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Ministerial Ordinance on Foreign Nationals' Employment for Skill Development

外国人の育成就労の適正な実施及び育成就労外国人の保護に関する法律施行規則

Published: 2025-09-30 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-14

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AI summary

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Summary

Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 4 of 2025 concerns rules implementing the Act on Proper Implementation of Employment for Skill Development of Foreign Nationals and Protection of Foreign Nationals in Employment for Skill Development. The listing identifies it as amending the rules implementing the Act on Proper Implementation of Technical Intern Training for Foreign Nationals and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 3 of 2016, with promulgation on 2025-09-30 and an effective date of 2027-04-01.

Business Impact

Foreign nationals in employment for skill development and technical intern trainees, as well as employers operating under these systems, may be affected by the implementing-rule changes. The listing does not describe the substantive requirements.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese ordinance could clarify the amended provisions, the relationship between the two systems, and any transitional arrangements before 2027-04-01.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2025-09-30 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 外国人の育成就労の適正な実施及び育成就労外国人の保護に関する法律施行規則(令和七年法務省・厚生労働省令第四号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2025-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 外国人の育成就労の適正な実施及び育成就労外国人の保護に関する法律施行規則 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  3. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 外国人の技能実習の適正な実施及び技能実習生の保護に関する法律施行規則、外国人の育成就労の適正な実施及び育成就労外国人の保護に関する法律施行規則 (this update) Original Japanese source