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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number  811-05992
 
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 
Worldwide Plaza, 19th Floor, 309 West 49th
Street, New York, New York
10019
 
(Address of principal executive offices) 
(Zip code)
 
Mr. Yuichi Nomoto
Worldwide Plaza
19th Floor
309 West 49th Street 
New York, New York 10019
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (800) 833-0018

Date of fiscal year end: February 28
 
 
Date of reporting period: July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022



PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting
Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
KUSURI NO AOKI HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
19-Aug-2021
Annual General Meeting
43,800
BYX8TV2
Appoint a Director Aoki, Yasutoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Aoki, Hironori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Aoki, Takanori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yahata, Ryoichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Iijima, Hitoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okada, Motoya
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Yanagida, Naoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Koshida, Toshiya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Inoue, Yoshiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Provision of Retirement Allowance for Retiring Directors
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Morioka, Shinichi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
COSMOS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
24-Aug-2021
Annual General Meeting
14,300
B036QP1
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Watabe, Yuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Uno, Masateru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yokoyama, Hideaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shibata, Futoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kosaka, Michiyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ueta, Masao
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Harada, Chiyoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
DAIKOKUTENBUSSAN CO.,LTD.
25-Aug-2021
Annual General Meeting
1,800
6713186
 
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Oga, Shoji
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Oga, Masahiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Omura, Masashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawada, Tomohiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujikawa, Atsushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Namba, Yoichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Inoue, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Noda, Naoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fukuda, Masahiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Muto, Akihito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Kuwahara, Kazunari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
CREATE SD HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
27-Aug-2021
Annual General Meeting
51,900
B3V2XQ2
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Harada, Takafumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamamoto, Hisao
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hirose, Taizo
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakaura, Shigeto
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kasakawa, Kuniaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Baniwa, Shuichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hara, Yukio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ampo, Yoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SHINPO CO.,LTD.
24-Sep-2021
Annual General Meeting
2,300
6864493
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ando, Norihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kataoka, Mitsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamada, Kiyohisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tanimura, Masami
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Achiwa, Chihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Takahashi, Hiroko
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Approve Provision of Retirement Allowance for Retiring Directors
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
Proposal
 
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
PAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
29-Sep-2021
Annual General Meeting
64,300
5767753
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshida, Naoki
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Matsumoto, Kazuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sekiguchi, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shintani, Seiji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Moriya, Hideki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ishii, Yuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shimizu, Keita
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ninomiya, Hitomi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kubo, Isao
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yasuda, Takao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nishitani, Jumpei
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
JM HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
25-Oct-2021
Annual General Meeting
308,900
BYM6DQ0
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sakai, Masahiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Sakai, Koji
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Sakai, Kazuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujiwara, Katsuro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sugiyama, Yoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Abe, Kosei
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Midorikawa, Kiyoharu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Otaki, Atsuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
STEP CO.,LTD.
18-Dec-2021
Annual General Meeting
215,100
6791999
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tatsui, Kyoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Endo, Yosuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Arai, Noriaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Daikoku, Akiyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hakamada, Tsuyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Morimoto, Yuriko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kijima, Fumiyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Asano, Tatsuru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakano, Towada
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Nakamura, Midori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Yagi, Naoki
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Ikari, Shuichiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Tanaka, Yasutoshi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
NISHIO RENT ALL CO.,LTD.
20-Dec-2021
Annual General Meeting
227,000
6638320
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Iwasa, Hirofumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Sakaguchi, Yuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Abe, Shuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Amend Business Lines
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
KANAMOTO CO.,LTD.
27-Jan-2022
Annual General Meeting
146,000
6482903
Appoint a Director Kanamoto, Kanchu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kanamoto, Tetsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Narita, Hitoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kanamoto, Tatsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hashiguchi, Kazunori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sannomiya, Akira
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Watanabe, Jun
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hirose, Shun
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamashita, Hideaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Naito, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Arita, Eiji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yonekawa, Motoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tabata, Ayako
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okawa, Tetsuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
HI-LEX CORPORATION
29-Jan-2022
Annual General Meeting
285,300
6643476
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Teraura, Taro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Masaki, Yasuko
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Kato, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Akanishi, Yoshifumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yoshikawa, Hiromi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Ueda, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
STAR MICRONICS CO.,LTD.
24-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
80,900
6841526
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sato, Hajime
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sato, Mamoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sasai, Yasunao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iwasaki, Seigo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nishikawa, Seiichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sugimoto, Motoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyata, Itsue
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
NICHIRIN CO.,LTD.
25-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
82,200
6037080
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Maeda, Manabu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Amend Business Lines, Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Murazumi, Shinichi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
SAKATA INX CORPORATION
29-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
597,300
6769833
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Morita, Kotaro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ueno, Yoshiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakamura, Masaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakamura, Hitoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fukunaga, Toshihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Katsuki, Yasumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Izumi, Shizue
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsujimoto, Yukiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Tejima, Izumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Fuchino, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Iwasaki, Masami
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
KEIYO GAS CO.,LTD.
29-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
31,200
6487469
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kikuchi, Misao
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Habu, Hiroshi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Eguchi, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Funaki, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Furuichi, Seiichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Maekawa, Wataru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Mori, Takao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kuno, Koichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Bando, Shiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
OTSUKA CORPORATION
29-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
74,900
4272634
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Payment of Accrued Benefits associated with Abolition of Retirement Benefit System for Current Corporate Auditors
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
MABUCHI MOTOR CO.,LTD.
30-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
48,200
6551030
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Okoshi, Hiroo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Taniguchi, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Katayama, Hirotaro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iyoda, Tadahito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyajima, Kazuaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takahashi, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Mitarai, Naoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tsutsumi, Kazuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Jody L. Ono
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SIIX CORPORATION
30-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
45,600
6174556
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Murai, Shiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yanase, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ono, Seiji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Maruyama, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takagi, Hiroaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takatani, Shinsuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Omori, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yoshizawa, Nao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Restricted-Share Compensation to be received by Directors
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Kawai, Takanori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
PIGEON CORPORATION
30-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
46,300
6688080
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamashita, Shigeru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kitazawa, Norimasa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Itakura, Tadashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kurachi, Yasunori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kevin Vyse-Peacock
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nitta, Takayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hatoyama, Rehito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hayashi, Chiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamaguchi, Eriko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Miwa, Yumiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Ishigami, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Reduce the Board of Directors Size, Reduce Term of Office of Directors to One Year, Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE PACK CORPORATION
30-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
119,100
6887821
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Yamashita, Hideaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takinoue, Teruo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okada, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujii, Michihisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ashida, Norio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hayashi, Hirofumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nishio, Uichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ito, Haruyasu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kasahara, Kahoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Noda, Shinji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Tamakoshi, Hisayoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Nakamura, Shuichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
NAKANISHI INC.
30-Mar-2022
Annual General Meeting
129,400
6271071
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakanishi, Eiichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakanishi, Kensuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Suzuki, Masataka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nonagase, Yuji
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Araki, Yukiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Sawada, Yuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Adopt Reduction of Liability System for Corporate Officers, Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
IZUMI CO.,LTD.
25-May-2022
Annual General Meeting
138,000
6468152
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Amend Business Lines, Allow Use of Electronic Systems for Public Notifications
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
PAL GROUP HOLDINGS CO.,LTD
25-May-2022
Annual General Meeting
178,800
6421898
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Inoue, Hidetaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Inoue, Ryuta
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Arimitsu, Yasuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Watanabe, Takayo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Higuchi, Hisayuki
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Teranishi, Kensaku
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Nakazawa, Mioko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Ogawa, Norihisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
ABC-MART,INC.
26-May-2022
Annual General Meeting
48,200
6292102
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Noguchi, Minoru
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Katsunuma, Kiyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kojima, Jo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kikuchi, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hattori, Kiichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ishii, Yasuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Amend Business Lines
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
MARUZEN CO.,LTD.
26-May-2022
Annual General Meeting
45,200
6573498
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SAN-A CO.,LTD.
26-May-2022
Annual General Meeting
37,800
6280680
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Arashiro, Kentaro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tasaki, Masahito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Goya, Tamotsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Toyoda, Taku
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takeda, Hisashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sakaki, Shinji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
 
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
MIRAIT HOLDINGS CORPORATION
14-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
75,700
B3Y56R0
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Konno, Hideyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Igarashi, Katsuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Baba, Chiharu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamamoto, Mayumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawaratani, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Aoyama, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakayama, Toshiki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamamoto, Yasuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Totake, Yasushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsukamoto, Masakazu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakayama, Toshiki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Totake, Yasushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takahashi, Masayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyazaki, Tatsumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tsukamoto, Masakazu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takaya, Yoichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Wakimoto, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Igarashi, Katsuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ohashi, Hiroki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takagi, Yasuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Baba, Chiharu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamamoto, Mayumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kawaratani, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tsukasaki, Yuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamamoto, Yasuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Aoyama, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Seki, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Katsumaru, Chiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Suemori, Shigeru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Seki, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Katsumaru, Chiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Change Official Company Name, Amend Business Lines, Increase the Board of Directors Size, Transition to a Company with Supervisory Committee, Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Allow the Board of Directors to Authorize Appropriation of Surplus and Purchase Own Shares
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Performance-based Stock Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Konno, Hideyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
TOKAI RIKA CO.,LTD.
14-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
137,200
6894025
Appoint a Director Ninoyu, Hiroyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sato, Koki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nishida, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujioka, Kei
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsuzuki, Shoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Miyama, Minako
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Amend Business Lines
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Payment of Bonuses to Corporate Officers
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
AMIYAKI TEI CO.,LTD.
16-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
261,500
6567565
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Sato, Keisuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Miyazaki, Takuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Chijiwa, Yasushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sato, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takeuchi, Takamori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sato, Kazuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Akioka, Kenji
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Ishimori, Hideo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Inui, Mieko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Chujo, Naojiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
TRANCOM CO.,LTD.
16-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
20,100
6890034
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takeo, Takuro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shimizu, Masahisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takebe, Atsunori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Jinno, Yasuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kambayashi, Ryo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sato, Kei
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Usagawa, Kuniko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kawamura, Kazuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakano, Masayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Amend Business Lines
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
OKINAWA CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY
16-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
237,700
5805738
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Suga, Takashi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Yamamori, Seiji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Toguchi, Takeyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kuniyoshi, Hiroki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Oroku, Kunio
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Aharen, Hikaru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Oshiro, Hajime
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tanaka, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakayama, Tomoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kadekaru, Yoshio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Payment of Bonuses to Corporate Officers
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SUGIMOTO & CO.,LTD.
17-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
71,800
6856928
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sugimoto, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sugimoto, Masayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Imanaka, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Miyaji, Kamezo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsuru, Yuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Amend Business Lines
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
KANADEN CORPORATION
21-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
314,700
6483304
Appoint a Director Motohashi, Nobuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Moriya, Futoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Iguchi, Akio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nagashima, Yoshiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ito, Yayoi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Imado, Tomoe
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Mori, Hisataka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Saigusa, Hironori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Amend Business Lines
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
PALTAC CORPORATION
22-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
95,100
B61BG94
Appoint a Director Mikita, Kunio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kasutani, Seiichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Noma, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Moriya, Akiyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shimada, Masaharu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Oishi, Kaori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Asada, Katsumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Orisaku, Mineko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Inui, Shingo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yoshitake, Ichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takamori, Tatsuomi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Haraguchi, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE SAN-IN GODO BANK,LTD.
22-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
100,700
6772853
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ishimaru, Fumio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamasaki, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ida, Shuichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshikawa, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kuratsu, Yasuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Goto, Yasuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Motoi, Chie
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
ALPS LOGISTICS CO.,LTD.
22-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
29,900
6050764
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Usui, Masaru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shimohiro, Katsuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ohashi, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakamura, Kunihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nishikawa, Naoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ueda, Yoshihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
YAMASHIN-FILTER CORP.
22-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
46,000
BLF8760
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamazaki, Atsuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ioka, Chikahisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamazaki, Hiroaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Morita, Hideaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Okoshi, Kazuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fukuzaki, Shinya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Itano, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE HYAKUGO BANK,LTD.
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
150,200
6659666
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakamura, Atsushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Uchida, Kazuto
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
NITTO KOHKI CO.,LTD.
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
209,800
6625894
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Ogata, Akinobu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takata, Yoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Mori, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakagawa, Yasuo
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Komiyama, Mitsuru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Allow Use of Electronic Systems for Public Notifications
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Yamada, Hideo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
KOHSOKU CORPORATION
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
310,300
6488592
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ichikawa, Hiroko
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Terashi, Koki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Terashi, Yuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Wagatsuma, Hideki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Obara, Junichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kobayashi, Hiromi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iwasawa, Miyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Mitamura, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sato, Gisuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakamura, Ken
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Uchida, Takakazu
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ito, Mitsuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
KOMATSU WALL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
20,700
6498762
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kano, Yutaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamada, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kano, Shinya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hirose, Norio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Aya, Yukio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hachiya, Toshio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Furuya, Mayumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kaneko, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyamae, Satoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
RYODEN CORPORATION
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
589,200
6763006
Appoint a Director Tomizawa, Katsuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kitai, Shoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ozawa, Takahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujii, Yuji
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Shirata, Yoshiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Muroi, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Thomas Witty
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Hiraide, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Sekiguchi, Noriko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Change Official Company Name
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SERIA CO.,LTD.
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
249,000
6680718
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kawai, Eiji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iwama, Yasushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyake, Natsuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakamura, Noboru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Suzuki, Hiroto
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kataoka, Noriaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Provision of Retirement Allowance for Retiring Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO.,LTD.
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
16,700
6555708
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nagano, Toshiyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Aiba, Tatsuaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shiraishi, Haruyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Miyazaki, Shotaro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yoshidome, Shin
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Masuda, Naofumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamazaki, Kodo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nishino, Kazumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Restricted-Stock Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Outside Directors)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL,INC.
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
14,900
6083704
Appoint a Director Shioji, Hiroumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Maki, Tatsundo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Seki, Yuichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okazaki, Shigeko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shirokawa, Masayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Approve Minor Revisions
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
CHUBU STEEL PLATE CO.,LTD.
23-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
107,500
6195739
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shigematsu, Kumio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Teramoto, Hitoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Komura, Shinji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Matsuda, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Muramatsu, Shuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyahana, Hideki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hirano, Takahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ushigome, Nobutaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Approve Minor Revisions
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE GUNMA BANK,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
408,800
6398088
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Horie, Nobuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fukai, Akihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Irisawa, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Goto, Akihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takei, Tsutomu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Uchibori, Takeo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kondo, Jun
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nishikawa, Kuniko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Osugi, Kazuhito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Muto, Keita
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kasahara, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
MIZUHO LEASING COMPANY,LIMITED
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
50,500
B02QLW4
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsuhara, Shusaku
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakamura, Akira
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nagamine, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nishiyama, Takanori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tokiyasu, Chihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takahashi, Toshiyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Komine, Takao
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Negishi, Naofumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hagihira, Hirofumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sagiya, Mari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawamura, Hajime
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Aonuma, Takayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Amano, Hideki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
KOATSU GAS KOGYO CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
194,300
6495967
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shibuya, Nobuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kuroki, Motonari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Setsuda, Kazuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sugioka, Takao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshitaka, Shinsuke
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SHIKOKU CHEMICALS CORPORATION
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
207,000
6804303
Appoint a Director Tanaka, Naoto
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsubara, Jun
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Watanabe, Mitsunori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hamazaki, Makoto
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Manabe, Yoshinori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Enjo, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hirao, Hirohiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ide, Hirotaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Harada, Shuitsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Umazume, Norihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Furusawa, Minoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Mori, Kiyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Change Official Company Name, Amend Business Lines
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Change Fiscal Year End
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Absorption-Type Company Split Agreement
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Mizuno, Takeo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SEKISUI JUSHI CORPORATION
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
279,900
6793843
Appoint a Director Baba, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hamada, Jun
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Wakui, Shiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Miyata, Toshitaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takano, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ito, Satoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sasaki, Katsuyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shibanuma, Yutaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint Accounting Auditors
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
YUSHIRO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
267,500
6988757
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sato, Tsuneo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Arisaka, Masanori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takahashi, Seiji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kobayashi, Kazushige
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takakura, Kazutoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakano, Masafumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iizuka, Katsuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sugiyama, Atsuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamazaki, Toshio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Provision of Retirement Allowance for Retiring Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
MATCHING SERVICE JAPAN CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
35,800
BZ19ZZ0
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Arimoto, Takahiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fujie, Mayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamamoto, Taku
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sugawara, Masanori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Oura, Yoshimitsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sakamoto, Hidetaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
 
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
KYOSAN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
80,600
6499163
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kunisawa, Ryoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Onodera, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tokodai, Tsutomu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kanzawa, Kenjiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hihara, Ryu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sumitani, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kitamura, Mihoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sasa, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Konno, Akio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Continuance of Policy regarding Large-scale Purchases of Company Shares (Anti-Takeover Defense Measures)
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
SOKEN CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
10,000
6338910
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fukuda, Junichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takizawa, Kiyotaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tomita, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okamoto, Shuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hasui, Takafumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsuchiya, Jun
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kamiyama, Kenjiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fusegi, Takayoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Nomura, Akira
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Matsumoto, Shinsuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE TAIKO BANK,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
268,500
6871493
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Koide, Tetsuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ishida, Yukio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kawai, Shoichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Suzuki, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nishiyama, Katsuyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Aiba, Minoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
YOSSIX HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
85,500
BSZM2R7
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshioka, Masanari
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Segawa, Masahito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshioka, Yutaro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Date, Tomio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
YURTEC CORPORATION
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
389,500
6894672
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Satake, Tsutomu
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ota, Yoshiharu
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kobayashi, Ikumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takasugi, Kazuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fujii, Naoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kagawa, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miura, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Suzuki, Yasuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Abe, Toshinori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Mitsui, Seiichi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takano, Keiichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sugawara, Kazunari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ono, Koichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takaura, Yasunari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yashima, Tokuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Increase the Board of Directors Size, Transition to a Company with Supervisory Committee
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Provision of Retirement Allowance for Retiring Directors
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Restricted-Stock Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members and Outside Directors)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Payment of Accrued Benefits associated with Abolition of Retirement Benefit System for Current Directors
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
EXEO GROUP,INC.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
257,100
6499420
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Watabe, Noriyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Imaizumi, Fumitoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Otsubo, Yasuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
NICHIREI CORPORATION
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
173,700
5809042
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okushi, Kenya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawasaki, Junji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Umezawa, Kazuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takenaga, Masahiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tanabe, Wataru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Suzuki, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shoji, Kuniko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nabeshima, Mana
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hama, Itsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hamashima, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Katabuchi, Tetsuro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
AICA KOGYO COMPANY,LIMITED
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
110,200
6010047
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Haruma, Manabu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ono, Yuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ebihara, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Todo, Satoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Omura, Nobuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ogura, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shimizu, Ayako
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Mori, Ryoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyamoto, Shoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamamoto, Mitsuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Adopt Reduction of Liability System for Directors
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
ADEKA CORPORATION
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
58,600
6054904
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shirozume, Hidetaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tomiyasu, Haruhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kobayashi, Yoshiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fujisawa, Shigeki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shiga, Yoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshinaka, Atsuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yasuda, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kawamoto, Naoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kakuta, Noriyasu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nagai, Kazuyuki
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Endo, Shigeru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Horiguchi, Makoto
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Taya, Koichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
T&K TOKA CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
755,500
6038469
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Masuda, Yoshikatsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakama, Kazuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kurimoto, Ryuichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takamizawa, Akihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sekine, Hideaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hayama, Sairan
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iwamoto, Shintetsu
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kimura, Hideaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Stock Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members and Outside Directors)
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
GODO STEEL,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
151,600
6374345
Appoint a Director Uchida, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Setoguchi, Akito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nishinaka, Katsura
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujita, Tomoyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shinomiya, Akio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsuchiya, Mitsuaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsuda, Michiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
KYOEI STEEL LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
172,200
B1HHF49
Appoint a Director Takashima, Hideichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hirotomi, Yasuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sakamoto, Shogo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kunimaru, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kitada, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawai, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamao, Tetsuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawabe, Tatsuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamamoto, Takehiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Funato, Kimiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Ichihara, Shuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Sukegawa, Yasuhiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
OSAKA STEEL CO.,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
859,100
6662095
Appoint a Director Nomura, Taisuke
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Wakatsuki, Teruyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Imanaka, Kazuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Osaki, Fumiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsuda, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ishikawa, Hironobu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsuzawa, Shinya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sato, Mitsuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Takami, Shuichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Goto, Takaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Kishimoto, Tatsuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
PIOLAX,INC.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
388,000
6485968
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hirowatari, Tetsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shimazu, Yukihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nagamine, Michio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Suzuki, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Masuda, Shigeru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kaji, Masaaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ochiai, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Akabane, Makiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ishikawa, Genichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Asano, Kenichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Komiyama, Sakae
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Approve Minor Revisions
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
FOSTER ELECTRIC COMPANY,LIMITED
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
122,900
6349008
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Oue, Aiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
OKINAWA FINANCIAL GROUP,INC.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
123,400
BMT97H7
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tamaki, Yoshiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamashiro, Masayasu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kinjo, Yoshiteru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Murakami, Naoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Higa, Mitsuru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sugimoto, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Payment of Bonuses to Corporate Officers
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
                 
NICHIHA CORPORATION
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
53,200
6638331
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yoshioka, Narumitsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kojima, Kazuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tonoi, Kazushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawamura, Yoshinori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawashima, Hisayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yagi, Kiyofumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tajiri, Naoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nishi, Hiroaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE YAMANASHI CHUO BANK,LTD.
24-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
360,400
6985361
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shindo, Nakaba
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Seki, Mitsuyoshi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Furuya, Yoshiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tanaka, Norihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Furuya, Fumihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamadera, Masahiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Masukawa, Michio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kano, Riyo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ichikawa, Miki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SUNDRUG CO.,LTD.
25-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
32,700
6817895
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sadakata, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tada, Naoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sakai, Yoshimitsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tada, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sugiura, Nobuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsumoto, Masato
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsuji, Tomoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Wada, Kishiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Reduce Term of Office of Directors to One Year, Establish the Articles Related to Shareholders Meeting Held without Specifying a Venue
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
RICOH LEASING COMPANY,LTD.
27-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
22,300
6729116
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ikeda, Koichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakamura, Tokuharu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sano, Hirozumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kuroki, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Futamiya, Masaya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Arakawa, Masako
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ebisui, Mari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Harasawa, Atsumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Uesugi, Keiichiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ichinose, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Zama, Nobuhisa
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kawashima, Tokio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakazawa, Hiromi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyama, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
NIPPON SEIKI CO.,LTD.
27-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
339,300
6642536
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sato, Koichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Azuma, Masatoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Osaki, Yuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nagano, Keiichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Murayama, Kazuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshihara, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE MUSASHINO BANK,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
176,600
6611440
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kainuma, Tsutomu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kurosawa, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kezuka, Tomio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Yoshida, Hayato
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE KEIYO BANK,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
843,100
6190648
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hashimoto, Kiyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Akiyama, Satoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujisaki, Kazuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kosaka, Hiromi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Uchimura, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tobe, Tomoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Uenishi, Kyoichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Oike, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Ono, Isao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Hanada, Tsutomu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
SG HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
70,800
BFFY885
Appoint a Director Kuriwada, Eiichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsumoto, Hidekazu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Motomura, Masahide
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakajima, Shunichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawanago, Katsuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takaoka, Mika
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sagisaka, Osami
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Akiyama, Masato
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Approve Minor Revisions
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
TOENEC CORPORATION
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
67,300
6895620
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ikeyama, Tatsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takimoto, Tsuguhisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nishiwaki, Tetsuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hirata, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fujita, Yuzo
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Horiuchi, Yasuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Mizuno, Asayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamazaki, Shigemitsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iizuka, Atsushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ukai, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoshimoto, Akiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Restricted-Stock Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members and Outside Directors)
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
 
ASIA PILE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
663,600
B06D3N6
Appoint a Director Kurose, Akira
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kurose, Shusuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kotera, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Baba, Osami
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okoshi, Masahiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Okuyama, Kazunori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Phan Khac Long
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Watanabe, Akira
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shiraga, Yohei
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Kamimae, Osamu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kabasawa, Toshihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ueda, Kohei
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Tanigami, Kazunori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
MORITA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
226,000
6602745
Appoint a Director Nakajima, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Morimoto, Kunio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kanaoka, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Isoda, Mitsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawanishi, Takao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hojo, Masaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Murai, Shinya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kato, Masayoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fukunishi, Hiroyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Nishimura, Shozo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kaneko, Mari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Approve Minor Revisions
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO.,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
297,300
6646862
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nishikawa, Masahiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fukuoka, Yoshitomo
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ogawa, Hideki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iwamoto, Tadao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Naito, Makoto
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ikemoto, Mitsuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yasuishi, Keiji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Teishi, Minoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Deguchi, Koso
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tatsudai, Akihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations, Approve Minor Revisions
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
AOI ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
36,900
6270960
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakayama, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kinoshita, Kazuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Saeki, Norio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fukuda, Kazuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Aoki, Ryoji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
MORY INDUSTRIES INC.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
35,400
6602541
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Mori, Hiroaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Asano, Hiroaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakanishi, Masato
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Motoyama, Koichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Koike, Hiroki
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hayashi, Shuichi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Iwasaki, Taishi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
 
JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO.,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
27,400
6711696
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Watanabe, Osamu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujita, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ishii, Yoshitaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamashita, Michiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hirata, Toshiyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakajima, Toshiaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ito, Tetsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamashita, Yukari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawasaki, Hideichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kitai, Kumiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sugiyama, Yoshikuni
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Motoyama, Yoshihiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kawakita, Chikara
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Motoyama, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Amend Business Lines, Allow Use of Electronic Systems for Public Notifications, Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
TOTETSU KOGYO CO.,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
136,300
6897444
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yagishita, Naomichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Maekawa, Tadao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ogashiwa, Hideo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Shimomura, Hikaru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yasuda, Hiroaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Suetsuna, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakayama, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Miyama, Miya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tamagawa, Takehiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Matsui, Gan
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Performance-based Stock Compensation to be received by Directors
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Yamaguchi, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
TOPRE CORPORATION
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
146,300
6894928
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamamoto, Yutaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Harata, Katsuro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tsuyuki, Yoshinori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Osaki, Masao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsuo, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamashiro, Katsuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takada, Tsuyoshi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Ogasawara, Naoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kitabayashi, Tomio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
THE AKITA BANK,LTD.
28-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
350,100
6011653
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Matsui, Hideki
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Araya, Akihiro
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Minakawa, Tsuyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miura, Chikara
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miura, Hiroyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ashida, Kosuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tsuji, Yoshiyuki
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sakaki, Junichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakata, Naofumi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kakizaki, Tamaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sato, Masahiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kudo, Jushin
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kobayashi, Kenichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Omoteyama, Kyoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hasebe, Mitsuya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
KAMIGUMI CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
81,500
5754409
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Kubo, Masami
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Fukai, Yoshihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Tahara, Norihito
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Horiuchi, Toshihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Murakami, Katsumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Hiramatsu, Koichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Nagata, Yukihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Shiino, Kazuhisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Ishibashi, Nobuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Suzuki, Mitsuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Hosaka, Osamu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Matsumura, Harumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Kobayashi, Yasuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Hideshima, Tomokazu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Saeki, Kuniharu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE OKINAWA ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY,INCORPORATED
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
151,890
6658050
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
YONDENKO CORPORATION
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
89,800
6804433
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Sekiya, Yukio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Suehiro, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Furukawa, Toshifumi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamasaki, Naoki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nakagawa, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamamoto, Yoshiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yanagawa, Yoshihisa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KANDENKO CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
679,600
6483586
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Yamaguchi, Hiroshi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Nakama, Toshio
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Kashiwabara, Shoichiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Ueda, Yuji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Miyauchi, Shinichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Iida, Nobuhiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Fujii, Mitsuru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Takahashi, Shinji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Nakahito, Koichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Uchino, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Saito, Hajime
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Ando, Miwako
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Tanaka, Koji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Approve Payment of Bonuses to Directors
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NICHIA STEEL WORKS,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
1,860,800
6638160
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Director Ishihara, Miho
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Approve Provision of Retirement Allowance for Retiring Directors
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
 
 
 
 
 
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Kitabatake, Shoji
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C.UYEMURA & CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
54,900
6089014
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEIKO TRANS CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
295,900
6575944
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
 
 
 
 
 
Approve Provision of Condolence Allowance for Retiring Directors
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
 
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
STARTS CORPORATION INC.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
75,500
6841913
Appoint a Director Muraishi, Hisaji
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Isozaki, Kazuo
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director Muraishi, Toyotaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Saito, Taroo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Naoi, Hideyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakamatsu, Manabu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamazaki, Chisato
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Naoi, Tamotsu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hasegawa, Takahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Muramatsu, Hisayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Yamamoto, Yoshio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takahashi, Naoko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
NIPPON SHINYAKU CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
40,500
6640563
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Maekawa, Shigenobu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Nakai, Toru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sano, Shozo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takaya, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Edamitsu, Takanori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Takagaki, Kazuchika
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ishizawa, Hitoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kimura, Hitomi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sugiura, Yukio
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Sakurai, Miyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Wada, Yoshinao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kobayashi, Yukari
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
FUJIKURA KASEI CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
1,569,300
6356729
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kato, Daisuke
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Watanabe, Hiroaki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kajiwara, Hisashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takano, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Watanabe, Satoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kurihara, Susumu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tanaka, Osamu
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nagahama, Yoichi
MGMT
AGAINST
AGAINST
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
OBIC CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
7,200
6136749
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Noda, Masahiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Tachibana, Shoichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kawanishi, Atsushi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Fujimoto, Takao
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Gomi, Yasumasa
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Ejiri, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Provision of Special Payment for Retiring Directors
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Restricted-Stock Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Outside Directors)
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
RINNAI CORPORATION
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
14,200
6740582
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Hayashi, Kenji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Naito, Hiroyasu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Narita, Tsunenori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Matsui, Nobuyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director Kamio, Takashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Corporate Auditor Mori, Kinji
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Corporate Auditor Ishikawa, Yoshiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR


PROXY VOTING REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND

Company Name
Meeting Date
Meeting Type
Voted Shares
SEDOL
 
Proposal
Proposed By
For/Against MGMT
Vote
MIURA CO.,LTD.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
6,700
6597777
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyauchi, Daisuke
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Takechi, Noriyuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ochi, Yasuo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kojima, Yoshihiro
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yoneda, Tsuyoshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hiroi, Masayuki
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Higuchi, Tateshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
                 
FUKUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP,INC.
29-Jun-2022
Annual General Meeting
73,800
B1TK1Y8
Approve Appropriation of Surplus
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shimeno, Yoshitaka
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Substitute Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miura, Masamichi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Shibato, Takashige
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Goto, Hisashi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Miyoshi, Hiroshi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kobayashi, Satoru
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Hayashi, Hiroyasu
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Nomura, Toshimi
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamakawa, Nobuhiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Fukasawa, Masahiko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is not Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Kosugi, Toshiya
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Tanaka, Kazunori
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Yamada, Hideo
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Appoint a Director who is Audit and Supervisory Committee Member Ishibashi, Nobuko
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Amend Articles to: Approve Minor Revisions Related to Change of Laws and Regulations
MGMT
FOR
FOR
         
Approve Details of the Compensation to be received by Directors (Excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
MGMT
FOR
FOR


Pursuant to the requirements of 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/ Mr. Yuichi Nomoto
 
Name: Mr. Yuichi Nomoto
President, Principal Executive Officer
 
Date: August 5, 2022