# Changes to Japanese law on 1 October 2017

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2017-10-01. 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 October 2017 in 16 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. (Act No. 57 of 2017) (医療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/429AC0000000057 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000057)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20171001_429AC0000000057
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 4 of 2017) (所得税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20171001_429AC0000000004
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act and the Aircraft Fuel Transfer Tax Act (Act No. 2 of 2017) (地方税法及び航空機燃料譲与税法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000002)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20171001_429AC0000000002
- 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/324AC0000000228/20171001_429AC0000000038
- Income Tax Act (所得税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 4 of 2017) (所得税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000033/20171001_429AC0000000004
- Order for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (所得税法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Order for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Cabinet Order No. 105 of 2017) (所得税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/429CO0000000105 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429CO0000000105)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340CO0000000096/20171001_429CO0000000105
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (所得税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Ministry of Finance Order No. 16 of 2017) (所得税法施行規則の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429M60000040016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429M60000040016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340M50000040011/20171001_429M60000040016
- Corporation Tax Act (法人税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 4 of 2017) (所得税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000034/20171001_429AC0000000004
- Consumption Tax Act (消費税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 4 of 2017) (所得税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20171001_429AC0000000004
- Consumer Contract Act (消費者契約法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-contract-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, etc. (Act No. 43 of 2017) (独立行政法人国民生活センター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/429AC0000000043 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000043)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-contract-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/412AC0000000061/20171001_429AC0000000043
- Ministerial Order on the Useful Life, etc. of Depreciable Assets (減価償却資産の耐用年数等に関する省令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/useful-life-of-depreciable-assets-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ministerial Order on the Useful Life, etc. of Depreciable Assets (Ministry of Finance Order No. 29 of 2017) (減価償却資産の耐用年数等に関する省令の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429M60000040029 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429M60000040029)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/useful-life-of-depreciable-assets-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340M50000040015/20171001_429M60000040029
- Inheritance Tax Act (相続税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/inheritance-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 4 of 2017) (所得税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/inheritance-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000073/20171001_429AC0000000004
- Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (租税特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 4 of 2017) (所得税法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000004)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/332AC0000000026/20171001_429AC0000000004
- Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members (育児休業、介護休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 14 of 2017) (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/429AC0000000014 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000014)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/403AC0000000076/20171001_429AC0000000014
- Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 14 of 2017) (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/429AC0000000014 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000014)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/349AC0000000116/20171001_429AC0000000014
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act-enforcement-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministerial Order on the Arrangement, etc. of Ministerial Orders Related to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare upon the Partial Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order No. 66 of 2017) (雇用保険法等の一部を改正する法律の一部の施行に伴う厚生労働省関係省令の整備等に関する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429M60000100066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429M60000100066)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act-enforcement-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/350M50002000003/20171001_429M60000100066

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (16 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (14 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI