I've failed...and I've been lying to myself

(2016-02-21, 8:08 pm)ryuudou Wrote:

(2016-02-21, 5:14 pm)zx573 Wrote: There's a pretty big list of countries where you can transfer your foreign driver's license to a Japanese driver's license

Temporary license. When it comes to driving being able to reliably read the signs and streets and buildings is important.

No, a standard Japanese driving license. The same kind everyone has. It does not require any Japanese, you can do the process completely in English (no reading, no writing, no speaking). Even when driving you do not need to know any Japanese, the car navi speaks to you in English if you wish. Street signs have romaji. 


(Note, the only big exception is the Japanese stop sign which is a triangle with the hiragana "tomare" , instead of a red hexagon + "STOP". So if you don't read Japanese, maybe you think "caution" instead of "stop".)