Martin Currie Japan Investment Trust plc
Stock Exchange Announcement - 2 December 2003


In  accordance  with the Listing Rules, which require, inter  alia,  UK-
listed  investment  companies  to notify  to  a  Regulatory  Information
Service, within two business days of the end of each quarter, a list  of
all  investments  held  by them with a value  greater  than  5%  of  the
company's gross assets and at least the company's 10 largest investments
as  at  the  last   business day of that quarter,  Martin  Currie  Japan
Investment  Trust  plc announces that, as at 28 November  2003,  its  10
largest investments were:

                           % of gross assets
NTT Docomo                        3.6%
Canon Inc                         3.2%
Fuji Bank 9.87% bond 2049         3.1%
SMFG Finance                      3.0%
Nitto Denko                       3.0%
Honda Motor                       2.5%
Toyota Motor                      2.3%
JSR                               2.1%
Denso                             2.0%
Credit Saison                     1.9%



For further information, please contact:

Michael Woodward
Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd                0131 229 5252