# Changes to Japanese law on 14 June 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-06-14. 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 14 June 2023 in 22 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Personal Status Litigation Act (人事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-status-litigation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000109/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Arbitration Act (仲裁法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/arbitration-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/415AC0000000138/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Companies Act (会社法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    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/417AC0000000086/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Act on Land and Building Leases (借地借家法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/land-and-building-leases-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/403AC0000000090/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Labor Tribunal Act (労働審判法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-tribunal-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-tribunal-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000045/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Labor Union Act (労働組合法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-union-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-union-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000174/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Juveniles Act (少年法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000168/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Family Register Act (戸籍法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/family-register-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000224/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Hotel Business Act (旅館業法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/hotel-business-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Hotel Business Act, etc. to Develop an Environment Contributing to the Continuation of Business Activities in the Environmental Health Industry, etc. in Response to Changes in Circumstances Due to the Impact of Novel Coronavirus Disease, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2023) (新型コロナウイルス感染症等の影響による情勢の変化に対応して生活衛生関係営業等の事業活動の継続に資する環境の整備を図るための旅館業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/505AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/hotel-business-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000138/20230614_505AC0000000052
- Civil Enforcement Act (民事執行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-enforcement-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/354AC0000000004/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Civil Mediation Act (民事調停法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-mediation-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-mediation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC1000000222/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Civil Code (民法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/civil-code/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Act on Measures against Infringement of Rights, etc. Arising from the Distribution of Information through Specified Telecommunications (特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/information-distribution-platform-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/information-distribution-platform-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0000000137/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Bankruptcy Act (破産法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (社会保険労務士法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/343AC1000000089/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Copyright Act (著作権法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/copyright-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    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/345AC0000000048/20230614_505AC0000000053
- 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 on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    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/413AC0100000031/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (金融商品取引法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    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/323AC0000000025/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Banking Act (銀行法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/banking-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts to Promote the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Civil Procedures, etc. (Act No. 53 of 2023) (民事関係手続等における情報通信技術の活用等の推進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/505AC0000000053 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000053)
    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/356AC0000000059/20230614_505AC0000000053
- Food Sanitation Act (食品衛生法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/food-sanitation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Hotel Business Act, etc. to Develop an Environment Contributing to the Continuation of Business Activities in the Environmental Health Industry, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2023) (生活衛生関係営業等の事業活動の継続に資する環境の整備を図るための旅館業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/505AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000052)
    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/322AC0000000233/20230614_505AC0000000052

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (22 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (21 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI