# Changes to Japanese law on 25 May 2026

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2026-05-25. 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 May 2026 in 7 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it.

- Health Insurance Act (健康保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Promotion of Business Financing, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2024) (事業性融資の推進等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/health-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/211AC0000000070/20260525_506AC0000000052
- Medical Care Act (医療法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/medical-care-act
  - Amended by Act on the Promotion of Business Financing, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2024) (事業性融資の推進等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000052)
    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/323AC0000000205/20260525_506AC0000000052
- Employees' Pension Insurance Act (厚生年金保険法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act
  - Amended by Act on the Promotion of Business Financing, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2024) (事業性融資の推進等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/employees-pension-insurance-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/329AC0000000115/20260525_506AC0000000052
- National Pension Act (国民年金法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act
  - Amended by Act on the Promotion of Business Financing, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2024) (事業性融資の推進等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-pension-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/334AC0000000141/20260525_506AC0000000052
- Act on General Rules for National Taxes (国税通則法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act
  - Amended by Act on the Promotion of Business Financing, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2024) (事業性融資の推進等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/national-tax-general-rules-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/337AC0000000066/20260525_506AC0000000052
- Local Tax Act (地方税法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/local-tax-act
  - Amended by Act on the Promotion of Business Financing, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2024) (事業性融資の推進等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000052)
    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/325AC0000000226/20260525_506AC0000000052
- Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (金融商品取引法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act
  - Amended by Act on the Promotion of Business Financing, etc. (Act No. 52 of 2024) (事業性融資の推進等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000052 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000052)
    Listed with the law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/amendments; the text on e-Gov: https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260525_506AC0000000052

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (7 records)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (7 records)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI