# Changes to Japanese law on 7 July 2022

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2022-07-07. 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 7 July 2022 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Penal Code (刑法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Penal Code, etc. (Act No. 67 of 2022) (刑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/504AC0000000067 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000067)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/140AC0000000045/20220707_504AC0000000067

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/140AC0000000045)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3581/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI