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Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Imperial Genealogy Ordinance (Kotoufu-rei)

皇統譜令の一部を改正する政令

Published: 2026-09-16 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-06

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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

According to the e-Gov Law Search update list, a Cabinet Order partially amending the Imperial Genealogy Ordinance (Cabinet Order No. 1 of 1947) is recorded as Reiwa 8 Cabinet Order No. 280, with a listed promulgation date of 2026-09-16 and an effective date of 2026-10-24. The provided metadata does not describe the content of the amendments.

Business Impact

The subject matter (Imperial family genealogy registers) appears unlikely to bear directly on most commercial operations, though the substance of the amendment cannot be assessed from the metadata provided.

Recommended Action

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Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-09-16 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 皇統譜令の一部を改正する政令(令和八年政令第二百八十号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-10-24 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 皇統譜令 (this update) Original Japanese source