SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company

Martin Currie Japan Investment Trust plc

2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Tattersall Advisory Group

3.   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect
of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-
beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As in 2 above

4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Northern Trust Co./NorTrust: 1,575,000
Boston Safe Depository Trust: 531,000
Bank of NY Nominees: 697,000
Vidacos Nominees: 183,000

5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

750,000

6.   Percentage of issued class

1.62%

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

8.   Percentage of issued class

9.   Class of security

Ordinary 25p shares

10.  Date of transaction

26 November 2003

11.  Date company informed

26 November 2003

12.  Total holding following this notification

2,986,000

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

6.43%

14.  Any additional information

15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jan Wilson

0131-479-4774

16.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Martin Currie Investment Management Limited

Date of notification : 27 November 2003