# Changes to Japanese law on 1 March 2020

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2020-03-01. 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 1 March 2020 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- 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 Architects and Building Engineers (Act No. 93 of 2018) (建築士法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC1000000093 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC1000000093)
    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/342AC0000000081/20200301_430AC1000000093
- Civil Code (民法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code (Act No. 44 of 2017) (民法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/429AC0000000044 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/429AC0000000044)
    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/129AC0000000089/20200301_429AC0000000044

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (2 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI