# Changes to Japanese law on 25 May 2022

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2022-05-25. 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 25 May 2022 in 24 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Anti-Stalking Act (ストーカー行為等の規制等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/anti-stalking-act
  - Amended by Act on Support for Women Facing Difficult Problems (Act No. 52 of 2022) (困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0100000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0100000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/anti-stalking-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/412AC0100000081/20220525_504AC0100000052
- Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000134/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Unfair Competition Prevention Act (不正競争防止法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/unfair-competition-prevention-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/405AC0000000047/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Personal Status Litigation Act (人事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000109/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Arbitration Act (仲裁法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20220525_504AC0000000048
- 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 Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    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/415AC0000000057/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Act on Land and Building Leases (借地借家法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/403AC0000000090/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Child Allowance Act (児童手当法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act
  - Amended by Act on Support for Women Facing Difficult Problems (Act No. 52 of 2022) (困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0100000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0100000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/346AC0000000073/20220525_504AC0100000052
- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
  - Amended by Act on Support for Women Facing Difficult Problems (Act No. 52 of 2022) (困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0100000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0100000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20220525_504AC0100000052
- Ministerial Order to Provide for the Industrial Fields Specified in the Right-Hand Column of "Specified Skilled Worker" in the Appended Table I (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄に規定する産業上の分野等を定める省令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-skilled-worker-fields-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ministerial Order to Provide for the Industrial Fields Specified in the Right-Hand Column of "Specified Skilled Worker" in the Appended Table I (2) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Order No. 30 of 2022) (出入国管理及び難民認定法別表第一の二の表の特定技能の項の下欄に規定する産業上の分野等を定める省令の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504M60000010030 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504M60000010030)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-skilled-worker-fields-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/431M60000010006/20220525_504M60000010030
- Labor Tribunal Act (労働審判法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-tribunal-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-tribunal-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000045/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Civil Enforcement Act (民事執行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Code of Civil Procedure (民事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Civil Mediation Act (民事調停法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-mediation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-mediation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC1000000222/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (特定商取引に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/351AC0000000057/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights, etc. Arising from the Distribution of Information through Specified Telecommunications (特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/information-distribution-platform-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/information-distribution-platform-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0000000137/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Bankruptcy Act (破産法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    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/345AC0000000048/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Administrative Complaint Review Act (行政不服審査法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-complaint-review-act
  - Amended by Act on Support for Women Facing Difficult Problems (Act No. 52 of 2022) (困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0100000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0100000052)
    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/426AC0000000068/20220525_504AC0100000052
- Administrative Case Litigation Act (行政事件訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-case-litigation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-case-litigation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000139/20220525_504AC0000000048
- Administrative Procedure Act (行政手続法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act
  - Amended by Act on Support for Women Facing Difficult Problems (Act No. 52 of 2022) (困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0100000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0100000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/administrative-procedure-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/405AC0000000088/20220525_504AC0100000052
- Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims (配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act
  - Amended by Act on Support for Women Facing Difficult Problems (Act No. 52 of 2022) (困難な問題を抱える女性への支援に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0100000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0100000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0100000031/20220525_504AC0100000052
- 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 Code of Civil Procedure, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2022) (民事訴訟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/504AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000048)
    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/323AC0000000025/20220525_504AC0000000048

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (24 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (23 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI