# Changes to Japanese law on 20 August 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-08-20. 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 20 August 2018 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Management Organization for Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance, Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 41 of 2018) (独立行政法人郵便貯金・簡易生命保険管理機構法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC1000000041 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC1000000041)
    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/325AC0000000226/20180820_430AC1000000041
- Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (犯罪による収益の移転防止に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Management Organization for Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance, Independent Administrative Agency (Act No. 41 of 2018) (独立行政法人郵便貯金・簡易生命保険管理機構法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC1000000041 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC1000000041)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/419AC0000000022/20180820_430AC1000000041

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/487)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI