The Japan Association of Arbitrators was founded in 2003 as a voluntary organization and, after having been incorporated as a general incorporated association, became a public interest incorporated association in 2014. The main members are legal practitioners and researchers, and the purpose of the association is to foster human resource development and training, research, dissemination, and awareness-raising related to arbitration and mediation.

In response to global trends, the Association will continue to work with international ADR organizations in Japan and abroad to bring arbitration and mediation in Japan to a higher stage.

We hope that practitioners and researchers involved in international dispute resolution, and young people who will become responsible for handling international dispute resolution in the future, will participate in the activities of the Association.