# Changes to Japanese law on 1 January 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-01-01. 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 January 2018 in 25 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 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/342AC0000000081/20180101_427AC0000000065
- Child Allowance Act (児童手当法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-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/child-allowance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/346AC0000000073/20180101_429AC0000000004
- Child Rearing Allowance Act (児童扶養手当法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-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/child-rearing-allowance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000238/20180101_429AC0000000004
- National Pension Act (国民年金法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-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-pension-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000141/20180101_429AC0000000004
- 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, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 294 of 2017) (国民年金法施行令等の一部を改正する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429CO0000000294 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429CO0000000294)
    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/334CO0000000184/20180101_429CO0000000294
- National Tax Collection Act (国税徴収法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-collection-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-collection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000147/20180101_429AC0000000004
- 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 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/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20180101_427AC0000000065
  - 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/337AC0000000066/20180101_429AC0000000004
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 4 of 2014) (地方税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/426AC0000000004 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/426AC0000000004)
    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/325AC0000000226/20180101_426AC0000000004
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 2 of 2015) (地方税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/427AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427AC0000000002)
    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/325AC0000000226/20180101_427AC0000000002
  - 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/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20180101_427AC0000000065
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc., and Other Matters (Act No. 13 of 2016) (地方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/428AC0000000013 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000013)
    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/325AC0000000226/20180101_428AC0000000013
  - Amended by Act on Utilization of Funds from Dormant Deposits to Promote Privately-Run Public Interest Activities (Act No. 101 of 2016) (民間公益活動を促進するための休眠預金等に係る資金の活用に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC1000000101 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC1000000101)
    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/325AC0000000226/20180101_428AC1000000101
  - 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/325AC0000000226/20180101_429AC0000000002
- Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees (外国人の技能実習の適正な実施及び技能実習生の保護に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/technical-intern-training-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/technical-intern-training-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/428AC0000000089/20180101_429AC0000000014
- Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life (女性の職業生活における活躍の推進に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/womens-engagement-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/womens-engagement-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/427AC0000000064/20180101_429AC0000000014
- 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/340AC0000000033/20180101_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, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 145 of 2016) (所得税法施行令等の一部を改正する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428CO0000000145 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428CO0000000145)
    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/340CO0000000096/20180101_428CO0000000145
  - 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/340CO0000000096/20180101_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 Ministry of Finance Order No. 22 of 2015
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/427M60000040022 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427M60000040022)
    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/340M50000040011/20180101_427M60000040022
  - Amended by Ministry of Finance Order No. 15 of 2016
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428M60000040015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428M60000040015)
    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/340M50000040011/20180101_428M60000040015
  - 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/340M50000040011/20180101_429M60000040016
- Act on Special Measures for Securing the Financial Resources Necessary to Implement Measures for Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake (東日本大震災からの復興のための施策を実施するために必要な財源の確保に関する特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/reconstruction-funding-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 10 of 2014) (所得税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/426AC0000000010 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/426AC0000000010)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/reconstruction-funding-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000117/20180101_426AC0000000010
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 15 of 2016) (所得税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/428AC0000000015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000015)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/reconstruction-funding-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000117/20180101_428AC0000000015
- Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children (次世代育成支援対策推進法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/next-generation-support-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/next-generation-support-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000120/20180101_429AC0000000014
- 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/340AC0000000034/20180101_429AC0000000004
- Inheritance Tax Act (相続税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/inheritance-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 9 of 2015) (所得税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/427AC0000000009 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427AC0000000009)
    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/325AC0000000073/20180101_427AC0000000009
- Defined Contribution Pension Act (確定拠出年金法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Defined Contribution Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 66 of 2016) (確定拠出年金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/428AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000066)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/defined-contribution-pension-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0000000088/20180101_428AC0000000066
- 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. (Act No. 15 of 2016) (所得税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/428AC0000000015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000015)
    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/332AC0000000026/20180101_428AC0000000015
  - 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/332AC0000000026/20180101_429AC0000000004
- Employment Security Act (職業安定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-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-security-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000141/20180101_429AC0000000014
- 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/403AC0000000076/20180101_429AC0000000014
- 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 Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 9 of 2015) (所得税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/427AC0000000009 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/427AC0000000009)
    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/425AC0000000027/20180101_427AC0000000009
  - 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/425AC0000000027/20180101_427AC0000000065
- 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/349AC0000000116/20180101_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/350M50002000003/20180101_429M60000100066
- Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons (高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-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/elderly-employment-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/346AC0000000068/20180101_429AC0000000014

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (25 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (22 records)
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- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI