# Changes to Japanese law on 16 December 2019

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What changed on 16 December 2019 in 21 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Real Property Registration Act (不動産登記法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/real-property-registration-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000123/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000134/20191216_501AC0000000016
- 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 Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/342AC0000000081/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Order for the Enforcement of the Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Cabinet Orders upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Cabinet Order No. 183 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係政令の整備等に関する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501CO0000000183 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501CO0000000183)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342CO0000000292/20191216_501CO0000000183
- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act Enforcement Order (出入国管理及び難民認定法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Cabinet Orders upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Cabinet Order No. 183 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係政令の整備等に関する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501CO0000000183 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501CO0000000183)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/410CO0000000178/20191216_501CO0000000183
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Order No. 45 of 2019) (出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501M60000010045 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501M60000010045)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20191216_501M60000010045
- Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act (労働基準法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc. for Laws and Regulations under the Jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order No. 80 of 2019) (厚生労働省の所管する法令に係る行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501M60000100080 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501M60000100080)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023/20191216_501M60000100080
- Secondhand Goods Business Act (古物営業法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/secondhand-goods-business-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/324AC0000000108/20191216_501AC0000000016
- National Tax Collection Act (国税徴収法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-collection-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/334AC0000000147/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/325AC0000000226/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (外国為替及び外国貿易法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/foreign-exchange-and-foreign-trade-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000228/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Family Register Act (戸籍法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000224/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Income Tax Act (所得税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000033/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (所得税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ministerial Order on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc. Related to Laws and Regulations on National Taxes, etc. (Ministry of Finance Order No. 36 of 2019) (国税関係法令に係る行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する省令等の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501M60000040036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501M60000040036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340M50000040011/20191216_501M60000040036
- Passport Act (旅券法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/passport-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/passport-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000267/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (特定商取引に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/351AC0000000057/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Inheritance Tax Act (相続税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/inheritance-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/325AC0000000073/20191216_501AC0000000016
- 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 Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/322AC0000000054/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (租税特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/332AC0000000026/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Road Transport Vehicle Act (道路運送車両法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185/20191216_501AC0000000016
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (金融商品取引法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/323AC0000000025/20191216_501AC0000000016

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (21 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (20 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI