International Arbitration

METI promotes development of environment for international arbitration that supports businesses.
International arbitration is a private dispute resolution procedure. Parties choose third party arbitrators who make binding decisions in order to resolve disputes.

International Arbitration in Japan

A booklet “International Arbitration in Japan” provided by the Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC)

• JIDRC site

Amendment of the Foreign Lawyers Act

On May 22, 2020, the Diet approved the amendment of the Foreign Lawyers Act which expands the scope of legal services that foreign lawyers can provide in international arbitration proceedings.

See the summary document below for the details of the amendments.

• MOJ site

Hearing facility

• JIDRC-Osaka started its operation in 2018.
• JIDRC-Tokyo started its operation in 2020.

• JIDRC site

Arbitration/Mediation Institution

• The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

• JCAA site

• International Arbitration Center in Tokyo(IACT)

• IACT site

• Japan International Mediation Center Kyoto(JIMC-Kyoto)

• JIMC Kyoto site

Others

• Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA)

• JAA site (Japanese only)

Division in Charge

Trade Promotion Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau