# Changes to Japanese law on 1 April 2015

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2015-04-01. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp.

What changed on 1 April 2015 in 6 laws on this site: 5 amended, each with its Act; 1 came into force as first made.

- Act on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labor-Related Disputes (個別労働関係紛争の解決の促進に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act
  - Amended by Act No. 67 of 2014
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/426AC0000000067 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/426AC0000000067)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0000000112/20150401_426AC0000000067
- Whistleblower Protection Act (公益通報者保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act
  - Amended by Food Labeling Act (Act No. 70 of 2013) (食品表示法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/425AC0000000070 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/425AC0000000070)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122/20150401_425AC0000000070
- Ministerial Order for Defining the Criteria in the Right-Hand Column of the Entry for Highly Skilled Professional in the Appended Table I(2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の高度専門職の項の下欄の基準を定める省令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/highly-skilled-professional-criteria-ordinance
  - The law itself came into force as first made (not an amendment)
- Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 20-2, Paragraph (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法第二十条の二第二項の基準を定める省令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/highly-skilled-professional-ii-criteria-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministry of Justice Order No. 36 of 2014
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/426M60000010036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/426M60000010036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/highly-skilled-professional-ii-criteria-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421M60000010051/20150401_426M60000010036
- Nationality Act (国籍法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/nationality-act
  - Amended by Act No. 70 of 2014
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/426AC0000000070 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/426AC0000000070)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/nationality-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000147/20150401_426AC0000000070
- Act on Improvement of Personnel Management and Conversion of Employment Status for Part-Time Workers and Fixed-Term Workers (短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act
  - Amended by Act No. 27 of 2014
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/426AC0000000027 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/426AC0000000027)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/405AC0000000076/20150401_426AC0000000027

Every day: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (5 records)
- When the laws came into force as first made: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/426M60000010037)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (6 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI