# Changes to Japanese law on 26 April 2017

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2017-04-26. 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 26 April 2017 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- 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
  - Amended by Ministry of Justice Order No. 21 of 2017
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429M60000010021 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429M60000010021)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/highly-skilled-professional-criteria-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/426M60000010037/20170426_429M60000010021
- Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts for the Promotion of Reform to Enhance Regional Autonomy and Independence (Act No. 25 of 2017) (地域の自主性及び自立性を高めるための改革の推進を図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/429AC0000000025 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000025)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20170426_429AC0000000025

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (2 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI