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Act on National and Societal Continuity and Secondary Capital Development: Amendment

国家社会機能継続性確保施策及び副首都の整備に係る施策の推進に関する法律

Published: 2026-07-31 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Low · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-31

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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

The Act on Promoting Measures to Ensure Continuity of National and Societal Functions and Develop a Secondary Capital (Act No. 78 of 2026) amends the Act on Establishment of Special Wards in Metropolitan Areas (Act No. 80 of 2012). The listing gives a promulgation date of 2026-07-31 and an effective date of 2026-10-30.

Business Impact

Metropolitan local governments considering the establishment of special wards may be affected because the identified amendment concerns the special-ward establishment law, rather than only the broader continuity and secondary-capital policy described in the amending Act's title.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese source could clarify which special-ward provisions are amended and any transitional arrangements associated with the stated effective date.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 国家社会機能継続性確保施策及び副首都の整備に係る施策の推進に関する法律案(審議状況:成立) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-07-31 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 国家社会機能継続性確保施策及び副首都の整備に係る施策の推進に関する法律(令和八年法律第七十八号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  3. 2026-10-30 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 内閣府設置法、国家社会機能継続性確保施策及び副首都の整備に係る施策の推進に関する法律、大都市地域における特別区の設置に関する法律 (this update) Original Japanese source