The prospect of and need for sports arbitration in Asia - a Japanese lawyer's perspective

Monday, 11 February 2013 Author: Takuya Yamazaki

It is beyond question that sports law is at its most advanced in Europe and America. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for sports law in Asia, which lags way behind Europe and America at both the working and research levels. Thus, when we take into account the prominence of Asia on the world stage from the perspectives of economics and population, this undoubtedly illustrates the pressing need to improve and develop sports law throughout the region.

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Tags: Arbitration | Asian Football Confederation (AFC) | Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) | Dispute Resolution | Europe | FIFA | Football | Governance | Japan Football Association (JFA) | Regulation

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Takuya Yamazaki

Takuya Yamazaki gained his LLB from Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) in 1993. He then qualified as an attorney-at- law in Japan and was admitted into the Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association in 1997. In 2001 Takuyafounded Field-R Law Offices, a specialized sports and entertainment law practice based in Tokyo, where he currently serves as the Founding Partner.