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Japan to bar foreign tourists from converting driver's licenses
Japan's National Police Agency plans to revise the system for converting driver's licenses obtained overseas to Japanese ones ...
Why is Japan toughening screening for foreign driver's license switching?
Japan's National Police Agency has announced plans to review the system enabling people to switch foreign driver's licenses ...
Three years after ex-PM Abe's death, police boost security for VIPs
Japanese police have drastically boosted security for VIPs following the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo ...
Foreign drivers licence conversion rules to be toughened in Japan; National Police Agency to make testing more thorough, exclude tourists
TOKYO: Foreign tourists will be excluded from the system for converting an overseas driver's licence to a Japanese one, ...
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Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
The National Police Agency on Thursday revealed a draft of new, tougher rules for foreign nationals who wish to convert their drivers license into a Japanese one, following a series of high-profile ...
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Japan imposes stricter rules for conversion of foreign driver licences, but S'porean tourists likely unaffected
However, the new regulations on foreign licence conversion are unlikely to affect Singaporean tourists looking to go on a road trip in Japan. This is because Singaporeans who wish to drive in Japan ...
550 students caught taking voyeuristic images since 2023, Japan police say
A total of 550 junior high and high school students in Japan were found to have taken voyeuristic photos or videos of others ...
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Japan police mull 300,000-yen daily limit on ATM use by elderly ... - MSN
TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency is considering limits on ATM withdrawals and transfers by those aged 75 and older to 300,000 yen (around $1,99･･･ ...