# Changes to Japanese law on 13 January 2019

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2019-01-13. 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 13 January 2019 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Civil Code (民法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code and the Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act (Act No. 72 of 2018) (民法及び家事事件手続法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000072 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000072)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20190113_430AC0000000072

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/129AC0000000089)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI