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International Arbitration Seminar: Exploring Innovative Solutions in a Changing World (17 November 2023)
Fluctuations in the global economic landscape greatly impact corporate activities. Recent challenges like pandemics, geopolitical conflicts, and rising resource, energy, and raw material prices have made risk prediction more complex. As a result of these evolving circumstances, unexpected disputes may arise during business expansion. Arbitration efficiently resolves these disputes.
The Japanese government prioritizes international arbitration. It has taken concrete steps including amendments to the Arbitration Act and the Foreign Lawyers Act. JCAA has pioneered innovative approaches like expedited arbitration, interactive arbitration and online arbitration.
As a milestone in these efforts, this government-backed arbitration event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and JAA (Japan Association of Arbitrators), aims to showcase Japan's growing arbitration system and why Japan is a preferred place for arbitration.
This conference:
- features a three-part panel that encourages dynamic discussions involving representatives from both the public sectors in Japan and diverse international arbitration experts.
- targets a wide audience, including small and mid-sized enterprises, large corporations, legal professionals, researchers, both within Japan and abroad.
- follows a hybrid format, combining physical venue and online platform to facilitate idea exchange and network building among participants.
This seminar is supported by United Nations UNCITRAL, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, JETRO, SME Support Japan, Japan Federation of Bar Association（JFBA）s、Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC), Japan International Mediation Center Kyoto (JIMC),CIarb East Asia Branch and Transnational Dispute Management.
- Dates
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Friday, 17 November, 2023
13:00～17:30 (JST) - Location
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Tsunamachi Mitsui Club/Hybrid format with ZOOM broadcasting
- Speakers
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Please see program below.
- Registration fee
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Free of charge
- Capacity
- N/A
- Program
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13:00～13:30
Reception
13:30～15:20
Opening Remarks
Shinsuke Kitagawa, President of JCAA
Remarks by Ministry of Justice
Takeshi Matsumoto, Director International Affairs Division Minister’s Secretariat, Minisitry of Justice
Remarks by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Special speech
Progress in Infrastructure Development and Emerging Challenges
- The Current State of Dispute Resolution (tentative)
Itsuro Terada Special advisor to the Ministry of Justice, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (18th)
Keynote speech
70 Years of Arbitration System in Japan and JCAA: Past and Future
Kazuhiko Yamamoto Chief Arbitration and Mediation Officer of JCAA, Professor,Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University
Panel discussion 1
Evaluation and Prospects of the Arbitration System in Japan and JCAA
Kazuhiko Yamamoto
Yuichi Takano Executive Managing Officer, GM Legal Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Tusyoshi Harada Managing Executive Officer and Head of Legal Division, Nippon Steel Corporation
Takashi Takashima Legal Officer at the International Trade Law Division (ITLD) of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
15:30～15:40
Break
15:40～16:30
Panel discussion 2
Learn from arbitration leaders – Legal education and career development in arbitration "(tentative)"
Moderator & Interviwer：Yoshie Midorikawa, Partner, Miura & Partners, Tokyo
Panelists： Kevin Kim, Partner, Peter & Kim, Seoul
Yu-Jin Tay, Partner, Mayer Brown, Singapore
16:30～16:40
Break
16:40～17:30
Panel discussion 3
Expediting Options for Arbitration in Common Law and Civil Law Jurisdictions
Moderator： Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira, Counsel, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo
Panelists： Tony Andriotis, Partner, DLA Piper, Tokyo
Tony Dymond, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, UK and Hong Kong
Yoshimi Ohara, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo
Julia Jiyeon Yu, Partner, Oon & Bazul LLP, Singapore
Shinji Ogawa, Manager, Arbitration and Mediation Department, JCAA