# Changes to Japanese law on 1 October 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-10-01. 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 October 2018 in 7 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 Partially Amending the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. to Promote the Self-Reliance of Persons in Need, etc. (Act No. 44 of 2018) (生活困窮者等の自立を促進するための生活困窮者自立支援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/430AC0000000044 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000044)
    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/342AC0000000081/20181001_430AC0000000044
- Child Rearing Allowance Act (児童扶養手当法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. to Promote the Self-Reliance of Persons in Need, etc. (Act No. 44 of 2018) (生活困窮者等の自立を促進するための生活困窮者自立支援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/430AC0000000044 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000044)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/child-rearing-allowance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000238/20181001_430AC0000000044
- 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/325AC0000000226/20181001_430AC0000000003
- Public Assistance Act (生活保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. to Promote the Self-Reliance of Persons in Need, etc. (Act No. 44 of 2018) (生活困窮者等の自立を促進するための生活困窮者自立支援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/430AC0000000044 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000044)
    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/325AC0000000144/20181001_430AC0000000044
- 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 Partially Amending the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. to Promote the Self-Reliance of Persons in Need, etc. (Act No. 44 of 2018) (生活困窮者等の自立を促進するための生活困窮者自立支援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/430AC0000000044 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000044)
    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/343AC1000000089/20181001_430AC0000000044
- 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 Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Material, Nuclear Fuel Material and Reactors, etc. to Strengthen Safety Measures in the Utilization of Nuclear Energy (Act No. 15 of 2017) (原子力利用における安全対策の強化のための核原料物質、核燃料物質及び原子炉の規制に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000015)
    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/332AC0000000026/20181001_429AC0000000015
  - 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/332AC0000000026/20181001_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 Employment Insurance Act (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order No. 48 of 2018) (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/430M60000100048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430M60000100048)
    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/350M50002000003/20181001_430M60000100048
  - Amended by Ministerial Order on the Arrangement, etc. of Ministerial Orders Related to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. to Promote the Self-Reliance of Persons in Need, etc. (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order No. 117 of 2018) (生活困窮者等の自立を促進するための生活困窮者自立支援法等の一部を改正する法律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/430M60000100117 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430M60000100117)
    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/350M50002000003/20181001_430M60000100117

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (7 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (6 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI