# Changes to Japanese law on 14 December 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-12-14. 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 14 December 2018 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Justice (Act No. 102 of 2018) (出入国管理及び難民認定法及び法務省設置法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000102 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000102)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20181214_430AC0000000102

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI