# Changes to Japanese law on 5 January 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-01-05. 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 5 January 2023 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Consumer Contract Act and the Act on National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (Act No. 99 of 2022) (消費者契約法及び独立行政法人国民生活センター法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000099 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000099)
    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/325AC0000000226/20230105_504AC0000000099
- 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 National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (Act No. 99 of 2022) (消費者契約法及び独立行政法人国民生活センター法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000099 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000099)
    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/412AC0000000061/20230105_504AC0000000099

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

---

## 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