# Changes to Japanese law on 16 October 2025

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2025-10-16. 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 16 October 2025 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Regulation for Enforcement of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Order No. 51 of 2025) (出入国管理及び難民認定法施行規則の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/507M60000010051 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507M60000010051)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act-enforcement-regulation/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/356M50000010054/20251016_507M60000010051
- Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, Paragraph (1), Item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令) — https://japanlaw.org/en/landing-criteria-ordinance
  - Amended by Ministerial Order Partially Amending the Ministerial Order to Provide for Criteria Pursuant to Article 7, Paragraph (1), Item (ii) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Ministry of Justice Order No. 50 of 2025) (出入国管理及び難民認定法第七条第一項第二号の基準を定める省令の一部を改正する省令)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/507M60000010050 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/507M60000010050)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/landing-criteria-ordinance/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/402M50000010016/20251016_507M60000010050

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