JAPAN

ARBITRATION LAW

(Law No. 138 of 2003)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter I: General Provisions

Article 1. Purpose

Article 2. Definitions

Article 3. Scope of Application

Article 4. Court Intervention

Article 5. Court Jurisdiction

Article 6. Voluntary Oral Hearing

Article 7. Appeal against Court Decision

Article 8. Court Intervention in the Event that the Place of Arbitration

Has Not Been Designated

Article 9. Reading of Case Records Relating to Court Proceedings

Article 10. Application of the Code of Civil Procedure to Court

Proceedings

Article 11. Supreme Court Rules

Article 12. Written Notice

Chapter II: Arbitration Agreement

Article 13. Effect of Arbitration Agreement

Article 14. Arbitration Agreement and Substantive Claim before Court

Article 15. Arbitration Agreement and Interim Measures by Court

Chapter III: Arbitrator

Article 16. Number of Arbitrators

Article 17. Appointment of Arbitrators

Article 18. Grounds for Challenge

Article 19. Challenge Procedure

Article 20. Request for Removal

Article 21. Termination of an Arbitrator’s Mandate

Article 22. Appointment of Substitute Arbitrator

Chapter IV: Special Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunal

Article 23. Competence of Arbitral Tribunal to Rule on Its Jurisdiction

Article 24. Interim Measures of Protection

Chapter V: Commencement and Conduct of Arbitral

Proceedings

Article 25. Equal Treatment of Parties

Article 26. Rules of Procedure

Article 27. Waiver of Right to Object

Article 28. Place of Arbitration

Article 29. Commencement of Arbitral Proceedings and Interruption

of Limitation

Article 30. Language

Article 31. Time Restrictions on Parties’ Statements

Article 32. Procedure of the Hearing

Article 33. Default of a Party

Article 34. Expert Appointed by Arbitral Tribunal

Article 35. Court Assistance in Taking Evidence

Chapter VI: Arbitral Award and Termination of Arbitral Proceedings

Article 36. Substantive Law to be Applied in Arbitral Award

Article 37. Proceedings by Panel of Arbitrators

Article 38. Settlement

Article 39. Arbitral Award

Article 40. Termination of Arbitral Proceedings

Article 41. Correction of Arbitral Award

Article 42. Interpretation of Arbitral Award by Arbitral Tribunal

Article 43. Additional Arbitral Award

Chapter VII: Setting Aside of Arbitral Award

Article 44. Grounds for Setting Aside of Arbitral Award

Chapter VIII: Recognition and Enforcement Decision of

Arbitral Award

Article 45. Recognition of Arbitral Award

Article 46. Enforcement Decision of Arbitral Award

Chapter IX: Miscellaneous

Article 47. Remuneration of Arbitrators

Article 48. Deposit for the Costs of the Arbitral Proceedings

Article 49. Apportionment of the Costs of the Arbitral Proceedings

Chapter X: Penalties

Article 50. Acceptance of Bribe; Acceptance with Request;

Acceptance in Advance of Assumption of Office

Article 51. Bribe to Third Person

Article 52. Aggravated Acceptance; Acceptance after Resignation

of Office

Article 53. Confiscation and Collection of Equivalent Value

Article 54. Giving a Bribe

Article 55. Crimes Committed outside Japan

Supplementary Provisions

Article 1. Date of Enforcement

Article 2. Transitory Measures Relating to Form of Arbitration

Agreement

Article 3. Exception Relating to Arbitration Agreements Concluded

between Consumers and Businesses

Article 4. Exception Relating to Arbitration Agreements Concerning

Individual Labor-related Disputes

Article 5. Transitional Measures Relating to Arbitral Proceedings

Article 6. Transitional Measures Relating to Lawsuits for the Challenge

against Arbitrators

Article 7. Transitional Measures Relating to the Request for the Challenge

against Arbitrators to the Arbitral Tribunal

Article 8. Transitional Measures Relating to the Force and Effect of

Arbitral Awards

Article 9 through 22 [Omitted]