# Article 8, paragraph (3), its wordings — Whistleblower Protection Act

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How the wording of Article 8, paragraph (3) (第八条第三項) 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 8, paragraph (3) (第八条第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-8/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-8/par-3)
- 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:

> 第五条第一項の規定は、労働契約法第十四条及び第十五条の規定の適用を妨げるものではない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 5, paragraph (1) do not preclude the application of the provisions of Articles 14 and 15 of the Labor Contracts Act.

## 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:

> 第五条の規定は、特定受託事業者に係る取引の適正化等に関する法律第五条及び第六条第三項（同法第十七条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定の適用を妨げるものではない。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> The provisions of Article 5 do not preclude the application of the provisions of Article 5 and Article 6, paragraph (3) of the Act on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (3) of the Act).

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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)