# Changes to Japanese law on 23 May 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-05-23. 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 23 May 2018 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Act on Mutual Relief System for the Prevention of Bankruptcies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (中小企業倒産防止共済法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness, etc. (Act No. 26 of 2018) (産業競争力強化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/430AC0000000026 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000026)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-bankruptcy-prevention-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/352AC0000000084/20180523_430AC0000000026
- Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc. (中小企業等経営強化法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness, etc. (Act No. 26 of 2018) (産業競争力強化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/430AC0000000026 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000026)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/sme-management-strengthening-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000018/20180523_430AC0000000026

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1056)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI