# Changes to Japanese law on 1 October 2024

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2024-10-01. 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 October 2024 in 19 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (Act No. 29 of 2023) (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000029 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000029)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/premiums-and-representations-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000134/20241001_505AC0000000029
- 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 Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    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/342AC0000000081/20241001_506AC0000000047
- Health Insurance Act (健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. to Strengthen the Functions of the Pension System (Act No. 40 of 2020) (年金制度の機能強化のための国民年金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/502AC0000000040 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000040)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20241001_502AC0000000040
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20241001_506AC0000000047
- Child Allowance Act (児童手当法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/child-allowance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/346AC0000000073/20241001_506AC0000000047
- Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance (労働保険の保険料の徴収等に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/344AC0000000084/20241001_506AC0000000047
- Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. to Strengthen the Functions of the Pension System (Act No. 40 of 2020) (年金制度の機能強化のための国民年金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/502AC0000000040 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/502AC0000000040)
    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/329AC0000000115/20241001_502AC0000000040
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    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/329AC0000000115/20241001_506AC0000000047
- National Health Insurance Act (国民健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/333AC0000000192/20241001_506AC0000000047
- National Pension Act (国民年金法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000141/20241001_506AC0000000047
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 8 of 2024) (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/506AC0000000008 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000008)
    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/337AC0000000066/20241001_506AC0000000008
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    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/325AC0000000226/20241001_506AC0000000047
- 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/340M50000040011/20241001_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. 8 of 2024) (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/506AC0000000008 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000008)
    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/340AC0000000034/20241001_506AC0000000008
- Consumption Tax Act (消費税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Income Tax Act, etc. (Act No. 8 of 2024) (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/506AC0000000008 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000008)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/consumption-tax-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000108/20241001_506AC0000000008
- Consumer Contract Act (消費者契約法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/consumer-contract-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (Act No. 29 of 2023) (不当景品類及び不当表示防止法の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/505AC0000000029 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/505AC0000000029)
    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/412AC0000000061/20241001_505AC0000000029
- 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/325AC0000000144/20241001_506AC0000000021
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    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/325AC0000000144/20241001_506AC0000000047
- 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. 8 of 2024) (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/506AC0000000008 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000008)
    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/332AC0000000026/20241001_506AC0000000008
- 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 Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    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/425AC0000000027/20241001_506AC0000000047
- Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Employment Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 26 of 2024) (雇用保険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/506AC0000000026 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000026)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/349AC0000000116/20241001_506AC0000000026
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/349AC0000000116/20241001_506AC0000000047
- Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2024) (子ども・子育て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/506AC0000000047 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000047)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/357AC0000000080/20241001_506AC0000000047

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (19 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (19 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI