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交通
Japan's road traffic law in English: rules of the road and driving licences, vehicle registration and inspection, and compulsory car insurance.
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道路交通法
The rules of the road in Japan for pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and trams, the driving licence system, and the penalties and fixed-payment procedure for breaking them.
Text in force since
355 articles393 defined terms
AmendmentsMakes whoever puts a car into use for their own purposes answer, with narrow exceptions, for the deaths and injuries its operation causes, requires cars to carry compulsory liability insurance, and has the government compensate people hurt where the car's holder is unknown or the person liable has no compulsory cover.
Text in force since
115 articles86 defined terms
Amendments道路運送車両法
The rules for vehicles on Japan's roads: registering who owns a car, its number plate, the safety standards it must meet, its inspection and maintenance, the repair businesses that work on it, and manufacturers' fixes for defects.
自動車の運転により人を死傷させる行為等の処罰に関する法律
It sets the punishments for injuring or killing someone by driving a motor vehicle dangerously, under the influence of alcohol, drugs or illness, or carelessly, and heavier ones where the driver had no licence.