2025 ICC Tokyo Arbitration Day

21 Apr 2025

Tokyo English and Japanese

Arbitration

Start: 12:15 (Event’s time zone) - End: 20:30 (Event’s time zone)

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ICC DRS and ICC Japan are delighted to organize their annual ICC Tokyo Arbitration Day – an influential regional conference focused on Japan and related markets. The 3^rd edition will take place on 21 April 2025.

Mark your calendar and don’t miss this must attend conference to keep up-to-date with the latest North Asian and Japanese developments in international arbitration.

Objective/Who should attend?

Practising lawyers;
Corporate counsel;
Arbitrators;
Mediators;
All practitioners who are interested in Japanese and Japanese-related markets.

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12:15-13:00	Registration Master of Ceremony Ms. Seri Takahasi, Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo
13:00-13:20	Opening Speech Harumichi Uchida, Chair, ICC Japan Arbitration Committee; Partner, TMI Associates, Tokyo Dr. Donna Huang, Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Shanghai
13:20-13:30	Welcoming Remarks Yoshiyuki Tsutsumi, Assistant Vice Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice of Japan, Tokyo
13:30-13:50	Keynote Speech Mr. Alexander Fessas, Secretary General ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris
13:50-15:20	Panel I Triangle Dialogues between ICC, Japanese In-house and External Counsel: Effective Communication and Strategic Planning on Key Issues of Dispute Prevention and Resolution The close interaction between in-house and external counsel and arbitration institutions such as the ICC Court, lays the foundation for cross-border business. Effective communication and strategic planning between these stakeholders will ensure that companies can prevent disputes in their business transaction and can seekremedy in dispute resolution. This session will be hosted in an innovative format of triangle dialogues to discuss the key issues in dispute prevention and resolution for Japanese companies. This session will cover the following key issues that companies may commonly confront: Interactions between in-house counsel and external counsel Interactions between arbitration lawyers and corporate lawyers The role of the ICC Court Expedited procedures Cost of the arbitration process Application of Alternative Dispute Resolution Panelists: Mitsuru Claire Chino, (FCIArb), Managing Executive Officer, ITOCHU Corporation, Tokyo; Attorney at Law, California Alexander G. Fessas, Secretary General ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services Tomoya Hashimoto, Deputy General Manager, Legal Dept, MARUBENI Corporation, Tokyo Ben Jolley, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehils, Tokyo Tomoki Yanagisawa, Partner, TMI Associates, Tokyo Moderator: Chié Nakahara, Partner, Nishimura Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyou), Tokyo
15:20-15:45	Coffee break
15:45-17:05	Panel II: Navigating the Crossroads of Disputes in the Infrastructure Industry: Dispute Boards and Arbitration In the dynamic and high-stakes world of infrastructure industry, where precision and collaboration underpin success, disputes are an inevitable reality. For global leaders like Japanese contractors, the choice of dispute resolution mechanism becomes not merely a procedural question but a strategic decision—one that can shape the outcome of multimillion-dollar projects. This panel explores how these mechanisms, guided by frameworks such as the ICC Dispute Board Rules, ICC Rules of Arbitration, ICC Guide on Effective Conflict Management can be effectively applied to manage and resolve disputes. This panel will discuss the strategic application of dispute boards (DB) as well as other procedural steps leading up to and including arbitration, and bring the practical insights for the Japan-related infrastructure industry. The focuses of this panel’s discussion will include tiered dispute resolution clauses, terms and conditions of the DB, the role played by arbitration lawyers in the operation of the DB, and the possibility of arbitration in the event of an appeal against the decision of the DB. Panelists: Peter Harris, Partner, Clifford Chance, Tokyo Nicholas Lingard, Partner, Freshfields, Singapore Shingo Ohno, Senior Managing Consultant, Systech International, Yokohama Toshihiko Omoto, Distinguished Professor of Graduate School of Management (MBA), Kyoto University, Kyoto Christopher Rowden, Principal, CDI Lawyers, Brisbane Kaori Sugimoto, Partner , Nagashima Ohno & Tunematsu, Tokyo Moderator: Bruno Savoie, Legal Counsel, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo
17:05-18:25	Panel III: FAQ from In-house lawyers to Arbitrators. Spotlight on various items including Interim Measures: Must-know Practices and Skills to Develop In this panel, panelists including In-house lawyers and practitioners will discuss the must-know practices in international arbitration and exchange their experiences and queries that they had in actual arbitration. This will include various matters, such as interim measures in arbitration which are usually taken in urgent circumstances to prevent possible damage or to preserve evidence that may be lost. Basic queries and ideas might also be posed from the audiences. Panelists: Daniel Allen, Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo Toshimi Itakura, General Manager, Legal Department, Sojitz Corporation, Tokyo Chan Leng Sun SC, Senior Counsel and Chartered Arbitrator, Duxton Hill Chambers, Singapore Yoko Maeda, Partner, City-Yuwa Partners, Tokyo John Ribeiro, Senior Legal Counsel, INPEX Corporation, Tokyo Louise Stoupe, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Tokyo Moderator: Aoi Inoue, Partner, Head of International Arbitration, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo
18:25-18:30	Closing remarks
18:45-19:00	Relocation to Miyabi Room 3^rd floor
19:00-20:30	Reception

Daniel Allen	Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo
Chan Leng Sun SC	Senior Counsel and Chartered Arbitrator, Duxton Hill Chambers, Singapore
Mitsuru Claire Chino	Managing Executive Officer, ITOCHU Corporation, Tokyo; Attorney at Law, California
Alexander G. Fessas	Secretary General ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris
Peter Harris	Partner, Clifford Chance, Tokyo
Tomoya Hashimoto	Deputy General Manager, Legal Dept, MARUBENI Corporation, Tokyo
Dr. Donna Huang	Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Shanghai
Aoi Inoue	Partner, Head of International Arbitration, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo
Toshimi Itakura	General Manager, Legal Department, Sojitz Corporation, Tokyo
Ben Jolley	Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, Tokyo
Nicholas Lingard	Partner, Freshfields, Singapore
Yoko Maeda	Partner, City-Yuwa Partners
Chié Nakahara	Partner, Nishimura Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyou), Tokyo
Shingo Ohno	Senior Managing Consultant, Systech International, Yokohama
Dr. Toshihiko Omoto	Distinguished Professor of Graduate School of Management (MBA), Kyoto University, Kyoto
John Ribeiro	Senior Legal Counsel, INPEX Corporation, Tokyo
Christopher Rowden	Principal, CDI Lawyers, Brisbane
Bruno Savoie	Legal Counsel, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tokyo
Kaori Sugimoto	Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo
Louise Stoupe	Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Tokyo
Seri Takahashi	Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo
Harumichi Uchida	Chair, ICC Japan Arbitration Committee; Partner, TMI Associates, Tokyo
Tomoki Yanagisawa	Partner, TMI Associates, Tokyo

BENEFITS	PLATINUM JPY 1,500K HT	GOLD JPY 900 K HT	SILVER JPY 675K HT	BRONZE JPY 450 K HT
Exclusive evening reception sponsor (as available) **	x	.	.	.
Opportunity to host a social side event**	x	.	.	.
Invitation to participate as guest contributor on the ICC blog on a topic related to the event*	x	.	.	.
Strategic logo placement in banners & collaterals	x	.	.	.
Testimonial quote on the event page*	x	.	.	.
Company video to be played during session breaks (including subtitles)*	1min	.	.	.
Opportunity to sponsor a lunch (as available) **	x	x	.	..
Participants list available in priority	x	x	.	..
Opportunity to provide Lanyards OR Notebooks & Pens OR Water Bottles OR Delegate Bags OR Mobile Charging Stations (as available)**	x	x	x	.
Opportunity to sponsor a coffee break (as available) **	x	x	x	.
Exhibition space + exhibitor pass (Table maybe shared depending on availability)	x	x	x	.
Include a branded item in the participant bags**	x	x	x	.
Pre-event introduction to participants	x	x	x	x
Complimentary registration	5	3	2	1
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