# Changes to Japanese law on 1 June 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-06-01. 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 June 2023 in 14 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022) (安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000061 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000061)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20230601_504AC0000000061
- Residential Basic Book Act (住民基本台帳法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022) (安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000061 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000061)
    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/342AC0000000081/20230601_504AC0000000061
- Real Estate Brokerage Act (宅地建物取引業法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022) (安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000061 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000061)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/real-estate-brokerage-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/327AC1000000176/20230601_504AC0000000061
- Income Tax Act (所得税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 3 of 2023) (所得税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/505AC0000000003 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000003)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000033/20230601_505AC0000000003
- Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (所得税法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Income Tax Act (Ministry of Finance Order No. 12 of 2023) (所得税法施行規則の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505M60000040012 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505M60000040012)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/income-tax-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340M50000040011/20230601_505M60000040012
- Corporation Tax Act (法人税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 3 of 2023) (所得税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/505AC0000000003 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000003)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/corporation-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/340AC0000000034/20230601_505AC0000000003
- Consumer Contract Act (消費者契約法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-contract-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Consumer Contract Act and the Act on Special Measures Concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers (Act No. 59 of 2022) (消費者契約法及び消費者の財産的被害の集団的な回復のための民事の裁判手続の特例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/504AC0000000059 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000059)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-contract-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/412AC0000000061/20230601_504AC0000000059
- Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (特定商取引に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Specified Commercial Transactions, etc. to Prevent Consumer Damage and Promote Recovery Therefrom (Act No. 72 of 2021) (消費者被害の防止及びその回復の促進を図るための特定商取引に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/503AC0000000072 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000072)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/specified-commercial-transactions-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/351AC0000000057/20230601_503AC0000000072
- Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (犯罪による収益の移転防止に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022) (安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000061 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000061)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/419AC0000000022/20230601_504AC0000000061
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Freezing, etc. of Assets of International Terrorists Implemented by Japan in Light of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, etc., and Other Acts, to Address the Movement of Illicit International Funds, etc. (Act No. 97 of 2022) (国際的な不正資金等の移動等に対処するための国際連合安全保障理事会決議第千二百六十七号等を踏まえ我が国が実施する国際テロリストの財産の凍結等に関する特別措置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/504AC0000000097 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000097)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/criminal-proceeds-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/419AC0000000022/20230601_504AC0000000097
- Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (租税特別措置法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 3 of 2023) (所得税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/505AC0000000003 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000003)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/332AC0000000026/20230601_505AC0000000003
- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Copyright Act (Act No. 52 of 2021) (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/503AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000052)
    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/345AC0000000048/20230601_503AC0000000052
- Payment Services Act (資金決済に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022) (安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000061 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000061)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000059/20230601_504AC0000000061
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Freezing, etc. of Assets of International Terrorists Implemented by Japan in Light of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, etc., and Other Acts, to Address the Movement of Illicit International Funds, etc. (Act No. 97 of 2022) (国際的な不正資金等の移動等に対処するための国際連合安全保障理事会決議第千二百六十七号等を踏まえ我が国が実施する国際テロリストの財産の凍結等に関する特別措置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/504AC0000000097 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000097)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/payment-services-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/421AC0000000059/20230601_504AC0000000097
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (金融商品取引法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022) (安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000061 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000061)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20230601_504AC0000000061
- Banking Act (銀行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. to Establish a Stable and Efficient Funds Settlement System (Act No. 61 of 2022) (安定的かつ効率的な資金決済制度の構築を図るための資金決済に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/504AC0000000061 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/504AC0000000061)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356AC0000000059/20230601_504AC0000000061

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (14 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (13 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI