 Online investing services Okasan Holdings, Inc. .................................................. 221,000 1,455,508 1,137,793 (317,715) 0.6 Financial services Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd. ................................................ 95,300 2,262,938 2,254,655 (8,283) 1.2 Credit sales and leasing Sanyo Shinpan Finance Co., Ltd.......................................... 45,700 2,525,721 3,194,916 669,195 1.8 Consumer financing Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Ltd................................................ 70,000 406,460 423,909 17,449 0.2 ------- ------- ------ --- Commercial banking services Total Banks and Finance............................................................. 16,371,112 18,019,635 1,648,523 10.0 ========== ========== ========= ==== Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Arisawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.......................................... 17,990 662,816 524,733 (138,083) 0.3 Glassfibers and insulating resins Asahi Denka Co., Ltd.................................................... 168,000 1,768,195 1,742,303 (25,892) 1.0 Resin, insulators, and processed fat/oil products C. Uyemura & Co., Ltd................................................... 27,000 373,753 837,539 463,786 0.4 Chemicals Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc....................................... 178,000 3,210,710 4,483,170 1,272,460 2.5 Pharmaceutical products Shizuokagas Co., Ltd.+ ................................................. 418,000 1,242,332 2,163,637 921,305 1.2 --------- --------- ------- --- Natural gas supplier Total Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals................................................. 7,257,806 9,751,382 2,493,576 5.4 ========= ========= ========= === Electric Mirai Industry Co., Ltd................................................. 246,500 2,331,742 2,195,778 (135,964) 1.2 --------- --------- --------- --- Plastic molded electric materials Total Electric...................................................................... 2,331,742 2,195,778 (135,964) 1.2 ========= ========= ========= === JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS May 31, 2005 % of Market Unrealized Net Shares Cost Value Gain/Loss Assets ------ ---- ----- --------- ------ Electronics Alpine Electronics, Inc................................................. 70,000 $984,550 $1,005,324 $20,774 0.6 Automobile audio and video products Chiyoda Integre Co., Ltd................................................ 65,320 1,029,533 1,524,204 494,671 0.9 Electronic components Cosel Co., Ltd.......................................................... 60,900 1,570,427 1,635,353 64,926 0.9 Electrical machinery Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.......................................... 355,000 1,687,291 2,439,094 751,803 1.3 Electronic components Fuji Electric Industry Co., Ltd......................................... 26,000 280,603 240,511 (40,092) 0.1 Electronic parts Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd.................................................. 24,000 580,773 837,817 257,044 0.5 Medical electronic equipment Kuroda Electric Co., Ltd................................................ 74,600 436,501 1,816,732 1,380,231 1.0 Materials and components Meiko Electronics Co., Ltd.............................................. 81,400 2,026,327 2,231,066 204,739 1.2 Printed circuit boards Nitto Kogyo Corporation................................................. 5,000 57,136 57,225 89 0.0 Power switchboards Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd..................................... 44,500 1,162,430 1,747,118 584,688 1.0 Semiconductor packages Sumisho Electronics Co., Ltd............................................ 59,000 776,921 819,482 42,561 0.5 Office systems Toshiba Tec Corp........................................................ 122,000 501,887 544,507 42,620 0.3 ------- ------- ------- ------ --- Electronic equipment manufacturing Total Electronics.................................................................. 11,094,379 14,898,433 3,804,054 8.3 ========== ========== ========= === Food Manufacturing Arcs Co., Ltd........................................................... 15,428 77,903 200,145 122,242 0.1 Supermarket chain Ariake Japan Co., Ltd................................................... 50,083 1,021,687 1,189,526 167,839 0.7 Natural seasonings J-Oil Mills, Inc........................................................ 103,000 442,971 419,649 (23,322) 0.2 Cooking oil Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd................................................ 32,000 276,876 458,095 181,219 0.3 Processed meat products, fresh meats, and side dishes Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd............................................. 247,000 1,112,425 1,132,136 19,711 0.6 Flour and grain Ozeki Co., Ltd.......................................................... 86,800 2,725,608 2,644,308 (81,300) 1.5 Supermarket chain Plenus Co., Ltd......................................................... 91,160 2,508,952 2,853,102 344,150 1.6 Japanese lunch-boxes Sansei Foods Co., Ltd................................................... 75,800 1,606,394 1,747,692 141,298 1.0 Candy products Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd................................................... 136,000 381,149 389,129 7,980 0.2 Flour Warabeya Nichiyo Co., Ltd............................................... 67,100 1,380,918 1,320,316 (60,602) 0.7 ------ --------- --------- ------- --- Japanese lunch-boxes Total Food Manufacturing........................................................... 11,534,883 12,354,098 819,215 6.9 ========== ========== ======= === Information and Software Argo Graphics Inc....................................................... 58,600 762,545 1,546,460 783,915 0.9 Computer aided design software Kyowa Exeo Corporation.................................................. 222,000 1,879,239 1,833,640 (45,599) 0.9 Designs, constructs, maintains communication and electrical facilities Tecmo, Ltd.............................................................. 102,100 1,101,245 1,027,665 (73,580) 0.6 --------- --------- ------- --- Computer game software Total Information and Software..................................................... 3,743,029 4,407,765 664,736 2.4 ========= ========= ======= === Iron and Steel Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.......................................... 660,000 942,060 1,338,395 396,335 0.7 Steel producers Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.................................................. 1,280,000 2,762,378 3,152,739 390,361 1.8 Steel producers JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS May 31, 2005 % of Market Unrealized Net Shares Cost Value Gain/Loss Assets ------ ---- ----- --------- ------ Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd............................................ 369,000 $1,002,044 $1,158,304 $156,260 0.6 Specialty steel products Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd............................................... 208,000 1,205,594 1,109,385 (96,209) 0.6 --------- --------- ------- --- Surface-treated steel sheets and plates Total Iron and Steel............................................................... 5,912,076 6,758,823 846,747 3.7 ========= ========= ======= === Machinery and Machine Tools CKD Corporation......................................................... 48,000 276,691 344,460 67,769 0.2 Pneumatic equipment and control devices Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd................................. 154,000 1,872,105 1,840,956 (31,149) 1.0 Construction machinery Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd......................................... 232,000 1,259,864 1,387,768 127,904 0.8 Industrial machinery Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp.................................................... 750,000 2,163,291 2,576,508 413,217 1.4 Machine tools Shimadzu Corporation.................................................... 293,000 1,580,445 1,749,942 169,497 1.0 Precision tools and equipment Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd.............................................. 141,500 1,755,612 1,754,419 (1,193) 1.0 Bearing balls, blowers and precision ball screws Yamazen Corporation..................................................... 505,000 1,541,458 1,847,076 305,618 1.0 --------- --------- ------- --- Machinery and tools Total Machinery and Machine Tools.................................................. 10,449,466 11,501,129 1,051,663 6.4 ========== ========== ========= === Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd.................................................. 33,000 175,412 175,091 (321) 0.1 Light and heavy weight shutters Central Glass Co., Ltd.................................................. 216,000 1,180,287 1,384,064 203,777 0.8 Glass products Daikoku Denki Co., Ltd.................................................. 14,000 375,950 394,092 18,142 0.2 Leisure and recreational products Dainichi Co., Ltd....................................................... 27,000 203,564 230,011 26,447 0.1 Oil heating equipment Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.................................................... 571,000 3,612,739 3,716,959 104,220 2.1 Produces various metal-related products JSP Corporation......................................................... 51,200 547,979 519,135 (28,844) 0.2 Polystyrene products Kansai Paint Co., Ltd................................................... 370,000 2,303,218 2,319,459 16,241 1.3 Wide range of paints Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd............................................ 26,400 380,394 427,798 47,404 0.3 Metal products and fasteners Mani, Inc............................................................... 69,000 1,198,647 3,303,208 2,104,561 1.8 Medical goods and equipment Mizuno Corporation...................................................... 47,000 180,153 213,251 33,098 0.1 Sporting goods Nichias Corporation..................................................... 107,000 442,646 434,955 (7,691) 0.3 Building and construction materials Nichiha Corporation..................................................... 22,600 191,147 332,110 140,963 0.2 Ceramic exterior walls and fiber boards Nippon Kodoshi Corp..................................................... 188,000 2,839,396 1,497,106 (1,342,290) 0.8 Paper for electric insulation Riso Kagaku Corporation................................................. 19,900 762,844 764,711 1,867 0.4 Printing and copying machines Sanei-International Co., Ltd............................................ 12,000 404,508 392,240 (12,268) 0.2 Fashion apparel Secom Techno Service Co., Ltd........................................... 18,000 486,004 583,360 97,356 0.3 Security systems, provides maintenance service SK Kaken Co., Ltd....................................................... 51,500 1,229,649 1,669,059 439,410 0.9 Paints Topcon Corporation...................................................... 