# Changes to Japanese law on 19 May 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-05-19. 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 19 May 2023 in 7 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Long-Term Care Insurance Act (介護保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 31 of 2023) (全世代対応型の持続可能な社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/505AC0000000031 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000031)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/long-term-care-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/409AC0000000123/20230519_505AC0000000031
- Health Insurance Act (健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 31 of 2023) (全世代対応型の持続可能な社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/505AC0000000031 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000031)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20230519_505AC0000000031
- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 31 of 2023) (全世代対応型の持続可能な社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/505AC0000000031 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000031)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20230519_505AC0000000031
- National Health Insurance Act (国民健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 31 of 2023) (全世代対応型の持続可能な社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/505AC0000000031 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000031)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/333AC0000000192/20230519_505AC0000000031
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 31 of 2023) (全世代対応型の持続可能な社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/505AC0000000031 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000031)
    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/325AC0000000226/20230519_505AC0000000031
- Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims (配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims (Act No. 30 of 2023) (配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000030 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000030)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/spousal-violence-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0100000031/20230519_505AC0000000030
- Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. to Establish a Sustainable Social Security System for All Generations (Act No. 31 of 2023) (全世代対応型の持続可能な社会保障制度を構築するための健康保険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/505AC0000000031 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000031)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/357AC0000000080/20230519_505AC0000000031

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 (7 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI