# Changes to Japanese law on 1 September 2021

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2021-09-01. 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 September 2021 in 14 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 for Establishment of the Digital Agency (Act No. 36 of 2021) (デジタル庁設置法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000036)
    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/342AC0000000081/20210901_503AC0000000036
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    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/342AC0000000081/20210901_503AC0000000037
- Order for the Enforcement of the Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法施行令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act-enforcement-order
  - Amended by Cabinet Order on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Cabinet Orders upon the Enforcement of the Act on the Establishment of the Digital Agency (Cabinet Order No. 195 of 2021) (デジタル庁設置法の施行に伴う関係政令の整備等に関する政令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503CO0000000195 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503CO0000000195)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act-enforcement-order/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342CO0000000292/20210901_503CO0000000195
- Whistleblower Protection Act (公益通報者保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act
  - Amended by Act for Establishment of the Digital Agency (Act No. 36 of 2021) (デジタル庁設置法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122/20210901_503AC0000000036
- Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20210901_503AC0000000037
- National Pension Act (国民年金法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000141/20210901_503AC0000000037
- 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    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/337AC0000000069/20210901_503AC0000000037
- Family Register Act (戸籍法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    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/322AC0000000224/20210901_503AC0000000037
- Passport Act (旅券法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/passport-act
  - Amended by Act for Establishment of the Digital Agency (Act No. 36 of 2021) (デジタル庁設置法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/passport-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000267/20210901_503AC0000000036
- Civil Code (民法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    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/129AC0000000089/20210901_503AC0000000037
- Basic Act on Disaster Management (災害対策基本法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act
  - Amended by Act for Establishment of the Digital Agency (Act No. 36 of 2021) (デジタル庁設置法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000223/20210901_503AC0000000036
- Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (社会保険労務士法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/343AC1000000089/20210901_503AC0000000037
- Administrative Complaint Review Act (行政不服審査法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/426AC0000000068/20210901_503AC0000000037
- Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act
  - Amended by Act for Establishment of the Digital Agency (Act No. 36 of 2021) (デジタル庁設置法)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20210901_503AC0000000036
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20210901_503AC0000000037
- Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members and the Employment Insurance Act (Act No. 58 of 2021) (育児休業、介護休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律及び雇用保険法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000058 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000058)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/349AC0000000116/20210901_503AC0000000058

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (14 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (13 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI