# Changes to Japanese law on 6 July 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-07-06. 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 6 July 2018 in 20 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    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/342AC0000000081/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Health Insurance Act (健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Order No. 19 of 2018) (出入国管理及び難民認定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/430M60000010019 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430M60000010019)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20180706_430M60000010019
- Labor Standards Act (労働基準法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000049/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Labor Contracts Act (労働契約法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-contracts-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-contracts-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/419AC0000000128/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Industrial Safety and Health Act (労働安全衛生法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/347AC0000000057/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives (労働施策の総合的な推進並びに労働者の雇用の安定及び職業生活の充実等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/341AC0000000132/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Act on Ensuring the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Services and Protecting Dispatched Workers (労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/360AC0000000088/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20180706_430AC0000000071
- 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    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/428AC0000000089/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Public Assistance Act (生活保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Act on Improvement of Personnel Management and Conversion of Employment Status for Part-Time Workers and Fixed-Term Workers (短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/405AC0000000076/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (社会保険労務士法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/343AC1000000089/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Employment Security Act (職業安定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    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/322AC0000000141/20180706_430AC0000000071
- 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    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/425AC0000000027/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (障害者の雇用の促進等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000123/20180706_430AC0000000071
- Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    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/349AC0000000116/20180706_430AC0000000071
- 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order No. 83 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関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/430M60000100083 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430M60000100083)
    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/350M50002000003/20180706_430M60000100083
- 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote Work Style Reform (Act No. 71 of 2018) (働き方改革を推進するための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000071)
    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/346AC0000000068/20180706_430AC0000000071

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

---

## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (20 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (19 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI