# Article 3, paragraph (1), its wordings — Whistleblower Protection Act

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How the wording of Article 3, paragraph (1) (第三条第一項) 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 3, paragraph (1) (第三条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-3/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-3/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:

> 労働者である公益通報者が次の各号に掲げる場合においてそれぞれ当該各号に定める公益通報をしたことを理由として前条第一項第一号に定める事業者（当該労働者を自ら使用するものに限る。第九条において同じ。）が行った解雇は、無効とする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The dismissal of a worker carried out by a business operator provided for in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (i) (limited to one that directly employs the worker; the same applies in Article 9) is void if it is on the grounds that the worker, being a whistleblower, has conducted whistleblowing provided for in the respective following items in the cases stated in those items.

## 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:

> 前条第一項第一号に定める事業者は、その使用し、又は使用していた公益通報者が次の各号に掲げる場合においてそれぞれ当該各号に定める公益通報をしたことを理由として、当該公益通報者に対して、解雇その他不利益な取扱いをしてはならない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> The business operator provided for in paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article must not dismiss or otherwise treat in a disadvantageous manner a whistleblower who is or was employed by the business operator on the grounds of conducting whistleblowing provided for in each of the following items in the cases stated in the respective items:

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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)