# Changes to Japanese law on 8 January 2025

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2025-01-08. 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 8 January 2025 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- 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 Political Funds Control Act, etc. (Act No. 2 of 2025) (政治資金規正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/507AC1000000002 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC1000000002)
    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/332AC0000000026/20250108_507AC1000000002

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/332AC0000000026)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3132/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
