# Changes to Japanese law on 1 May 2020

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2020-05-01. 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 May 2020 in 11 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 Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    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/342AC0000000081/20200501_501AC0000000028
- Real Estate Brokerage Act (宅地建物取引業法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/327AC1000000176/20200501_501AC0000000028
- Family Register Act (戸籍法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Family Register Act (Act No. 17 of 2019) (戸籍法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000017 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000017)
    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/322AC0000000224/20200501_501AC0000000017
- Income Tax Act (所得税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    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/340AC0000000033/20200501_501AC0000000028
- 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 Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Ministry of Finance Order No. 11 of 2020) (所得税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/502M60000040011 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502M60000040011)
    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/340M50000040011/20200501_502M60000040011
- Corporation Tax Act (法人税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000034/20200501_501AC0000000028
- 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 Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    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/419AC0000000022/20200501_501AC0000000028
- 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 Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 8 of 2020) (所得税法等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/502AC0000000008 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000008)
    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/332AC0000000026/20200501_502AC0000000008
- Payment Services Act (資金決済に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    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/421AC0000000059/20200501_501AC0000000028
- 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 Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    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/323AC0000000025/20200501_501AC0000000028
- Banking Act (銀行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Respond to the Diversification of Financial Transactions Accompanying Advances in Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 28 of 2019) (情報通信技術の進展に伴う金融取引の多様化に対応するための資金決済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/501AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000028)
    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/356AC0000000059/20200501_501AC0000000028

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (11 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (10 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI