# Changes to Japanese law on 14 December 2019

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2019-12-14. 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 2019 in 14 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/409AC0000000123/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Medical Practitioners' Act (医師法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000201/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Secondhand Goods Business Act (古物営業法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/secondhand-goods-business-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/secondhand-goods-business-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000108/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    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/325AC0000000226/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation (大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000124/20191214_501AC0000000037
- School Education Act (学校教育法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000026/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Hotel Business Act (旅館業法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/hotel-business-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/hotel-business-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000138/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (犯罪による収益の移転防止に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/419AC0000000022/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Inheritance Tax Act (相続税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/inheritance-tax-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/inheritance-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000073/20191214_501AC0000000037
- 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 Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    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/322AC0000000054/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Payment Services Act (資金決済に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000059/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Road Traffic Act (道路交通法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (金融商品取引法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20191214_501AC0000000037
- Banking Act (銀行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act
  - Amended by Act on the Development of Related Acts to Rationalize Measures concerning the Restriction of Rights of Adult Wards, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2019) (成年被後見人等の権利の制限に係る措置の適正化等を図るための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/501AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356AC0000000059/20191214_501AC0000000037

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (14 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (12 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
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- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI