# Changes to Japanese law on 1 May 2021

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2021-05-01. 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 2021 in 5 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 Sales, etc. of Financial Instruments, etc. to Improve Convenience for and Provide Protection to Users of Financial Services (Act No. 50 of 2020) (金融サービスの利用者の利便の向上及び保護を図るための金融商品の販売等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/502AC0000000050 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000050)
    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/342AC0000000081/20210501_502AC0000000050
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of Inter Alia, Those Who Have Lost Japanese Nationality Pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of Inter Alia, Those Who Have Lost Japanese Nationality Pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Ministry of Justice Order No. 9 of 2021) (日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例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/503M60000010009 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503M60000010009)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/special-act-on-immigration-control-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423M60000010044/20210501_503M60000010009
- 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. 11 of 2021) (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/503AC0000000011 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000011)
    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/332AC0000000026/20210501_503AC0000000011
- 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 Act on Sales, etc. of Financial Instruments, etc. to Improve Convenience for and Provide Protection to Users of Financial Services (Act No. 50 of 2020) (金融サービスの利用者の利便の向上及び保護を図るための金融商品の販売等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/502AC0000000050 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000050)
    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/421AC0000000059/20210501_502AC0000000050
- 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 Act on Sales, etc. of Financial Instruments, etc. to Improve Convenience for and Provide Protection to Users of Financial Services (Act No. 50 of 2020) (金融サービスの利用者の利便の向上及び保護を図るための金融商品の販売等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/502AC0000000050 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000050)
    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/323AC0000000025/20210501_502AC0000000050

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (5 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (5 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI