# Changes to Japanese law on 30 December 2018

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2018-12-30. 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 30 December 2018 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Act on Prohibition of Private Monopolization and Maintenance of Fair Trade (私的独占の禁止及び公正取引の確保に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Act No. 108 of 2016) (環太平洋パートナーシップ協定の締結に伴う関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000108 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000108)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/antimonopoly-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000054/20181230_428AC0000000108
- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Act No. 108 of 2016) (環太平洋パートナーシップ協定の締結に伴う関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/428AC0000000108 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000108)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20181230_428AC0000000108

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 (2 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI