# Act No. 62 of 2026: Act on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 62 of 2026 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 17 July 2026.

- Number: 令和八年法律第六十二号 (令和8年法律第62号), Act No. 62 of 2026
- Title: Act on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency (防災庁設置法の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
- Promulgated: 17 July 2026
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/508AC0000000062
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Act on Access to Information Held by Administrative Organs (行政機関の保有する情報の公開に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/information-disclosure-act

- 17 July 2026: In force. The law in force: https://japanlaw.org/en/information-disclosure-act; in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/information-disclosure-act
- Date not yet set: Not yet in force. 4 provisions changed · 2 provisions added · 4 provisions in the supplementary provisions. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/information-disclosure-act/amendments/20261231_508AC0000000062; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/information-disclosure-act/amendments/20261231_508AC0000000062/text

## Passport Act (旅券法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/passport-act

- 17 July 2026: In force. The law in force: https://japanlaw.org/en/passport-act; in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/passport-act
- Date not yet set: Not yet in force. 1 provision changed · 5 provisions in the supplementary provisions. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/passport-act/amendments/20261231_508AC0000000062; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/passport-act/amendments/20261231_508AC0000000062/text

## Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act

- 17 July 2026: Since replaced.
- 2 November 2026: Not yet in force. 4 provisions changed · 2 provisions added · 5 provisions in the supplementary provisions. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062/text

## Whistleblower Protection Act (公益通報者保護法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act

- 17 July 2026: In force. The law in force: https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act; in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act
- 2 November 2026: Not yet in force. 1 provision changed · 5 provisions in the supplementary provisions. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062/text

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (4 records)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (4 records)