60,000 981,275 957,267 (24,008) 0.5 Medical instruments JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS May 31, 2005 % of Market Unrealized Net Shares Cost Value Gain/Loss Assets ------ ---- ----- --------- ------ Ushio Inc............................................................... 118,000 $2,095,910 $2,294,551 $198,641 1.3 Lamps and optical equipment Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd................................................... 53,600 917,671 986,683 69,012 0.6 ------- ------- ------ --- Recreational vehicles Total Miscellaneous Manufacturing................................................... 20,509,393 22,595,110 2,085,717 12.5 ========== ========== ========= ==== Oil and Gas Cosmo Oil Company, Ltd.................................................. 545,000 1,683,235 2,008,519 325,284 1.1 --------- --------- ------- --- Domestic crude oil refiner Total Oil and Gas................................................................... 1,683,235 2,008,519 325,284 1.1 ========= ========= ======= === Real Estate and Warehouse Daibiru Corporation..................................................... 311,000 2,225,858 2,303,810 77,952 1.3 Leases office buildings, apartments and hotels Leopalace21 Corporation................................................. 81,000 1,202,286 1,244,308 42,022 0.7 Property manager Recrm Research Co., Ltd................................................. 2,001 2,710,360 3,613,084 902,724 2.0 Building management Tosei Corporation....................................................... 1,000 732,561 691,699 (40,862) 0.4 ------- ------- -------- --- Residential properties and leases office facilities Total Real Estate and Warehouse..................................................... 6,871,065 7,852,901 981,836 4.4 ========= ========= ======= === Restaurants Saint Marc Co., Ltd..................................................... 49,100 1,652,642 2,091,393 438,751 1.2 Restaurants and bakery shop chain Total Restaurants................................................................... 1,652,642 2,091,393 438,751 1.2 ========= ========= ======= === Retail Arc Land Sakamoto Co., Ltd.............................................. 20,000 303,082 305,570 2,488 0.2 Operates home centers Cawachi Limited......................................................... 39,300 1,192,761 1,732,191 539,430 0.9 Drug store chain Joshin Denki Co., Ltd................................................... 246,000 955,588 1,038,715 83,127 0.6 Household appliances and computers Meganesuper Co., Ltd.................................................... 178,760 2,535,957 3,171,482 635,525 1.8 Eye glasses chain Ricoh Elemex Corporation................................................ 4,000 28,250 29,446 1,196 0.0 Precision equipment Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd................................................. 52,500 2,679,180 2,401,500 (277,680) 1.3 Knitwears, food and household items Seijo Corporation....................................................... 84,500 1,359,040 1,866,128 507,088 1.0 Chain drug store Shimachu Co., Ltd....................................................... 59,000 1,464,576 1,480,531 15,955 0.8 Furniture and home goods Village Vanguard Co., Ltd.+............................................. 229 1,751,520 2,290,106 538,586 1.3 Books, cd's, videos and office supplies Xebio Co., Ltd. ........................................................ 6,000 161,223 170,008 8,785 0.1 ------- ------- ----- --- Sporting goods Total Retail........................................................................ 12,431,177 14,485,677 2,054,500 8.0 ========== ========== ========= === Services Alps Logistics Co., Ltd................................................. 88,300 621,405 1,667,966 1,046,561 0.9 Transportation Daiwa Logistics Co., Ltd................................................ 31,000 234,815 278,439 43,624 0.2 Transports housing materials and building steel frames Fullcast Co., Ltd....................................................... 353 457,712 898,884 441,172 0.5 Human resources Funai Consulting Co., Ltd............................................... 42,400 491,888 530,025 38,137 0.3 Management and financial consulting Hitachi Transport System, Ltd........................................... 98,000 739,446 823,057 83,611 0.5 Freight truck and marine transportation Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd........................................ 115,000 817,357 814,621 (2,736) 0.4 Constructs highways, runways, and harbor facilities Obayashi Corporation.................................................... 322,000 1,622,900 1,645,854 22,954 0.9 General contractor JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS May 31, 2005 % of Market Unrealized Net Shares Cost Value Gain/Loss Assets ------ ---- ----- --------- ------ Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company...................................... 251 $1,186,047 $962,211 ($223,836) 0.5 Cellular and car phone services Space Co., Ltd.......................................................... 55,100 700,105 675,517 (24,588) 0.4 Interior design and display work Sumikin Bussan Corp..................................................... 860,000 2,202,289 2,070,466 (131,823) 1.1 General trading firm Sumisho Auto Leasing Corporation........................................ 4,500 168,102 181,675 13,573 0.1 Auto leasing and maintenance TKC Corporation......................................................... 9,000 143,820 148,174 4,354 0.1 Consulting services Tohokushinsha Film Corporation.......................................... 79,800 1,254,729 1,777,110 522,381 1.0 Produces tv programs, movies and commercial films Watabe Wedding Corporation.............................................. 90,700 2,165,339 1,650,312 (515,027) 0.9 Wedding services Yusen Air & Sea Service Co., Ltd........................................ 46,500 1,612,589 1,739,525 126,936 1.0 --------- --------- ------- --- Domestic and international air freight forwarding Total Services..................................................................... 14,418,543 15,863,836 1,445,293 8.8 ========== ========== ========= === Telecommunications Daimei Telecom Engineering Corp......................................... 226,000 1,890,566 1,956,665 66,099 1.1 Telecommunication wire installations Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.+ .................................. 1,210 951,093 944,516 (6,577) 0.5 ------- ------- ------- --- Cable television broadcasting Total Telecommunications........................................................... 2,841,659 2,901,181 59,522 1.6 ========= ========= ====== === Textiles and Apparel Seiren Co., Ltd......................................................... 80,000 740,560 816,334 75,774 0.5 Dyeing processor of filament fibers Workman Co., Ltd........................................................ 68,000 1,229,140 1,303,394 74,254 0.7 --------- --------- ------ --- Uniforms Total Textiles and Apparel......................................................... 1,969,700 2,119,728 150,028 1.2 ========= ========= ======= === Transportation Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd........................................ 332,000 1,614,165 1,613,964 (201) 0.9 Passenger rail and bus transportation Total Transportation............................................................... 1,614,165 1,613,964 (201) 0.9 ========= ========= ==== === Wholesale Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation................................... 123,100 1,910,405 1,920,677 10,272 1.1 Computers and electrical devices Kondotec, Inc........................................................... 205,500 1,400,365 1,769,665 369,300 1.0 Construction materials Nippon Care Supply Co., Ltd............................................. 257 1,046,425 816,251 (230,174) 0.4 Medical equipment Rentrak Japan Co., Ltd.................................................. 53,700 457,897 464,924 7,027 0.3 Videocassettes and DVDs Ryoden Trading Co., Ltd................................................. 125,000 873,137 821,797 (51,340) 0.5 Electronic components Ryosan Co., Ltd......................................................... 43,100 1,070,931 1,059,591 (11,340) 0.6 Electronic parts Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd................................................... 114,000 979,836 966,934 (12,902) 0.5 Electronic parts Takihyo Co., Ltd........................................................ 255,000 1,488,129 1,381,314 (106,815) 0.8 Apparel, accessories and interior products Tomen Electronics Corporation........................................... 17,900 459,687 449,178 (10,509) 0.2 Semiconductors and electronic equipment Toshin Denki Co., Ltd................................................... 58,000 739,509 1,143,942 404,433 0.6 Lighting equipment and electrical engineering materials Trusco Nakayama Corporation............................................. 28,000 449,886 519,839 69,953 0.3 ------- ------- ------ --- Industrial machinery Total Wholesale.................................................................... 10,876,207 11,314,112 437,905 6.3 ========== ========== ======= === TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN COMMON STOCKS................................................. $154,613,647 $177,403,931 $22,790,284 98.4 ============ ============ =========== ==== JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS May 31, 2005 % of Principal Market Unrealized Net Amount Cost Value Gain/Loss Assets ------ ---- ----- --------- ------ INVESTMENTS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY Hong Kong Shanghai Bank- Tokyo Non- interest bearing account............................... JPY 372,501,325 $3,453,812 $3,449,246 ($4,566)* 1.9 ---------- ---------- ------- --- TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY.............................................. 3,453,812 3,449,246 (4,566) 1.9 --------- --------- ------ --- TOTAL INVESTMENTS ................................................................. $158,067,459 $180,853,177 $22,785,718 100.3 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----- LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS, NET......................................................... ($520,388) (0.3) --------- ----- NET ASSETS......................................................................................... $180,332,789 100.0 ============ ===== + Non-Income Producing Security * Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost was $18,560,734. Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value was $4,229,550. Portfolio securities and foreign currency holdings were translated at the following exchange rate as of May 31, 2005. Japanese Yen 108.00 =$1.00 Item 2. Controls and Procedures. (a) The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing of this report and concluded that they were effective in providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in its reports or statements filed under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. (b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Item 3. Exhibits. (a) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as an exhibit. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND, INC. By: /s/ Yasushi Suzuki Yasushi Suzuki, President (Principal Executive Officer) Date: July 26, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Rita Chopra-Brathwaite Rita Chopra-Brathwaite, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) Date: July 26, 2005