The National Police Agency is reviewing the “very easy” procedure of converting foreign driver’s licenses into Japanese ones ...

The Japanese government introduced stricter rules governing the conversion of foreign driver's licenses on Wednesday, with nonresidents no longer permitted to use the system following a recent spate ...

On Thursday morning I took a half day off school and went to the Japanese Drivers License Center to finally pick up my brand new gold license. The process was a model of efficiency, and as a gold ...

Tokyo police arrested two individuals tied to a Chinese-run forgery ring that exploited a provision in Japan’s driving regulations to issue fraudulent permits. Authorities have announced plans to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...