# Changes to Japanese law on 12 December 2024

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2024-12-12. 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 12 December 2024 in one law 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/326CO0000000319/20241212_505AC0000000084

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI