# Changes to Japanese law on 1 December 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-12-01. 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 December 2018 in 4 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. (Act No. 57 of 2017) (医療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/429AC0000000057 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000057)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20181201_429AC0000000057
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (Act No. 45 of 2018) (エネルギーの使用の合理化等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000045 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000045)
    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/325AC0000000226/20181201_430AC0000000045
- 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/332AC0000000026/20181201_430AC0000000007
- Food Sanitation Act (食品衛生法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Act (Act No. 53 of 2018) (農薬取締法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000233/20181201_430AC0000000053

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (4 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (4 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI