# Changes to Japanese law on 1 August 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-08-01. 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 August 2018 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, etc. to Strengthen the Community-based Integrated Care System (Act No. 52 of 2017) (地域包括ケアシステムの強化のための介護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/429AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/409AC0000000123/20180801_429AC0000000052
- Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act (健康保険法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 210 of 2018) (健康保険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/430CO0000000210 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430CO0000000210)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/215IO0000000243/20180801_430CO0000000210

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/3807/tb)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI