# Changes to Japanese law on 27 May 2024

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2024-05-27. 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 27 May 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 Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用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/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/342AC0000000081/20240527_501AC0000000016
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成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/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    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/342AC0000000081/20240527_503AC0000000037
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2023) (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等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000048)
    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/342AC0000000081/20240527_505AC0000000048
- 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. 14 of 2024) (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/506M60000040014 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506M60000040014)
    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/340M50000040011/20240527_506M60000040014
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, etc. (Ministry of Finance Order No. 41 of 2024) (租税特別措置法施行規則等の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506M60000040041 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506M60000040041)
    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/340M50000040011/20240527_506M60000040041
- 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 Use of Information and Communications Technology in Administrative Procedures, etc., and Other Acts to Improve Convenience for Persons Concerned in Administrative Procedures, etc. and to Simplify and Streamline Administrative Operations through the Use of Information and Communications Technology (Act No. 16 of 2019) (情報通信技術の活用による行政手続等に係る関係者の利便性の向上並びに行政運営の簡素化及び効率化を図るための行政手続等における情報通信の技術の利用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/501AC0000000016 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/501AC0000000016)
    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/425AC0000000027/20240527_501AC0000000016
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts for the Formation of a Digital Society (Act No. 37 of 2021) (デジタル社会の形成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/503AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/503AC0000000037)
    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/425AC0000000027/20240527_503AC0000000037
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in Administrative Procedures, etc. (Act No. 48 of 2023) (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等の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000048 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000048)
    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/425AC0000000027/20240527_505AC0000000048

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