# Changes to Japanese law on 1 March 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-03-01. 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 March 2023 in 2 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/415AC0000000109/20230301_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/408AC0000000109/20230301_504AC0000000048

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

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## 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