I am living in japan. I am Canadian with a Canadian driver’s license. I cannot go back to Canada right now. I’m looking at renting a car in the next few weeks here.
What are my options?
Iknow American forces have an option at local police stations, what about canadians?
Thank you.
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Change your license to a Japanese license as soon as possible is one choice. Canadians have it easy on that front.
If you are a resident in Japan and if you’re here for longer than a month or two you would no longer be allowed to drive here with an intentional drivers license.
You don’t need to take tests to get a Japanese driving license. Canada is one of the countries that have agreement with Japan. You just need a certified translation of your Canadian driving license. Google the process, it’s very straightforward.
You can’t get a Canadian international drivers license in Japan. You can’t get a Japanese one either. It doesn’t matter anyway since a Japan-issued IDL isn’t valid inside Japan. Just get a real Japanese license.