![]() ![]() Vehicles owned by personnel with the United States military in Japan under the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) have a "Y" on white plates, or an "A" on yellow plates, where the hiragana character is normally displayed. Special use plates Plate of the Imperial House of Japan only attached when the Emperor himself or the Empress is in the car U.S. ), * is a number from 0 to 99 (pre-1971 license plates will omit this), and # is a number from 0* to 9 (*leading zeroes are replaced by centered dots). ![]() Some characters, including ones with a dakuten or a handakuten, cannot be used on any plates, including the yellow and black ones:Ī license plate in Japan thus follows this format: KK?*H#-# (e.g., 足立500き21-41), where KK is the name of the issuing office in kanji, H is a hiragana, ? is a 5 for vehicles less than 2000 cc and a 3 for vehicles greater than 2000 cc (other numbers are less common-1 for large trucks, 2 for buses, etc. ![]() Green plates can have the following hiragana: White plates can have the following hiragana ( bold indicates rental vehicle characters): Any leading zeroes are replaced by centered dots. The bottom line contains a hiragana character and a four-digit serial number divided into two groups of two digits separated by a hyphen. The top line contains the name of the issuing office ( Tama, shown, is in Tokyo) and a vehicle class code. The illustration shows what a plate might look like. Please note that, to avoid any claims of invasion of privacy, the artist of these pictures has deliberately selected an invalid combination of characters. After this date, they received medium plates, now in black and yellow to distinguish them from regular cars.Ĭompact or Large vehicles and motorbikes (displacements <250 cm³) Until 31 December 1974, kei cars had small green and white license plates. Large 44x22 cm (17.3x8.7 inch) (for over 8 tons vehicle, or capacity of 30 people or more) Medium 33x16.5 cm (13圆.5 inch) Small 23x12.5 cm (9x4.9 inch) Extra small about 20x10 cm (7.8x3.9 inch) (differs according to each municipality) * These plates are issued by municipal governments. The international vehicle registration code for Japan is J. From 2010, these are also available in blue version of vehicle registration plates started in 1973. ![]() From May 19, 1998, specific numbers can also be requested if the numbers are not already in use. The green characters on this type of plate are replaced with molded green plastic that can be illuminated from behind the plate. Since November 1, 1970, a "jikō-shiki" (字光式) plate has been offered for private vehicles at the owner's request. New vehicles are not delivered to the purchaser until the plates have been attached at the dealership. The plate is only removed when the vehicle is sold secondhand to someone from a different prefecture, has reached the end of service and has been sold for scrap, or exported. The plates are installed on both the front and rear of the vehicle, with the rear plate permanently attached to the vehicle with a prefecture seal completely covering one of the attaching plate bolts. Night image of jikō-shiki (literally "character-glowing type", which means illuminated letters) plate, as might be issued in Osaka Official vehicles of the Self-Defense Forces and the foreign diplomats are required to display other plates. Official vehicles of the Imperial household are exempt from the requirement to display such plates. Regular Japanese vehicle registration plate Foreign diplomatic plate with 外 Foreign diplomatic plate with encircled 外 ![]()
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