# Changes to Japanese law on 21 October 2016

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2016-10-21. 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 21 October 2016 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. (中小企業等経営強化法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Basic Act on Cybersecurity and the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing (Act No. 31 of 2016) (サイバーセキュリティ基本法及び情報処理の促進に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000031 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000031)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000018/20161021_428AC0000000031

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/411AC0000000018)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI