# Changes to Japanese law on 17 May 2019

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2019-05-17. 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 17 May 2019 in 7 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Execution Act and the Act for Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Act No. 2 of 2019) (民事執行法及び国際的な子の奪取の民事上の側面に関する条約の実施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/501AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000002)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20190517_501AC0000000002
- Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (Act No. 7 of 2019) (子ども・子育て支援法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000007 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000007)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20190517_501AC0000000007
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act on Support for Study at Universities, etc. (Act No. 8 of 2019) (大学等における修学の支援に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000008 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000008)
    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/325AC0000000226/20190517_501AC0000000008
- Civil Enforcement Act (民事執行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Execution Act and the Act for Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Act No. 2 of 2019) (民事執行法及び国際的な子の奪取の民事上の側面に関する条約の実施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/501AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000002)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20190517_501AC0000000002
- Civil Code (民法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Execution Act and the Act for Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Act No. 2 of 2019) (民事執行法及び国際的な子の奪取の民事上の側面に関する条約の実施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/501AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000002)
    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/129AC0000000089/20190517_501AC0000000002
- Bankruptcy Act (破産法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Execution Act and the Act for Implementation of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Act No. 2 of 2019) (民事執行法及び国際的な子の奪取の民事上の側面に関する条約の実施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/501AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000002)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20190517_501AC0000000002
- Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (Act No. 7 of 2019) (子ども・子育て支援法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000007 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000007)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20190517_501AC0000000007

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (7 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (7 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI