# Changes to Japanese law on 2 November 2026

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2026-11-02. 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 changes on 2 November 2026 in 2 laws on this site: for each, the Act that amends it and the wording before and after, in Japanese and English.

- Act on the Protection of Personal Information (個人情報の保護に関する法律) — https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency (Act No. 62 of 2026) (防災庁設置法の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/508AC0000000062 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/508AC0000000062)
    What changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/personal-information-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062/text
- Whistleblower Protection Act (公益通報者保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act
  - Amended by Act on the Arrangement, etc. of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act for Establishment of the Disaster Management Agency (Act No. 62 of 2026) (防災庁設置法の施行に伴う関係法律の整備等に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/508AC0000000062 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/508AC0000000062)
    What changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261102_508AC0000000062/text

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