# Changes to Japanese law on 30 May 2017

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2017-05-30. 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 30 May 2017 in 12 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Real Property Registration Act (不動産登記法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-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/real-property-registration-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000123/20170530_428AC0000000051
- Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act
  - Amended by Act on Arrangement of Relevant Acts Incidental to Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 28 of 2013) (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の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/425AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/425AC0000000028)
    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/342AC0000000081/20170530_425AC0000000028
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 65 of 2015) (個人情報の保護に関する法律及び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の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/427AC0000000065 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427AC0000000065)
    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/342AC0000000081/20170530_427AC0000000065
- Order for the Enforcement of the Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order on the Arrangement of Cabinet Orders Related to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications upon the Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures and the Act on Arrangement of Relevant Acts Incidental to Enforcement of the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Cabinet Order No. 301 of 2015) (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及び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の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律の施行に伴う総務省関係政令の整備に関する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/427CO0000000301 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427CO0000000301)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342CO0000000292/20170530_427CO0000000301
- Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 65 of 2015) (個人情報の保護に関する法律及び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の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/427AC0000000065 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427AC0000000065)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20170530_427AC0000000065
  - 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/personal-information-protection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20170530_428AC0000000051
- Order for Enforcement of the National Pension Act (国民年金法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Order for Enforcement of the National Pension Act (Cabinet Order No. 21 of 2017) (国民年金法施行令の一部を改正する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429CO0000000021 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429CO0000000021)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334CO0000000184/20170530_429CO0000000021
- Family Register Act (戸籍法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-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/family-register-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000224/20170530_428AC0000000051
- 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. 21 of 2017
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429M60000040021 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429M60000040021)
    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/363M50000040053/20170530_429M60000040021
- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-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/copyright-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20170530_428AC0000000051
- 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
  - The law itself came into force as first made (not an amendment)
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 65 of 2015) (個人情報の保護に関する法律及び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の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/427AC0000000065 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427AC0000000065)
    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/425AC0000000027/20170530_427AC0000000065
  - 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/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20170530_428AC0000000051
- 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/411AC0000000042/20170530_428AC0000000051
- Road Transport Vehicle Act (道路運送車両法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-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/road-transport-vehicle-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185/20170530_428AC0000000051
- Lost Property Act (遺失物法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (Act No. 65 of 2015) (個人情報の保護に関する法律及び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の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/427AC0000000065 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427AC0000000065)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/418AC0000000073/20170530_427AC0000000065

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (12 records)
- When the laws came into force as first made: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (9 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
