# Changes to Japanese law on 13 December 2023

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2023-12-13. 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 13 December 2023 in 5 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Cannabis Control Act and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act (Act No. 84 of 2023) (大麻取締法及び麻薬及び向精神薬取締法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000084 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000084)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20231213_505AC0000000084
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Special Measures for the Promotion of Measures against Vacant Houses, etc. (Act No. 50 of 2023) (空家等対策の推進に関する特別措置法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000050 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000050)
    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/325AC0000000226/20231213_505AC0000000050
- Act on Regulation of Cannabis Cultivation (大麻草の栽培の規制に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Cannabis Control Act and the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act (Act No. 84 of 2023) (大麻取締法及び麻薬及び向精神薬取締法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000084 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000084)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/cannabis-cultivation-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000124/20231213_505AC0000000084
- 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. (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/hotel-business-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000138/20231213_505AC0000000052
- 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/322AC0000000233/20231213_505AC0000000052

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (5 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (4 records)
- English names of the laws: Written for this site with AI
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI