# Changes to Japanese law on 25 December 2026

This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/changes/2026-12-25. 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 changes on 25 December 2026 in one law on this site: for each, the Act that amends it and the wording before and after, in Japanese and English.

- School Education Act (学校教育法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act
  - Amended by Act on Measures to Be Taken by School Founders, etc. and Private Education and Childcare Service Providers, etc. for the Prevention, etc. of Sexual Violence, etc. against Children (Act No. 69 of 2024) (学校設置者等及び民間教育保育等事業者による児童対象性暴力等の防止等のための措置に関する法律)
    The Act, and every law here it amends: https://japanlaw.org/en/acts/506AC0000000069 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/acts/506AC0000000069)
    What changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20261225_506AC0000000069; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/school-education-act/amendments/20261225_506AC0000000069/text

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

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## Sources

- Amendments and their dates: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000026)
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI