# Article 11, paragraph (1), its wordings — Whistleblower Protection Act

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How the wording of Article 11, paragraph (1) (第十一条第一項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Whistleblower Protection Act (公益通報者保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act
- Provision: Article 11, paragraph (1) (第十一条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-1)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 62 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 事業者は、第三条第一号及び第六条第一号に定める公益通報を受け、並びに当該公益通報に係る通報対象事実の調査をし、及びその是正に必要な措置をとる業務（次条において「公益通報対応業務」という。）に従事する者（次条において「公益通報対応業務従事者」という。）を定めなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A business operator must designate a person to be engaged in the operations of receiving whistleblowing provided for in Article 3, item (i) and Article 6, item (i), investigating the reportable fact relating to the whistleblowing, and taking necessary measures to correct it (referred to as the "operations to respond to whistleblowing" in the following Article) (referred to as a "person engaged in the operations to respond to whistleblowing" in the following Article).

## 2. 1 December 2026 — Act No. 62 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 December 2026
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 62 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062

Japanese:

> 事業者は、第三条第一項第一号及び第六条第一項第一号に定める公益通報を受け、並びに当該公益通報に係る通報対象事実の調査をし、及びその是正に必要な措置をとる業務（第十二条において「公益通報対応業務」という。）に従事する者（第十二条において「公益通報対応業務従事者」という。）を定めなければならない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> A business operator must designate a person to be engaged in the operations of receiving whistleblowing provided for in Article 3, paragraph (1), item (i) and Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i), investigating the reportable fact relating to the whistleblowing, and taking necessary measures to correct it (referred to as the "operations to respond to whistleblowing" in Article 12) (referred to as a "person engaged in the operations to respond to whistleblowing" in Article 12).

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5109/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/416AC0000000122/20261102_508AC0000000062)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122/20261201_507AC0000000062)