# Changes to Japanese law on 1 January 2017

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2017-01-01. 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 January 2017 in 10 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Cooperative Act (中小企業退職金共済法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Defined Contribution Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 66 of 2016) (確定拠出年金法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000066)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-retirement-allowance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000160/20170101_428AC0000000066
- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Act No. 88 of 2016) (出入国管理及び難民認定法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000088 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000088)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20170101_428AC0000000088
- Ministerial Order on the Arrangement of Ministerial Orders Related to the Ministry of Justice and on Transitional Measures upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, Inter Alia, Those Who Have Lost Japanese Nationality Pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan, and Other Matters (出入国管理及び難民認定法及び日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法の一部を改正する等の法律の施行に伴う法務省関係省令の整備及び経過措置に関する省令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-2009-amendment-transitional-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministry of Justice Order No. 46 of 2016
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428M60000010046 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428M60000010046)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-2009-amendment-transitional-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423M60000010043/20170101_428M60000010046
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministry of Justice Order No. 46 of 2016
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428M60000010046 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428M60000010046)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20170101_428M60000010046
- Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives (労働施策の総合的な推進並びに労働者の雇用の安定及び職業生活の充実等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 17 of 2016) (雇用保険法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000017 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000017)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/341AC0000000132/20170101_428AC0000000017
- Act on Ensuring the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Services and Protecting Dispatched Workers (労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 17 of 2016) (雇用保険法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000017 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000017)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/360AC0000000088/20170101_428AC0000000017
- Order for Enforcement of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Cabinet Orders and on Transitional Measures upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 399 of 2016) (雇用保険法等の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係政令の整備等及び経過措置に関する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428CO0000000399 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428CO0000000399)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329CO0000000110/20170101_428CO0000000399
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Consumption Tax Act (消費税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministry of Finance Order No. 20 of 2016
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428M60000040020 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428M60000040020)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363M50000040053/20170101_428M60000040020
- Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (雇用の分野における男女の均等な機会及び待遇の確保等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 17 of 2016) (雇用保険法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000017 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000017)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/347AC0000000113/20170101_428AC0000000017
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Provisions concerning Preservation Methods for Books and Documents Related to National Tax Prepared by Means of Computers (電子計算機を使用して作成する国税関係帳簿書類の保存方法等の特例に関する法律施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministry of Finance Order No. 26 of 2016
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428M60000040026 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428M60000040026)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/electronic-books-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410M50000040043/20170101_428M60000040026

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (10 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (6 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI