Statistics
JCAA continues to offer an efficient and neutral forum for resolving cross-border and domestic commercial disputes. The data from 2020 to 2024 highlights recent trends in arbitration administered by the JCAA, offering insight into current practices and user preferences.
Caseloads
From 2020 to 2024, the JCAA received 80 arbitration cases. Of these, 71cases (88%) were international, involving either non-Japanese companies or foreign subsidiaries registered in Japan.
Year | Number of Cases |
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2020 | 18 |
2021 | 15 |
2022 | 19 |
2023 | 9 |
2024 | 19 |
Expedited arbitration
23 cases were conducted under the Expedited Arbitration Procedures under the 2021 JCAA Rules.
Emergency arbitration
From 2019, the JCAA received 5 applications for Emergency Arbitration, 4 of which were international cases.
Nationality of Parties
From 2020 to 2024, parties to JCAA arbitrations came from 25 countries and regions. The most frequent foreign jurisdictions included China, Vietnam, USA, South Korea, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates.

Claimant | Respondent | Total | ||
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Americas | ||||
1 | British Virgin Island | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Chlie | 0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | United States | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Asia & Pacific | ||||
4 | China* | 8 | 17 | 25 |
5 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | Japan | 53 | 43 | 96 |
9 | Lebanon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Philippines | 0 | 2 | 2 |
12 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | South Korea | 2 | 4 | 6 |
15 | Taiwan | 0 | 4 | 4 |
16 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 4 |
18 | Vietnam | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Europe | ||||
19 | Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
22 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 1 |
23 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
24 | Swizerland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
25 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2 | 2 |
*15(Claimant: 3、Respondent: 12) in Mainland China、10(Claimant: 5、Respondent: 5) in Hong Kong
Language
From 2020 to 2024, English was used in 58% of international cases. Chinese were also used in some cases.
Japanese are frequently chosen when both parties were from China and Japan.

Nationality of Arbitrators
78 arbitrators were appointed in international cases between 2020 and 2024. 41% of these arbitrators were non-Japanese nationals.

For English language arbitrations, the proportion of non-Japanese arbitrators rose to 64%.

Non-Japanese arbitrators came from 15 countries, which shows a well-balanced mix of common law and civil law backgrounds.

Nationality of Emergency Arbitrator
As of the end of 2024, JCAA appointed 4 emergency arbitrators in international cases, all of whom were neutral nationals from Australia, United Kingdom and Taiwan.
Duration of Proceedings
JCAA arbitration is known for its procedural efficiency and time-conscious case management.
- Nearly 70% of expedited arbitration cases were concluded within the 3- or 6-month time limit set by the 2021 JCAA Rules.
- In emergency arbitration, all emergency arbitrator’s decisions were rendered within the 2-week time limit set by the JCAA Rules.
For the cases concluded from 2020 to 2024, the average duration from the constitution of the arbitral tribunal to the final award was 9.9 months, including the time required for the JCAA’s scrutiny of draft awards.

For the cases concluded from 2020 to 2024,
- 35% of cases were concluded by withdrawal, including due to settlement before tribunal constitution.
- 11% resulted in consent awards, reflecting the terms of the parties’ settlement agreements.

Amount of Claims
JCAA arbitration accommodates disputes of all sizes.
Out of the arbitration cases concluded between 2020 and 2024
- 57% cases involved amounts under USD 2 million (JPY 300 million)
- 23% were below less than USD 300,000 (JPY 50 million).
- The smallest dispute was about USD35,000 (JPY 5 million).
- The largest reached about USD 5.3 billion (JPY 800 billion).
*At a currency exchange rate of JPY 150 per USD 1

Industry Sectors
The JCAA administers a diverse range of sectors.
From 2020 to 2024, cases involving Manufacturing/ Industrial goods and Fashion, Food & Consumer products accounted for nearly half of the caseload.

Using Online technology
The JCAA actively supports online dispute resolution. In 2024, over 85% of hearings and conferences were conducted fully online or in hybrid format.

Recognition and Enforcement of JCAA arbitral awards
To the best of the JCAA’s knowledge, between 2020 and 2024, prevailing parties sought enforcement of JCAA arbitral awards in the courts of China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Japan. In all instances, the applications were granted.