The Government of Japan has, for many years, pursued coordinated efforts to promote Japan as a seat for international arbitrations and encouraged the use of international arbitration in Japan…
Day two of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (“JCAA”) Global Arbitration Forum carried forward the momentum of the first day and offered a deeper look at how institutions, practitioners,…
The JCAA Global Arbitration Forum 2025 was held on November 27-28, 2025 during the Japan International Arbitration Week. It brought together arbitrators, counsel, in-house lawyers, academics, and…
From 20 to 22 November 2024, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) hosted the second edition of the JCAA Arbitration Days, as part of the inaugural Japan International Arbitration Week …
This year, Japan held its first ever Japan International Arbitration Week (JIAW) in Tokyo from 18-22 November 2024. Previously held as a standalone event for the first time last year, this year’s…
On 17 November 2023, the leading arbitration-related institutions and government entities in Japan co-hosted an international arbitration conference, entitled “Exploring Innovative Solutions in a…
In recent years, criticism that international arbitration rules lean too heavily on common law traditions—with similar legal costs as a result—has culminated in the creation of multiple new sets of…
The dispute resolution landscape in Japan is almost unrecognisable from the position 20 years ago. In that time, Japan has evolved into a significant market for cross-border contentious legal…
On 31 May 2021, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (“JCAA”), Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (“JIDRC”), and the Japanese Ministry of Justice (“MoJ”) co-hosted a webinar on…
