# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第百七条の二 (Article 107-2) - Law: 道路交通法 (Road Traffic Act), 昭和三十五年法律第百五号 - English title "Road Traffic Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第百七条の二 (Article 107-2)（国際運転免許証又は外国運転免許証を所持する者の自動車等の運転） — address `art-107-2` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-2 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百七条の二（国際運転免許証又は外国運転免許証を所持する者の自動車等の運転） — (Driving of Motor Vehicles and Motorized Bicycles by Holders of International Driving Permits and Foreign Driver's Licenses) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-107-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-2 **第一項** 道路交通に関する条約（以下「条約」という。）第二十四条第一項の運転免許証（第百七条の七第一項の国外運転免許証を除く。）で条約附属書九若しくは条約附属書十に定める様式に合致したもの（以下この条において「国際運転免許証」という。）又は自動車等の運転に関する本邦の域外にある国若しくは地域（国際運転免許証を発給していない国又は地域であつて、道路における危険を防止し、その他交通の安全と円滑を図る上で我が国と同等の水準にあると認められる運転免許の制度を有している国又は地域として政令で定めるものに限る。）の行政庁若しくは権限のある機関の免許に係る運転免許証（日本語による翻訳文で政令で定める者が作成したものが添付されているものに限る。以下この条において「外国運転免許証」という。）を所持する者（第八十八条第一項第二号から第四号までのいずれかに該当する者を除く。）は、第六十四条第一項の規定にかかわらず、本邦に上陸（住民基本台帳法（昭和四十二年法律第八十一号）に基づき住民基本台帳に記録されている者が出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号）第六十条第一項の規定による出国の確認、同法第二十六条第一項の規定による再入国の許可（同法第二十六条の二第一項（日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法（平成三年法律第七十一号）第二十三条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により出入国管理及び難民認定法第二十六条第一項の規定による再入国の許可を受けたものとみなされる場合を含む。）又は出入国管理及び難民認定法第六十一条の二の十五第一項の規定による難民旅行証明書の交付を受けて出国し、当該出国の日から三月に満たない期間内に再び本邦に上陸した場合における当該上陸を除く。第百十七条の二の二第一項第一号において同じ。）をした日から起算して一年間、当該国際運転免許証又は外国運転免許証（以下「国際運転免許証等」という。）で運転することができることとされている自動車等を運転することができる。ただし、旅客自動車運送事業に係る旅客を運送する目的で、旅客自動車を運転し若しくは牽引自動車によつて旅客用車両を牽引して当該牽引自動車を運転する場合、又は代行運転普通自動車を運転する場合は、この限りでない。 art-107-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-2/par-1 Notwithstanding Article 64, paragraph (1), a person holding a driving permit as referred to in Article 24, paragraph (1) of the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (hereinafter referred to as the "Convention") (other than a Foreign Driving Permit as referred to in Article 107-7, paragraph (1)) in the format established by Annex 9 or 10 of the Convention (hereinafter referred to in this Article as an "International Driving Permit"), or holding a driver's license from an administrative agency or competent authority in a country or region other than Japan (but only a country or region not issuing International Driving Permits, which Cabinet Order prescribes as one with a system of driver licensing that is found to have equivalent standards to that of Japan in terms of preventing road hazards and otherwise ensuring the safety and fluidity of traffic) which licenses a person to drive a motor vehicle or motorized bicycle (this is limited to a driver's license that is accompanied by a Japanese translation prepared by a person that Cabinet Order prescribes; hereinafter referred to in this Article as a "foreign driver's license") (in either case, other than a person falling under Article 88, paragraph (1), items (ii) through (iv)), may drive the motor vehicles or motorized bicycles that it has been decided the person may drive with that International Driving Permit or foreign driver's license (hereinafter referred to as an "International Driving Permit or license") during the one-year period beginning on the date of the person's landing in Japan (this excludes if a person who has been registered in the basic resident register based on the Residential Basic Book Act (Act No. 81 of 1967), and who departs from Japan after becoming subject to a confirmation of departure under Article 60, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (Cabinet Order No. 319 of 1951), departs from Japan with re-entry permission as under Article 26, paragraph (1) of that Act (this includes if a person is deemed, pursuant to Article 26-2, paragraph (1) of that Act, to have re-entry permission as under Article 26, paragraph (1) of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 23, paragraph (2) of the Special Act on the Immigration Control of, inter alia, those who have lost Japanese Nationality pursuant to the Treaty of Peace with Japan (Act No. 71 of 1991))), or departs from Japan after being issued a refugee travel document under Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1) of the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, then lands in Japan again within three months after the date of departure; the same applies in Article 117-2-2, paragraph (1), item (i)); provided, however, that this does not apply if the person drives a motor vehicle used for passenger services or drives a motor vehicle equipped for towing while towing a vehicle used for passenger services in order to transport passengers as a part of passenger motor carrier services or drives a standard motor vehicle that is to be driven by a professional designated driver. