# Article 11, paragraph (2), its wordings — Whistleblower Protection Act

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How the wording of Article 11, paragraph (2) (第十一条第二項) 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 (2) (第十一条第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-11/par-2)
- 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、前項に定めるもののほか、公益通報者の保護を図るとともに、公益通報の内容の活用により国民の生命、身体、財産その他の利益の保護に関わる法令の規定の遵守を図るため、第三条第一号及び第六条第一号に定める公益通報に応じ、適切に対応するために必要な体制の整備その他の必要な措置をとらなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, a business operator must establish necessary systems to respond to and to appropriately handle the whistleblowing provided for in Article 3, item (i) and Article 6, item (i), and take other necessary measures, in order to protect whistleblowers and to ensure compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations relating to the protection of the lives, physical wellbeing, property, and other interests of citizens by making use of the content of whistleblowing.

## 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、前項に定めるもののほか、公益通報者の保護を図るとともに、公益通報の内容の活用により国民の生命、身体、財産その他の利益の保護に関わる法令の規定の遵守を図るため、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に応じ、適切に対応するために必要な体制の整備、労働者等に対するその周知その他の必要な措置をとらなければならない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, a business operator must establish necessary systems to respond to and to appropriately handle the whistleblowing provided for in Article 3, paragraph (1), item (i) and Article 6, paragraph (1), item (i), make the system known to workers, etc., and take other necessary measures, in order to protect whistleblowers and to ensure compliance with the provisions of laws and regulations relating to the protection of the lives, physical wellbeing, property, and other interests of citizens by making use of the content of whistleblowing.

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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)