# Changes to Japanese law on 1 March 2021

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2021-03-01. 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 2021 in 8 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 Companies Act (Act No. 70 of 2019) (会社法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000070 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000070)
    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/417AC0000000086/20210301_501AC0000000070
- Installment Sales Act (割賦販売法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/installment-sales-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 71 of 2019) (会社法の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/installment-sales-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000159/20210301_501AC0000000071
- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 71 of 2019) (会社法の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20210301_501AC0000000071
- Corporation Tax Act (法人税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-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/corporation-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000034/20210301_502AC0000000008
- Inheritance Tax Act (相続税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/inheritance-tax-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 71 of 2019) (会社法の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000071)
    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/325AC0000000073/20210301_501AC0000000071
- Bankruptcy Act (破産法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 71 of 2019) (会社法の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000071)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20210301_501AC0000000071
- 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 Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 71 of 2019) (会社法の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000071)
    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/323AC0000000025/20210301_501AC0000000071
- Banking Act (銀行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 71 of 2019) (会社法の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/501AC0000000071 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000071)
    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/356AC0000000059/20210301_501AC0000000071

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

---

## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (8 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (8 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI