# Changes to Japanese law on 7 January 2019

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2019-01-07. 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 7 January 2019 in 4 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- National Tax Collection Act (国税徴収法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-collection-act
  - Amended by International Tourist Tax Act (Act No. 16 of 2018) (国際観光旅客税法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-collection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000147/20190107_430AC0000000016
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
  - Amended by International Tourist Tax Act (Act No. 16 of 2018) (国際観光旅客税法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20190107_430AC0000000016
- Act on Special Measures for Securing the Financial Resources Necessary to Implement Measures for Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake (東日本大震災からの復興のための施策を実施するために必要な財源の確保に関する特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/reconstruction-funding-act
  - Amended by International Tourist Tax Act (Act No. 16 of 2018) (国際観光旅客税法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/reconstruction-funding-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000117/20190107_430AC0000000016
- Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (租税特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act
  - Amended by International Tourist Tax Act (Act No. 16 of 2018) (国際観光旅客税法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000016)
    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/332AC0000000026/20190107_430AC0000000016

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