# Changes to Japanese law on 1 October 2021

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2021-10-01. 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 October 2021 in 9 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. for Promoting the Securing of a System for Efficiently Providing High-Quality and Appropriate Medical Care (Act No. 49 of 2021) (良質かつ適切な医療を効率的に提供する体制の確保を推進するための医療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/503AC0000000049 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000049)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/409AC0000000123/20211001_503AC0000000049
- Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc. (Act No. 44 of 2020) (個人情報の保護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/502AC0000000044 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000044)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20211001_502AC0000000044
- Medical Practitioners' Act (医師法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. for Promoting the Securing of a System for Efficiently Providing High-Quality and Appropriate Medical Care (Act No. 49 of 2021) (良質かつ適切な医療を効率的に提供する体制の確保を推進するための医療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/503AC0000000049 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000049)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-practitioners-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000201/20211001_503AC0000000049
- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Medical Care Act, etc. for Promoting the Securing of a System for Efficiently Providing High-Quality and Appropriate Medical Care (Act No. 49 of 2021) (良質かつ適切な医療を効率的に提供する体制の確保を推進するための医療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/503AC0000000049 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000049)
    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/323AC0000000205/20211001_503AC0000000049
- Rules for Organization of Regional Immigration Services Bureaus (地方出入国在留管理局組織規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/regional-immigration-services-bureau-organization-rules
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Rules for Organization of Regional Immigration Services Bureaus (Ministry of Justice Order No. 26 of 2021) (地方出入国在留管理局組織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/503M60000010026 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503M60000010026)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/regional-immigration-services-bureau-organization-rules/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/431M60000010027/20211001_503M60000010026
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 3 of 2018) (地方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/430AC0000000003 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/430AC0000000003)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20211001_430AC0000000003
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 5 of 2020) (地方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/502AC0000000005 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000005)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000226/20211001_502AC0000000005
- Consumption Tax Act (消費税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 15 of 2016) (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/428AC0000000015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/428AC0000000015)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20211001_428AC0000000015
- 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/332AC0000000026/20211001_503AC0000000011
- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Copyright Act (Act No. 52 of 2021) (著作権法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20211001_503AC0000000052

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (9 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (8 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI