# Changes to Japanese law on 24 May 2017

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2017-05-24. 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 24 May 2017 in 7 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems, etc. (Act No. 36 of 2017) (地方公共団体情報システム機構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/429AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20170524_429AC0000000036
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 37 of 2017) (金融商品取引法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20170524_429AC0000000037
- Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (外国為替及び外国貿易法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 38 of 2017) (外国為替及び外国貿易法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000038 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000038)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000228/20170524_429AC0000000038
- Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (特定商取引に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 37 of 2017) (金融商品取引法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/351AC0000000057/20170524_429AC0000000037
- Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (犯罪による収益の移転防止に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 37 of 2017) (金融商品取引法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/419AC0000000022/20170524_429AC0000000037
- 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 Partially Amending the Act on the Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems, etc. (Act No. 36 of 2017) (地方公共団体情報システム機構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/429AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000036)
    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/425AC0000000027/20170524_429AC0000000036
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (金融商品取引法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 37 of 2017) (金融商品取引法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20170524_429AC0000000037
- Banking Act (銀行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 37 of 2017) (金融商品取引法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356AC0000000059/20170524_429AC0000000037

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (7 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