日本收紧了2025年10月1日的外国驾驶执照规则,要求居留和更严格的测试以减少事故。 Japan tightened foreign driver’s licence rules Oct. 1, 2025, requiring residency and stricter tests to reduce accidents.

日本从2025年10月1日起收紧了外国驾驶执照转换规则,禁止非居民,并要求获得日本居住证明。 Japan has tightened foreign driver’s licence conversion rules effective October 1, 2025, banning non-residents and requiring a Japanese residence certificate. 现在,知识测试有50个问题,超过90%的分数跨越20种语言,驾驶测试现在评估了行人和铁路过境点的处理情况。 The knowledge test now has 50 questions with a 90% passing score across 20 languages, and driving tests now assess handling of pedestrian and railroad crossings. 在涉及外国司机的事故上升之后,情况发生了变化,在2024年发生了7 286起事故,而事故是他们的错。 Changes follow rising accidents involving foreign drivers, with 7,286 incidents in 2024 where they were at fault. 许可证转换十年来增加了一倍多,去年达到68 623份,大部分来自越南。 Licence conversions have more than doubled in a decade, reaching 68,623 last year, mostly from Vietnam. 外国人必须保持居留身份才能续签许可证,而海外日本国民仍然可以使用家庭登记文件进行转换。 Foreigners must maintain residence status to renew licences, while Japanese nationals abroad can still convert using family register documents.