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If you wish to drive automobiles in Japan
1
Driver’s license
1-1 In order to drive automobiles in Japan
1-2 International Driving Permit and foreign driver’s licenses
(1) International Driving Permit
(2) Renewal of International Driving Permit
(3) Overseas driver’s licenses (foreign driver’s licenses)
1-3 Switching to Japanese license
(1) Switching to Japanese driver’s license for people who have licenses issued by their own countries
(2) Process of switching to Japanese driver’s license
(3) Required documents for switching to Japanese driver’s license
1-4 How to obtain Japanese driver’s license
(1) Requirements to obtain Japanese driver’s license
(2) Attending a driving school
1-5 Valid period of driver’s license/change in address
(1) Valid period of driver’s license and expiration
(2) In case of change of address change
1-6 Suspension/cancellation of driver’s license, and fines
(1) What is the Japanese points system?
(2) Notification system for minor traffic offences
2
Ownership/use of automobiles
2-1 Registration of automobiles
2-2 Proof of parking space certificate
2-3 Inspection of automobiles (
“shaken”
)
2-4 JAF (Japan Automobile Federation)
(1) Issuance of translation of overseas driver’s license
(2) Sale of the revised edition of the foreign language version of “Rules of the Road”
3
Ownership/use of motorbikes or bicycles
3-1 Registration of motorbikes
3-2 Theft-prevention registration of bicycles
3-3 Parking
(1) No-bicycle/motorbike parking zones
(2) Reclamation of illegally parked bicycles
4
Traffic regulations
4-1 Japanese traffic regulations
(1) Basic traffic rules
(2) Basic rules for pedestrian
(3) Basic rules for bicycles
(4) Basic rules for motorbikes and automobiles
5
Traffic accidents
5-1 Traffic accident and automobile insurance
(1) In the case of causing a traffic accident
(2) In case of becoming a victim of a traffic accident
(3) Compulsory insurance (automobile liability insurance)
(4) Optional insurance
5-2 Consultation on traffic accidents and mutual aid traffic accident insurance plans
(1) Consultation on traffic accidents
(2) Mutual aid traffic accident insurance plan
5-3 Compensation for damages and calculation methods
(1) Compensation for damages
(2) Calculation method for damages
