Changes to Japanese law on 22 July 2025

7 laws on this site changed on this day, as amendments . For each: the law that amends it, and a link to e-Gov's text of the law as amended. The wording before and after is not on this site.

Unfair Competition Prevention Act
不正競争防止法（ふせいきょうそうぼうしほう）
Amended by
- Act on the Implementation of Agreements Between Japan and Other Contracting States Concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation Between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of Other Contracting States (Act No. 26 of 2025)
  日本国の自衛隊と我が国以外の締約国の軍隊との間における相互のアクセス及び協力の円滑化に関する日本国と我が国以外の締約国との間の協定の実施に関する法律（令和七年法律第二十六号）
  The text after this amendment, on e-Gov
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
出入国管理及び難民認定法（しゅつにゅうこくかんりおよびなんみんにんていほう）
Amended by
- Act on the Implementation of Agreements Between Japan and Other Contracting States Concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation Between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of Other Contracting States (Act No. 26 of 2025)
  日本国の自衛隊と我が国以外の締約国の軍隊との間における相互のアクセス及び協力の円滑化に関する日本国と我が国以外の締約国との間の協定の実施に関する法律（令和七年法律第二十六号）
  The text after this amendment, on e-Gov
Penal Code
刑法（けいほう）
Amended by
- Act on the Implementation of Agreements Between Japan and Other Contracting States Concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation Between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of Other Contracting States (Act No. 26 of 2025)
  日本国の自衛隊と我が国以外の締約国の軍隊との間における相互のアクセス及び協力の円滑化に関する日本国と我が国以外の締約国との間の協定の実施に関する法律（令和七年法律第二十六号）
  The text after this amendment, on e-Gov
Local Tax Act
地方税法（ちほうぜいほう）
Amended by
- Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act and the Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 7 of 2025)
  地方税法及び地方税法等の一部を改正する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和七年法律第七号）
  The text after this amendment, on e-Gov
Act on the Punishment of Acts of Photographing Sexual Poses, etc. and the Erasure, etc. of Electronic or Magnetic Records of Images of Sexual Poses Recorded on Seized Articles
性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律（せいてきなしたいをさつえいするこういとうのしょばつおよびおうしゅうぶつにきろくされたせいてきなしたいのえいぞうにかかるでんじてききろくのしょうきょとうにかんするほうりつ）
Amended by
- Act on the Implementation of Agreements Between Japan and Other Contracting States Concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation Between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of Other Contracting States (Act No. 26 of 2025)
  日本国の自衛隊と我が国以外の締約国の軍隊との間における相互のアクセス及び協力の円滑化に関する日本国と我が国以外の締約国との間の協定の実施に関する法律（令和七年法律第二十六号）
  The text after this amendment, on e-Gov
Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan
日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法（にほんこくとのへいわじょうやくにもとづきにほんのこくせきをりだつしたものとうのしゅつにゅうこくかんりにかんするとくれいほう）
Amended by
- Act on the Implementation of Agreements Between Japan and Other Contracting States Concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation Between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of Other Contracting States (Act No. 26 of 2025)
  日本国の自衛隊と我が国以外の締約国の軍隊との間における相互のアクセス及び協力の円滑化に関する日本国と我が国以外の締約国との間の協定の実施に関する法律（令和七年法律第二十六号）
  The text after this amendment, on e-Gov
Code of Civil Procedure
民事訴訟法（みんじそしょうほう）
Amended by
- Act on the Implementation of Agreements Between Japan and Other Contracting States Concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation Between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of Other Contracting States (Act No. 26 of 2025)
  日本国の自衛隊と我が国以外の締約国の軍隊との間における相互のアクセス及び協力の円滑化に関する日本国と我が国以外の締約国との間の協定の実施に関する法律（令和七年法律第二十六号）
  The text after this amendment, on e-Gov

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