# Changes to Japanese law on 27 May 2016

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2016-05-27. 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 27 May 2016 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- 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
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for Contributing to the Creation of New Industries and the Realization of a Vibrant Economic Society and an Enriched Quality of Life for the People through the Proper and Effective Use of Personal Information Held by Administrative Organs, etc. (Act No. 51 of 2016) (行政機関等の保有する個人情報の適正かつ効果的な活用による新たな産業の創出並びに活力ある経済社会及び豊かな国民生活の実現に資するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000051 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000051)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/information-disclosure-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000042/20160527_428AC0000000051

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000042)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4777/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI