In the Design Examination Guidelines, the JPO revised "Part III, Chapter III: Exceptions to Loss of Novelty" and "Part IV, Chapter I: Designs Containing Figures" from the viewpoint of clarification.

At the same time, "Part I, Chapter II: Flow of Design Examination," "Part II, Chapter I: Recognition of Designs in Applications for Design Registration," "Part VII: Superiority of Priority Rights under the Paris Convention," "Part VIII, Chapter I: Division of Applications for Design Registration," "Part VIII, Chapter II: Changes in Applications," and "Part IX, Chapter VIII: Priority Rights under the Paris Convention in International Design Registration Applications. The revisions will be made at a later date. These revisions will be added to the English version of the Guidelines at a later date.

Japan Patent Office:
https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/rule/guideline/design/shinsa_kijun/index.html