Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Transitional Measures
第二条（経過措置）
Until the day on which one year has elapsed from the date on which this Ministerial Order comes into effect (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), the phrase "Japanese language education for 1 year or more" in item (v) of the right-hand column of the entry for the activities listed in the right-hand column under "Student" of the Appended Table I (4) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "student activities") in the Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, Paragraph (1), Item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as amended by this Ministerial Order (hereinafter referred to as the "New Ministerial Order") is deemed to be replaced with "Japanese language education for 6 months or more".
この省令の施行の日（以下「施行日」という。）から起算して一年を経過する日までの間は、この省令による改正後の出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令（以下「新省令」という。）の法別表第一の四の表の留学の項の下欄に掲げる活動（以下「留学活動」という。）の項の下欄第五号の規定中「一年以上の日本語教育」とあるのは「六か月以上の日本語教育」と読み替えるものとする。