Arbitration and Mediation Center

Fees

1.Filing fee
11,000 yen (tax included) to be paid by the Plaintiff.
*3,300 yen (tax included) for Small Claims. (meaning claims for payment of less than 300,000 yen)
2.Hearing fee
5,500 yen (tax included) per hearing to be paid by each of the Plaintiff and the Defendant.
*None for Small Claims.
3.Completion fee
To be paid when the settlement agreement or judgment is entered into. The ratio of the amount payable as between the Plaintiff and the Defendant is determined by the mediator or the arbitrator. The amount depends on the amount of the claim as follows.

Quick Chart of Completion Fees

Amount of claim
(yen)
Completion fee①
(yen)
Amount to be paid by each party
①②(yen)
100,000③8,8004,400
300,000③26,40013,200
500,00044,00022,000
1,000,00088,00044,000
3,000,000264,000132,000
5,000,000330,000165,000
7,000,000396,000198,000
10,000,000495,000247,500
15,000,000660,000330,000
20,000,000770,000385,000
30,000,000990,000495,000
50,000,0001,210,000605,000
100,000,0001,595,000797,500

*Consumption tax is included.
** This chart shows the case where the parties shall share the completion charge equally.
* If the case is a Small Claim, the completion fee is 11% of the amount of the claim(tax included).

Formula for Calculation of Completion Fees

Amount of Claim("A")
(yen)
Completion Fee*
(yen)
Up to 3,000,000 yen**A×8.8%
More than 3,000,000 yen up to 15,000,000 yen264,000 yen+(A-3,000,000 yen)×3.3%
More than 15,000,000 yen up to 30,000,000 yen660,000 yen+(A-15,000,000 yen)×2.2%
More than 30,000,000 yen up to 50,000,000 yen990,000 yen+(A30,000,000 yen)×1.1%
More than 50,000,000 yen up to 100,000,000 yen1,210,000 yen+(A-50,000,000 yen)×0.77%
More than 100,000,000 yen up to 1,000,000,000 yen1,595,000 yen+(A-100,000,000 yen)×0.55%
More than 1,000,000,000 yen6,545,000 yen+(A- 1,000,000,000 yen)×0.33%

* Consumption tax is included.
** If the case is a Small Claim, the completion fee is 11% of the amount of the claim(tax included).