# Changes to Japanese law on 1 September 2025

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2025-09-01. 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 1 September 2025 in 2 laws 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 on the Prevention of the Disposal of Stolen Specified Metal Articles, etc. (Act No. 75 of 2025) (盗難特定金属製物品の処分の防止等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/507AC0000000075 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000075)
    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/326CO0000000319/20250901_507AC0000000075
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act Partially Amending the Act on the Protection and Management of Wildlife, and the Optimization of Hunting (Act No. 28 of 2025) (鳥獣の保護及び管理並びに狩猟の適正化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/507AC0000000028 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507AC0000000028)
    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/325AC0000000226/20250901_507AC0000000028

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (2 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI