History
| 1921 | Established in Kobe as “Kobe Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.” modeled after the Baltic Exchange in London. |
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| 1922 | The first issue of “Kobe Shipping Exchange General Bulletin”, the forerunner of the monthly magazine KAIUN, was published. |
| 1926 | Formed the Tokyo Maritime Arbitration Commission and established the Arbitration Division. Started activities as the only permanent maritime arbitration organization in Japan. |
| 1929 | The first issue of “Nihon Senpaku Meisaisho” （REGISTER OF JAPANESE SHIPS）was published. |
| 1933 | Dissolved the stock company and reorganized the Japan Shipping Exchange, an incorporated association. |
| 1948 | Opened Tokyo Office. |
| 1953 | Established the Editorial Committee. |
| 1958 | Organized Documentary Committee. |
| 1962 | Maritime Arbitration Rules, etc., fundamentally revised. |
| 1966 | Headquarters relocated from Kobe to Tokyo. |
| 1968 | Set a business alliance with the Baltic International Maritime Council (BIMCO) regarding the standard contract forms. |
| 1978 | Maritime Arbitration Agreement concluded between the Tokyo Maritime Arbitration Commission and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. |
| 1979 | Established the Mediation Commission. |
| 1982 | Arbitration Cooperation Agreement concluded among the Tokyo Maritime Arbitration Commission, the Asia-Africa Legal Advisory Board, and the Kuala Lumpur Regional Arbitration Center. |
| 1988 | Tokyo Conference of the International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) jointly held with the International Commercial Arbitration Association. |
| 2002 | Participated in the Arbitration Study Group of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Judicial System Reform and the enactment of the Arbitration Law. |
| 2004 | Launched “THE MARINERS’ DIGEST,” the English quarterly magazine for non-Japanese seafarers who worked at Japanese merchant fleet. |
| 2006 | Established the Seminar Planning Committee |
| 2013 | Changed an incorporated organization to a general incorporated organization. |
| 2021 | Celebrated 100th anniversary on September 8 |
100 Year History (Japanese only)
In 2021, we have published “100 nen no ayumi” (100 Year History) to trace our history.
