# Changes to Japanese law on 24 April 2024

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2024-04-24. 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 24 April 2024 in 3 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- 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 Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. (Act No. 21 of 2024) (生活困窮者自立支援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/506AC0000000021 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000021)
    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/342AC0000000081/20240424_506AC0000000021
- Public Assistance Act (生活保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. (Act No. 21 of 2024) (生活困窮者自立支援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/506AC0000000021 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000021)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/public-assistance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/325AC0000000144/20240424_506AC0000000021
- Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures (行政手続における特定の個人を識別するための番号の利用等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Self-Reliance Support for Persons in Need, etc. (Act No. 21 of 2024) (生活困窮者自立支援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/506AC0000000021 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000021)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/my-number-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/425AC0000000027/20240424_506AC0000000021

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (3 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (3 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI