Clifford Chance

Japan makes changes to improve dispute resolution landscape for international business disputes

1 May 2023

Long-awaited changes to Japan's framework for dispute resolution were passed by the Diet on 21 April 2023. In addition to making changes to its arbitration law, Japan has also implemented legislation to implement the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the "Singapore Convention").

This briefing gives an overview of the changes to the arbitration and mediation regimes in Japan and how they may impact parties involved in Japan-related disputes. It also considers how the reforms may enable Japan to compete with other regional centres for dispute resolution.

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