On 24 September 2020, the Ministry of Justice of Japan co-hosted an international arbitration seminar for businesses under the theme “Toward Promotion of International Arbitration” in cooperation with the Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC) and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA).
Moderated by Ms. SHIBATA Noriko, Director of the International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Justice of Japan, presentations were given as follows.
-JIDRC’s initiatives to promote international arbitration, Mr. HAYAKAWA Yoshihisa, Managing Director and Head of the Executive Office at JIDRC
– Revision of the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Handling of Legal Services by Foreign Lawyers, Ms. KAWAZOE Mayo, Senior Attorney at Judicial System Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Justice of Japan
– Status of deliberations regarding the review of the Arbitration Act, Mr. FUKUDA Atsushi, Counsellor, Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice of Japan
– Expectations for the review of the Arbitration Act, Mr. TEZUKA Hiroyuki, Chair of the JIDRC Arbitration Promotion Division
– Initiatives by Japanese arbitration institutions, Prof. DOGAUCHI Masato, Executive Director of the JCAA
Ms. Kawazoe, Mr. Fukuda, Mr. Tezuka, Prof. Dogauchi, Ms. Shibata, Mr. Hayakawa (from left to right)