The National Police Agency on July 10 announced tighter procedures for converting foreign driver’s permits into Japanese ...

Two high-profile traffic accidents in Japan this month have been attracting attention, and they're creating implications for drivers from abroad. One involved a case in which a car traveled the wrong ...

Japan has tightened up its rules for foreign citizens seeking to obtain a local driver's license. One key change: Tourists and other short-stay visitors are no longer eligible to apply. To legally ...

A while back I subjected myself to the grueling process of getting a driver’s license in Japan from scratch. This means no converting a license from another country and without attending driving ...

Last year, we reported on a trend wherein Chinese nationals, who already have Chinese driver’s licenses, come to Japan for a week or so on a tourist visa and pick up a Japanese driver’s license while ...