# Changes to Japanese law on 21 May 2025

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2025-05-21. 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 21 May 2025 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, etc. (Act No. 37 of 2025) (医薬品、医療機器等の品質、有効性及び安全性の確保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/507AC0000000037 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000037)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000205/20250521_507AC0000000037

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/323AC0000000205)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4006/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI