# Changes to Japanese law on 26 May 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-05-26. 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 26 May 2023 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Copyright Act (Act No. 33 of 2023) (著作権法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000033 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000033)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345AC0000000048/20230526_505AC0000000033
- Food Sanitation Act (食品衛生法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for Strengthening the Functions of Administration Relating to Environmental Health, etc. (Act No. 36 of 2023) (生活衛生等関係行政の機能強化の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/505AC0000000036 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000036)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000233/20230526_505AC0000000036

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