# Changes to Japanese law on 1 June 2022

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2022-06-01. 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 June 2022 in 5 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Child Allowance Act (児童手当法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing and the Child Allowance Act (Act No. 50 of 2021) (子ども・子育て支援法及び児童手当法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000050 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000050)
    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/346AC0000000073/20220601_503AC0000000050
- Whistleblower Protection Act (公益通報者保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Whistleblower Protection Act (Act No. 51 of 2020) (公益通報者保護法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/502AC0000000051 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000051)
    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/416AC0000000122/20220601_502AC0000000051
- Consumer Contract Act (消費者契約法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-contract-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Consumer Contract Act and the Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers (Act No. 59 of 2022) (消費者契約法及び消費者の財産的被害の集団的な回復のための民事の裁判手続の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000059 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000059)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-contract-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/412AC0000000061/20220601_504AC0000000059
- 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 Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, etc. to Prevent Consumer Damage and Promote Recovery Therefrom (Act No. 72 of 2021) (消費者被害の防止及びその回復の促進を図るための特定商取引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/503AC0000000072 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000072)
    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/351AC0000000057/20220601_503AC0000000072
- 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 Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, etc. to Prevent Consumer Damage and Promote Recovery Therefrom (Act No. 72 of 2021) (消費者被害の防止及びその回復の促進を図るための特定商取引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/503AC0000000072 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000072)
    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/323AC0000000025/20220601_503AC0000000072

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (5 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (5 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI