Originally from World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) - 2nd Edition

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I.  BASIC INFORMATION

A. History and Background of the Institution

The origin of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (the “JCAA”) goes back to the International Commercial Arbitration Committee, which was established in 1950 within the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The founding of the International Commercial Arbitration Committee was accomplished with the support of six other business organizations, including the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, the Japan Foreign Trade Council, and the Federation of Banking Associations of Japan. Its purpose was to settle commercial disputes and to promote international trade, thereby contributing to the redevelopment of the Japanese economy. 

In 1953, with the further growth of international trade, the aforementioned Arbitration Committee was reorganized independently of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the JCAA was formed as an incorporated association. Since then, the JCAA has devoted itself to the settlement of commercial disputes, especially those arising from international business, through the use of arbitration and mediation.

The JCAA has administered arbitration cases under the three sets of arbitration rules (collectively, the “JCAA Arbitration Rules”): (a) the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules supplemented by the Administrative Rules for UNCITRAL Arbitration (the “AR”); (b) the Commercial Arbitration Rules (the “CR”); and (c) the Interactive Arbitration Rules (the “IR”). The JCAA Arbitration Rules were amended and put into force on January 1, 2019. The Commercial Arbitration Rules and the Interactive Arbitration Rules are the JCAA’s original rules for institutional arbitration, and (with the exception of the rules explained in I.D, II.M, and II.N) they are comprised of the same rules and procedures.