# Changes to Japanese law on 2 April 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-04-02. 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 2 April 2018 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (家事事件手続法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Child Welfare Act and the Act on the Prevention, etc. of Child Abuse (Act No. 69 of 2017) (児童福祉法及び児童虐待の防止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/429AC0000000069 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000069)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/domestic-relations-case-procedure-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052/20180402_429AC0000000069

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000052)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4512/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI