# Changes to Japanese law on 16 December 2022

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2022-12-16. 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 16 December 2022 in 5 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 Partially Amending the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities, etc. (Act No. 104 of 2022) (障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための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/504AC0000000104 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000104)
    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/342AC0000000081/20221216_504AC0000000104
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Port and Harbour Act (Act No. 87 of 2022) (港湾法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000087 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000087)
    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/325AC0000000226/20221216_504AC0000000087
- Civil Code (民法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Civil Code, etc. (Act No. 102 of 2022) (民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/504AC0000000102 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000102)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20221216_504AC0000000102
- 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 Partially Amending the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities, etc. (Act No. 104 of 2022) (障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための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/504AC0000000104 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000104)
    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/425AC0000000027/20221216_504AC0000000104
- Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (障害者の雇用の促進等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Providing Comprehensive Support for the Daily Life and Life in Society of Persons with Disabilities, etc. (Act No. 104 of 2022) (障害者の日常生活及び社会生活を総合的に支援するための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/504AC0000000104 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000104)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000123/20221216_504AC0000000104

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