# Changes to Japanese law on 20 February 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-02-20. 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 20 February 2023 in 7 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- 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/415AC0000000109/20230220_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/403AC0000000090/20230220_504AC0000000048
- 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/416AC0000000045/20230220_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/354AC0000000004/20230220_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/408AC0000000109/20230220_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/326AC1000000222/20230220_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/413AC0000000137/20230220_504AC0000000048

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (7 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (6 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI