# Changes to Japanese law on 1 December 2017

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2017-12-01. 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 December 2017 in 8 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Installment Sales Act (割賦販売法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/installment-sales-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Act No. 60 of 2016) (特定商取引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/428AC0000000060 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000060)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/installment-sales-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000159/20171201_428AC0000000060
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Installment Sales Act (Act No. 99 of 2016) (割賦販売法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000099 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000099)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/installment-sales-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000159/20171201_428AC0000000099
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act (労働基準法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order No. 126 of 2017) (労働基準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/429M60000100126 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429M60000100126)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023/20171201_429M60000100126
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures (Act No. 46 of 2017) (不動産特定共同事業法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000046 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000046)
    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/325AC0000000226/20171201_429AC0000000046
- Real Estate Brokerage Act (宅地建物取引業法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures (Act No. 46 of 2017) (不動産特定共同事業法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000046 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000046)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/327AC1000000176/20171201_429AC0000000046
- 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 Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (Act No. 60 of 2016) (特定商取引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/428AC0000000060 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000060)
    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/351AC0000000057/20171201_428AC0000000060
- 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 Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures (Act No. 46 of 2017) (不動産特定共同事業法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000046 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000046)
    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/419AC0000000022/20171201_429AC0000000046
- 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/332AC0000000026/20171201_429AC0000000004
- 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 Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures (Act No. 46 of 2017) (不動産特定共同事業法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000046 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000046)
    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/323AC0000000025/20171201_429AC0000000046

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (8 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (7 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI