# Article 4, paragraph (1), its wordings — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

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How the wording of Article 4, paragraph (1) (第四条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: 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
- Provision: Article 4, paragraph (1) (第四条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/art-4/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/immigration-control-act/art-4/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 削除

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> Deleted

## 2. By 31 March 2029 — Act No. 32 of 2026

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2029
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 32 of 2026) — https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/amendments/20290331_508AC0000000032

Japanese:

> 出入国在留管理庁長官は、直行通過者から、法務省令で定めるところにより、次に掲げる条件に適合していることを証明するために必要な情報として法務省令で定める事項が電磁的方式によつて提供されたときは、当該条件に適合している旨の認証をすることができる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If a direct transit passenger has provided, by electronic or magnetic means and pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, the particulars specified by Ministry of Justice Order as the information necessary to prove that the passenger conforms to the following conditions, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may grant certification that the passenger conforms to those conditions:

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20281031_508AC0000000032)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20290331_508AC0000000032)