09-20-2018, 02:48 PM
I appreciate all the input!
From what I understand about 'converting' American drivers' licenses to Japanese equivalents, you can get a provisional/temporary license for a couple months but ultimately have to take a test. The international driver's licenses are kind of a mixed bag, like I'm hearing you can't use it for more than a year, can't use it when residing in Japan at all (from sources other than the embassy site), and can't use it if you exit then return to Japan. Any of these could mean getting charged with driving without a license apparently. So obviously being able to convert your license is ideal, but not really thing for most Americans. Motorcycle licenses do convert though! Sometimes they require a test, and sometimes they only license for certain CCs (I think American ones convert to the ones that's under 400)
From what I understand about 'converting' American drivers' licenses to Japanese equivalents, you can get a provisional/temporary license for a couple months but ultimately have to take a test. The international driver's licenses are kind of a mixed bag, like I'm hearing you can't use it for more than a year, can't use it when residing in Japan at all (from sources other than the embassy site), and can't use it if you exit then return to Japan. Any of these could mean getting charged with driving without a license apparently. So obviously being able to convert your license is ideal, but not really thing for most Americans. Motorcycle licenses do convert though! Sometimes they require a test, and sometimes they only license for certain CCs (I think American ones convert to the ones that's under 400)
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