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President's Message

The APIAC Japan Committee (full name: General Incorporated Association Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber Japan Committee) was approved for establishment in Osaka, Japan, on August 1, 2025. This marks the formal establishment of APIAC’s global arbitration system in Japan and provides important support for commercial cooperation and dispute resolution across the Pacific Rim. As a core economic and legal hub in the Kansai region, Osaka is gradually developing into a new center for international legal services connecting East Asia with the world. Against this background, the APIAC Japan Committee was established to draw on Japan’s mature legal system and its own professional arbitration services, working with APIAC’s global arbitration institutions to resolve commercial disputes across the Pacific Rim efficiently. Where an international business entity’s assets are located in Japan, parties may choose arbitration through the APIAC Japan Committee to facilitate efficient preservation or enforcement proceedings.

— Martin MA, President of the Asia-Pacific International Arbitration Chambers

To Be Determined

Mission

Provide efficient, high-quality international arbitration and mediation services to resolve cross-border disputes for businesses in the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide, establish stable and inclusive legal safeguards, and promote international economic cooperation and exchange.

Vision

Become an authoritative dispute resolution hub in the Asia-Pacific region and promote regional economic integration and the harmonious development of the global business environment through professional, neutral, and flexible arbitration services.

History

The Asia Pacific Arbitration Chamber (APIAC) is an alliance of international arbitration institutions jointly established by arbitration experts from different countries. Its arbitration centers currently span nine countries and regions: Singapore Arbitration Center (APIAC Singapore), Hong Kong Arbitration Center (APIAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center), Malaysia Arbitration Center (APIAC Malaysia), Indonesia Arbitration Center (APIAC Indonesia), Canada Arbitration Center (APIAC Canada), USA Arbitration Center (APIAC USA), Australia Arbitration Center (APIAC Australia), and Japan Arbitration Center (APIAC Japan). These institutions handle cases independently and share resources, providing efficient, fair, economical, and convenient international arbitration services for trade cooperation and the various commercial disputes arising between Pacific Rim countries.

To strengthen regional services, the Singapore Arbitration Center (APIAC Singapore) established the Southwest Service Center (Sichuan), Taiwan Investment and RCEP Legal Service Center, Southwest Service Center (Chongqing), and Jiangsu Representative Office. These bodies promote international arbitration legal services, train legal professionals for cross-border matters, and organize forums and conferences on cross-border legal affairs.

June 24–26

Japan Event of the APIAC Anniversary Legal and Business Friendly Golf Tournament Held

The Japan Committee held the Japan event of the APIAC Anniversary Legal and Business Friendly Golf Tournament in Osaka and Hyogo Prefecture. Under the theme “Make Friends through Golf, Build Bridges through Business, Create the Future Together”, it brought together guests from law, arbitration, and business, further expanding the network for exchange among legal and business professionals across the Asia-Pacific region.

April 24

Visit to the Federation of Chinese Associations in Western Japan

The workshop delegation visited the Osaka Cultural Center and the Federation of Chinese Associations in Western Japan, exchanging views on the development of overseas Chinese communities in Japan and the protection of their legal rights and interests, further strengthening the Japan Committee’s ties with the local Chinese community.

April 24

Visit to the Osaka Bar Association

The Japan Committee’s workshop delegation visited the Osaka Bar Association and met with representatives of its International Committee and Japanese lawyers. The visit deepened mutual understanding between the Chinese and Japanese legal communities and laid a foundation for future cooperation in arbitration and legal services.

April 22–24

First Advanced Country-Specific Workshop of 2026 Held

APIAC again held the China–Japan Commercial Law and Arbitration Practice Workshop in Osaka. The curriculum further covered practical topics including Chinese investment in Japan, Japanese corporate governance, cross-border real estate, enforcement of international arbitral awards, and China–Japan transaction negotiations, continuing to deepen China–Japan exchange in law, arbitration, commerce, and investment.

November 19–21

First China–Japan Commercial Law and Arbitration Practice Workshop Held

The Japan Committee held its first advanced country-specific workshop in Osaka, bringing together experts from the Chinese and Japanese legal, arbitration, and academic communities. Professional exchanges covered international arbitration, Japanese company law, cross-border investment, insurance law, and anti-money laundering, forming an initial platform for practical China–Japan legal and business exchange.

November 19

APIAC Japan Committee Officially Launched

The APIAC Japan Committee formally held its launch and unveiling ceremony in central Osaka and issued appointment letters to business development consulting experts and arbitrators. The Japan Committee thereby formally launched its operations in Japan, focusing on arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution services for international commercial, trade, and investment disputes involving Japan.

August 1

APIAC Japan Committee Approved for Establishment in Osaka, Japan

This marks the formal establishment of APIAC’s global arbitration system in Japan, providing important support for commercial cooperation and dispute resolution across the Pacific Rim.

Organizational Structure

The Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber is a group of international arbitration institutions jointly established by arbitration experts from various countries. Arbitration and mediation centers have now been established in eight countries and regions: the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber (Singapore)/Mediation Center in Singapore; the APIAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center/Mediation Center in Hong Kong, China; the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber (Malaysia)/Mediation Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber (Indonesia)/Mediation Center in Jakarta, Indonesia; the APIAC Canada Arbitration Center/Mediation Center in Vancouver, Canada; the APIAC USA Arbitration Center/Mediation Center in Los Angeles, United States; the APIAC Australia Arbitration Center/Mediation Center in Sydney, Australia; the APIAC Japan Committee/Mediation Center in Osaka, Japan; and the APIAC Korea Arbitration Center/Mediation Center in South Korea. These institutions adjudicate independently and share resources, jointly providing efficient, impartial, economical, and convenient international arbitration services for trade cooperation and the various commercial disputes arising between Pacific Rim countries.

To strengthen regional services, the Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chamber (Singapore) established the Southwest Service Center (Sichuan) in Sichuan, China; the Taiwan Investment–RCEP Legal Service Center and Southwest Service Center (Chongqing) in Chongqing, China; and the East China Service Center (Zhejiang) in Zhejiang, China. These bodies conduct external exchanges including the promotion of international arbitration legal services, training legal professionals for cross-border matters, and organizing forums and conferences on cross-border legal affairs.