Ministerial Ordinance Amending Legal Affairs Bureau Organization Rules (Reiwa 8 No. 28)

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Summary

The e-Gov law update list shows a Ministry of Justice ordinance (Reiwa 8 Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 28) amending the Rules on the Organization of Legal Affairs Bureaus and District Legal Affairs Bureaus (Heisei 13 Ministry of Justice Ordinance No. 11). The listed promulgation date is 2026-04-08 and the listed effective date is 2026-10-01. The provided metadata does not describe the substance of the amendments.

Business Impact

This appears to concern the internal organizational structure of Legal Affairs Bureaus, so any direct effect on businesses may be limited, though it could affect administrative procedures handled by those bureaus (for example, registration-related services). The specific effects cannot be determined from the metadata provided.

Recommended Action

Review the official Japanese text of the ordinance on e-Gov to confirm what organizational changes are made and whether they are relevant to your procedures with Legal Affairs Bureaus.

Timeline of related official records

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1. 2026-04-08 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 法務局及び地方法務局組織規則の一部を改正する省令（令和八年法務省令第二十八号） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 法務局及び地方法務局組織規則 (this update) Original Japanese source