# Changes to Japanese law on 1 December 2020

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2020-12-01. 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 December 2020 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 Fishery Act, etc. and on Related Matters (Act No. 95 of 2018) (漁業法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000095 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000095)
    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/417AC0000000086/20201201_430AC0000000095
- 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 Fishery Act, etc. and on Related Matters (Act No. 95 of 2018) (漁業法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000095 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000095)
    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/342AC0000000081/20201201_430AC0000000095
- 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 Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation and the Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Ministry of Finance Order No. 59 of 2020) (租税特別措置法施行規則及び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/502M60000040059 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502M60000040059)
    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/340M50000040011/20201201_502M60000040059
- 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 Fishery Act, etc. and on Related Matters (Act No. 95 of 2018) (漁業法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000095 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000095)
    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/332AC0000000026/20201201_430AC0000000095
- Road Traffic Act (道路交通法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Road Traffic Act (Act No. 42 of 2020) (道路交通法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/502AC0000000042 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000042)
    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/335AC0000000105/20201201_502AC0000000042
- 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 Fishery Act, etc. and on Related Matters (Act No. 95 of 2018) (漁業法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000095 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000095)
    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/323AC0000000025/20201201_430AC0000000095
- Banking Act (銀行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Fishery Act, etc. and on Related Matters (Act No. 95 of 2018) (漁業法等の一部を改正する等の法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/430AC0000000095 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000095)
    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/356AC0000000059/20201201_430AC0000000095

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