Notice2026-04656
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. and Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc.
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March 10, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11579-11580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04656]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 36002; 812-15948]
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. and Nomura Asset
Management U.S.A. Inc.
March 6, 2026.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from section 19(b)
of the Act and rule 19b-1 under the Act to permit registered closed-end
investment companies to make periodic distributions of long-term
capital gains more frequently than permitted by section 19(b) or rule
19b-1.
Summary of Application: Applicants request an order to permit certain
registered closed-end management investment companies to pay as
frequently as twelve times in any one taxable year in respect of its
common stock and as often as specified by, or determined in accordance
with the terms of, any preferred stock issued by the investment company
subject to the terms and conditions stated in the application.
Applicants: Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. and Nomura Asset
Management U.S.A. Inc.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on December 4, 2025, and
amended on December 17, 2025 and February 23, 2026.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing.
Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing
the SEC's Secretary at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d3e080e1f08190c1f141e40220b0b040e082d1e080e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb98aea8b9aebfaab9b2b8e684adada2a8ae8bb8aea8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a> and serving the
Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is
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listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a
physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. The email
should include the file number referenced above. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on March
31, 2026, and should be accompanied by proof of service on the
Applicants, in the form of an affidavit, or, for lawyers, a certificate
of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should
state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the
desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request,
and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing
may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary.
ADDRESSES: The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efbc8a8c9d8a9b8e9d969cc2a08989868c8aaf9c8a8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b586e68796e7f6a79727826446d6d62686e4b786e68256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>. Applicants:
Nathan J. Greene, Sidley Austin LLP, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fe1e8fdeaeae1eacffce6ebe3eaf6a1ece0e2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="761811041313181336051f121a130f5815191b">[email protected]</span></a>, with a copy to
Neil Daniele, C/O Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc., Worldwide
Plaza, 309 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Loko, Senior Special Counsel,
at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment Management, Chief Counsel's
Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' amended
application, dated February 23, 2026, which may be obtained via the
Commission's website by searching for the file number at the top of
this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name search field
on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be searched at
<a href="https://www.sec.gov/search-filings">https://www.sec.gov/search-filings</a>. You may also call the SEC's Office
of Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04656 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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