# Changes to Japanese law on 25 April 2025

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2025-04-25. 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 25 April 2025 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 Child Welfare Act, etc. (Act No. 29 of 2025) (児童福祉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/507AC0000000029 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000029)
    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/342AC0000000081/20250425_507AC0000000029
- School Education Act (学校教育法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Child Welfare Act, etc. (Act No. 29 of 2025) (児童福祉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/507AC0000000029 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000029)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000026/20250425_507AC0000000029
- 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 Child Welfare Act, etc. (Act No. 29 of 2025) (児童福祉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/507AC0000000029 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000029)
    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/425AC0000000027/20250425_507AC0000000029

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