JIDRC started operation in the city of Osaka (JIDRC-Osaka) in May 2018 and in Tokyo (JIDRC-Tokyo) in March 2020.

Commemorating the launch of JIDRC-Tokyo, JIDRC, together with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) and the Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA), is honored to host the Opening Ceremony for the JIDRC-Tokyo.

This event will be a joint event with JAA’s annual Japan Arbitration Day, which JAA, the largest association of ADR practitioners in Japan, has been holding every year for the purposes of promoting arbitration and ADRs.

This event will be a joint event with JAA’s annual Japan Arbitration Day, which JAA, the largest association of ADR practitioners in Japan, has been holding every year for the purposes of promoting arbitration and ADRs.

Date： 12 October 2020  14：00～16：15 (JST) for Webinar
Fees： Free of charge
Capacity：   maximum capacity of the facility: 500 people
Registration Advance registration is required. Please register from the link bellow. We will accept registrations in the order they are received up to the maximum capacity of facility: 500 people.
【URL】https://form.qooker.jp/Q/auto/en/jidrctokyoe1/jidrcop3//
Co-hosted by：   Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC), Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) and Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA)

◆Program◆

14:00 Opening Remarks
14:05-14:20 Guest Speeches and Video Messages
14:20-15:00 Keynote Speech I
Mr. Itsuro Terada  (Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan) 

Keynote Speech II
Mr. Kevin Kim  (Partner of Peter & Kim, a member of Advisory Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)  
15:00-15:10 Slideshow of JIDRC-Tokyo Facility
Prof. Yoshihisa
           Hayakawa		 (Executive Director and Secretary General of JIDRC)
15:10-16:10 Panel Discussion
Title: Role of Tokyo as Seat of International Arbitration – Expectations and Suggestions in the era of Covid 19

Moderator：
Ms. Yoshimi Ohara  (Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, a member of the ICCA Governing Board, Executive Director of Japan Arbitrators Association (JAA)） 
Panelist：
Mr. Michael Moser  （Arbitrator、Twenty Essex、a member of ICCA） 
Mr. James Castello  （Partnerof King & Spalding） 
Mr. Tsuyoshi Harada  (Executive Officer, Head of Legal Division, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION) 
Mr. Hiroyuki Tezuka  (Partner of Nishimura & Asahi, Executive Director of the JAA) 
Mr. Yoshihiro
            Takatori 		 (Partner, Kasumigaseki International Law Office / International Arbitration Chambers, Co-Convener of the CIArb. Japan Chapter, Executive Director of the JAA) 
16:10-16:15 Closing Remarks

The event, which was originally scheduled to be held on March 12 this year and has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now scheduled to be held on October 12 this year in webinar mode.

■Necessary equipment and environment for participation

The following equipment and environment are required to participate in this event.
・PCs, tablets, smartphones, and other devices that can connect to the Internet
・Internet access environment
*Please connect in a stable communication environment. Please connect your smartphone to Wi-Fi.

■About the preparation
・Please install Zoom on the equipment you wish to participate in.
https://zoom.us/download
・It is recommended to test the availability of Zoom from the link below by the day before the event.
https://zoom.us/test
*We do not provide support for Zoom webinar services and functions.

■This event will be held in a webinar format. Please note that we do not accept participation at the venue.

■If the Internet communication is interrupted for some reason on the day and it becomes difficult to restore, the event may be canceled out of necessity. Please note that we are not responsible for any problems with the PC environment or communication status, and we are not responsible for any support.

◆Contact Details for Inquiries

International Department, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Bengoshi Kaikan 15F, 1-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0013 Japan