Accidents have been increasing among foreigners who obtained licenses under the current conversion system. We will draw up a revised plan.
Yoshinobu Kusunoki, commissioner general of the National Police Agency. The NPA will review rules to switch driver's licenses from other countries to Japanese ones following a recent series of accidents by foreign drivers. The agency plans to require those seeking to switch to a Japanese driver's license to submit a copy of their residence certificate in Japan and is also considering increasing the number of questions on the knowledge test.
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