# Changes to Japanese law on 4 August 2025

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2025-08-04. 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 4 August 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 Act on Facilitation of Information Processing and the Act on Special Accounts (Act No. 30 of 2025) (情報処理の促進に関する法律及び特別会計に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/507AC0000000030 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000030)
    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/342AC0000000081/20250804_507AC0000000030
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing and the Act on Special Accounts (Act No. 30 of 2025) (情報処理の促進に関する法律及び特別会計に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/507AC0000000030 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000030)
    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/325AC0000000226/20250804_507AC0000000030
- 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 Act on Facilitation of Information Processing and the Act on Special Accounts (Act No. 30 of 2025) (情報処理の促進に関する法律及び特別会計に関する法律の一部を改正する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/507AC0000000030 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000030)
    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/332AC0000000026/20250804_507AC0000000030

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