# Changes to Japanese law on 19 January 2022

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2022-01-19. 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 19 January 2022 in 2 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 on Payment of Benefits, etc. to Construction Workers, etc. Suffering from Specified Asbestos-related Damage (Act No. 74 of 2021) (特定石綿被害建設業務労働者等に対する給付金等の支給に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC1000000074 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC1000000074)
    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/342AC0000000081/20220119_503AC1000000074
- 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 Payment of Benefits, etc. to Construction Workers, etc. Suffering from Specified Asbestos-related Damage (Act No. 74 of 2021) (特定石綿被害建設業務労働者等に対する給付金等の支給に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC1000000074 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC1000000074)
    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/343AC1000000089/20220119_503AC1000000074

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (2 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI