# Changes to Japanese law on 17 May 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-05-17. 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 17 May 2023 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (Act No. 29 of 2023) (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000029 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000029)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000134/20230517_505AC0000000029
- Penal Code (刑法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, etc. (Act No. 28 of 2023) (刑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/505AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000028)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/140AC0000000045/20230517_505AC0000000028

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