{"id":720,"date":"2023-02-13T10:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T10:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/?p=720"},"modified":"2024-08-28T00:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T00:50:48","slug":"how-to-get-a-japanese-driving-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/other\/how-to-get-a-japanese-driving-license\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get a Japanese Driving License"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In order to apply for a MobalPay card, you must have one of these forms of ID:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Japanese Residence Card (Zairy\u016b Card)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Japanese Driving License<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Diplomatic ID card<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here, we\u2019ll walk you through the process of getting a Japanese Driving License.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First up, if you\u2019re already driving in Japan, you should already have an IDP (International Driving Permit). However, if you\u2019re in Japan for over a year, you\u2019ll need a full Japanese Driving License instead.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To do this, you\u2019ll first need an approved official translation of your existing license from the JAF (Japan Automobile Federation), which you can apply for online and via mail.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once you have this, the next step is to make an appointment at the Japanese Driving Center, where you\u2019ll need your IDP, your driving license from your home country alongside the official translation, your passport, your proof of residence, and your Residence Card. You\u2019ll be asked a few questions, so if you\u2019re not yet fluent in Japanese, it\u2019d be helpful to bring along someone who is!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next up, you\u2019ll be given a second appointment. If you\u2019re from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, or the UK, all you need is a current passport photo. You\u2019ll pay the relevant fees, take an eye exam, and the license is yours!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re not from one of those countries however, you\u2019ll be required to take a written exam and practical Driving Test. All you need to do is pass the test, just like when you got your first license in your home country!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Applying for MobalPay Using a Japanese Driving License<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Once you\u2019ve got your License, it\u2019s really easy to apply for MobalPay. All you need to do is upload a photo of your license to our secure system, and we do the rest. If your ID is approved, you can pay for your card, which will then be posted right to you! All you need to know is <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mobalpay.com\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">right here<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to apply for a MobalPay card, you must have one of these forms of ID:\u00a0 Japanese Residence Card (Zairy\u016b Card)\u00a0 Japanese Driving License\u00a0 Diplomatic ID card Here, we\u2019ll walk you through the process of getting a Japanese Driving License.\u00a0\u00a0 First up, if you\u2019re already driving in Japan, you should already have an IDP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1241,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions\/1241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}