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-107-2/par-1: 第百七条の七第一項 → 道路交通法 第百七条の七第一項 (Article 107-7, paragraph (1)), art-107-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-7/par-1 - art-107-2/par-1: この条 → 道路交通法 第百七条の二 (Article 107-2), art-107-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-2 - art-107-2/par-1: 第八十八条第一項第二号から第四号まで → 道路交通法 第八十八条第一項第二号 (Article 88, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-88/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-88/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-88/par-1/item-2 - art-107-2/par-1: 第八十八条第一項第二号から第四号まで → 道路交通法 第八十八条第一項第三号 (Article 88, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-88/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-88/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-88/par-1/item-3 - art-107-2/par-1: 第八十八条第一項第二号から第四号まで → 道路交通法 第八十八条第一項第四号 (Article 88, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-88/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-88/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-88/par-1/item-4 - art-107-2/par-1: 第六十四条第一項 → 道路交通法 第六十四条第一項 (Article 64, paragraph (1)), art-64/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-64/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-64/par-1 - art-107-2/par-1: 出入国管理及び難民認定法（昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号）第六十条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十条第一項 (Article 60, paragraph (1)), art-60/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-60/par-1 - art-107-2/par-1: 同法第二十六条第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条第一項 (Article 26, paragraph (1)), art-26/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26/par-1 - art-107-2/par-1: 同法第二十六条の二第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第二十六条の二第一項 (Article 26-2, paragraph (1)), art-26-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-26-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-26-2/par-1 - art-107-2/par-1: 日本国との平和条約に基づき日本の国籍を離脱した者等の出入国管理に関する特例法（平成三年法律第七十一号）第二十三条第二項 → e-Gov law 403AC0000000071, 第二十三条第二項 (Article 23, paragraph (2)), art-23/par-2 — not held in this collection - art-107-2/par-1: 出入国管理及び難民認定法第六十一条の二の十五第一項 → 出入国管理及び難民認定法 第六十一条の二の十五第一項 (Article 61-2-15, paragraph (1)), art-61-2-15/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/immigration-control-act/art-61-2-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326CO0000000319/art-61-2-15/par-1 - art-107-2/par-1: 第百十七条の二の二第一項第一号 → 道路交通法 第百十七条の二の二第一項第一号 (Article 117-2-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-117-2-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-117-2-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-2-2/par-1/item-1 ## Cited by 10 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 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 第一条第二項（定義） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/dangerous-driving-act/art-1/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/425AC0000000086/art-1/par-2 - 道路交通法 第六十七条第一項（危険防止の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-67/par-1 - 道路交通法 第六十七条第二項（危険防止の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-67/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-67/par-2 - 道路交通法 第七十五条第一項第一号（自動車の使用者の義務等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-75/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75/par-1/item-1 - 道路交通法 第九十六条の三第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-96-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-96-3/par-2 - 道路交通法 第百一条の六第一項（医師の届出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-6/par-1 - 道路交通法 第百七条の二第一項（国際運転免許証又は外国運転免許証を所持する者の自動車等の運転） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-2/par-1 - 道路交通法 第百十七条の二の二第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-117-2-2/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-2-2/par-1/item-1 - 道路交通法 第百二十五条第二項第一号（通則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-125/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-125/par-2/item-1 - 道路交通法 附則第七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-7/par-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路交通法 — the text in force from 2026-07-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105/20260721_508AC0000000052), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Road Traffic Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2962/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-traffic-act-20261013T073427-015, translated 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 190 — 道路交通法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13