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Act Partially Amending the Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan

日本国憲法の改正手続に関する法律の一部を改正する法律

Published: 2026-07-31 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-15

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

This item concerns an amending act to the Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan (Act No. 51 of 2007), listed via e-Gov Law Search. According to the metadata, the amending act carries law number Act No. 73 of 2026, with a stated promulgation date of 2026-07-31 and a stated enforcement (effective) date of 2026-10-31. The provided labels are preliminary rule-based triage tags and are not legally verified.

Business Impact

Organizations and stakeholders tracking constitutional amendment procedures may need to note the stated changes and their scheduled effective date. Any operational implications could depend on the specific amended provisions, which are not detailed in this metadata.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official Japanese source on e-Gov Law Search to confirm the amended provisions, promulgation, and enforcement dates.

Timeline of related official records

Related official records are linked only when names and instrument numbers match exactly, so this timeline may be incomplete. Dates are as stated by the official sources. It is a monitoring aid, not legal advice; the original Japanese sources are authoritative.

  1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 日本国憲法の改正手続に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案(審議状況:成立) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-07-31 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 日本国憲法の改正手続に関する法律の一部を改正する法律(令和八年法律第七十三号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  3. 2026-10-31 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 日本国憲法の改正手続に関する法律 (this update) Original Japanese source