# Changes to Japanese law on 28 April 2021

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2021-04-28. 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 28 April 2021 in 7 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 Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 24 of 2021) (民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/503AC0000000024 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000024)
    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/416AC0000000123/20210428_503AC0000000024
- 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 Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 24 of 2021) (民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/503AC0000000024 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000024)
    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/342AC0000000081/20210428_503AC0000000024
- Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation (大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 24 of 2021) (民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/503AC0000000024 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000024)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000124/20210428_503AC0000000024
- Act on Building Unit Ownership (建物の区分所有等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/building-unit-ownership-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 24 of 2021) (民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/503AC0000000024 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000024)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/building-unit-ownership-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000069/20210428_503AC0000000024
- Code of Civil Procedure (民事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 24 of 2021) (民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/503AC0000000024 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000024)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20210428_503AC0000000024
- Civil Code (民法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 24 of 2021) (民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/503AC0000000024 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000024)
    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/129AC0000000089/20210428_503AC0000000024
- Bankruptcy Act (破産法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 24 of 2021) (民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/503AC0000000024 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000024)
    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/416AC0000000075/20210428_503AC0000000024

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 (6 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI