# Changes to Japanese law on 9 July 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-07-09. 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 9 July 2018 in 5 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- 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/411AC0000000018/20180709_430AC0000000026
- Stamp Tax Act (印紙税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/stamp-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 7 of 2018) (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/430AC0000000007 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000007)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/stamp-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000023/20180709_430AC0000000007
- 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. 3 of 2018) (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/430AC0000000003 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000003)
    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/325AC0000000226/20180709_430AC0000000003
- 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. 7 of 2018) (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/430AC0000000007 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000007)
    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/332AC0000000026/20180709_430AC0000000007
- 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 Partially Amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives and the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Insurance Act (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order No. 84 of 2018) (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施行規則及び雇用保険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/430M60000100084 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430M60000100084)
    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/350M50002000003/20180709_430M60000100084

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (5 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (3 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI