# Changes to Japanese law on 1 January 2022

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2022-01-01. 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 January 2022 in 19 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 Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    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/409AC0000000123/20220101_503AC0000000066
- Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act
  - Amended by Act on the Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Reliable Provision of Public Benefits, etc. (Act No. 38 of 2021) (公的給付の支給等の迅速かつ確実な実施のための預貯金口座の登録等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000038 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000038)
    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/342AC0000000081/20220101_503AC0000000038
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    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/342AC0000000081/20220101_503AC0000000066
- 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 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/personal-information-protection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000057/20220101_503AC0000000037
- Health Insurance Act (健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20220101_503AC0000000066
- Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    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/329AC0000000115/20220101_503AC0000000066
- National Health Insurance Act (国民健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/333AC0000000192/20220101_503AC0000000066
- National Tax Collection Act (国税徴収法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-collection-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/national-tax-collection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000147/20220101_503AC0000000011
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-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/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20220101_503AC0000000011
- 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. 2 of 2019) (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/431AC0000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/431AC0000000002)
    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/325AC0000000226/20220101_431AC0000000002
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Local Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 7 of 2021) (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/503AC0000000007 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000007)
    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/325AC0000000226/20220101_503AC0000000007
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    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/325AC0000000226/20220101_503AC0000000066
- Income Tax Act (所得税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-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/income-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000033/20220101_502AC0000000008
  - 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/income-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000033/20220101_503AC0000000011
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (所得税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Ministry of Finance Order No. 11 of 2020) (所得税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/502M60000040011 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502M60000040011)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340M50000040011/20220101_502M60000040011
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Ministry of Finance Order No. 15 of 2021) (所得税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/503M60000040015 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503M60000040015)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340M50000040011/20220101_503M60000040015
- Act on Special Measures for Securing the Financial Resources Necessary to Implement Measures for Reconstruction following the Great East Japan Earthquake (東日本大震災からの復興のための施策を実施するために必要な財源の確保に関する特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/reconstruction-funding-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/reconstruction-funding-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/423AC0000000117/20220101_503AC0000000011
- 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. 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/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20220101_502AC0000000008
  - 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/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20220101_503AC0000000011
- Public Assistance Act (生活保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20220101_503AC0000000066
- 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. 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/special-taxation-measures-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/332AC0000000026/20220101_502AC0000000008
  - 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/332AC0000000026/20220101_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/345AC0000000048/20220101_503AC0000000052
- 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 on the Registration, etc. of Deposit and Savings Accounts for the Prompt and Reliable Provision of Public Benefits, etc. (Act No. 38 of 2021) (公的給付の支給等の迅速かつ確実な実施のための預貯金口座の登録等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000038 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000038)
    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/425AC0000000027/20220101_503AC0000000038
- Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 14 of 2020) (雇用保険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/502AC0000000014 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000014)
    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/349AC0000000116/20220101_502AC0000000014
- Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 66 of 2021) (全世代対応型の社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/503AC0000000066 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000066)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/357AC0000000080/20220101_503AC0000000066

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (19 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (18 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI