DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND, 497J, 1996-07-25

DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND
497J, 1996-07-25

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DEAN WITTER JAPAN FUND
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
                          212-392-1600         






                                   July 25, 1996


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re:  Dean Witter Japan Fund
     File #333-00437
     Rule 497(j) Filing                         

Dear Sir/Madam:

     On behalf of the Registrant, the undersigned certifies that
the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Section 497(c) would not have differed
from those contained in the text of the Registrant's most recent
registration statement that was filed electronically via EDGAR with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 1996.






                                   Very truly yours,
                                   /s/Carsten Otto
                                   Carsten Otto
                                   Assistant Secretary
                                   


cc: Randolph Koch
    Sheldon Curtis