# Changes to Japanese law on 8 May 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-05-08. 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 8 May 2023 in one law 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成を図るための関係法律の整備に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    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/342AC0000000081/20230508_503AC0000000037

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/342AC0000000081)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/883)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI