Arbitration Award Addresses Sports Coaching and Sexual Harassment in Japan

By Takao Ohashi, Attorney-at-law in Japan In April of 2021, the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA), which handles disputes related to national federations of the Olympics and Paralympics in Japan, issued an arbitral award (JSAA-AP-2020-003[1]) concerning sports coaching and sexual harassment that raises significant issues. Allegedly, a male coach touched the female player's right hand, which was holding a racket, and right elbow, twice, and adjusted the movement of her racket. This was