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Japan Closes Tourist Driver’s License Exchange Loophole
Tourists to Japan used to be able to get a powerful souvenir: a Japanese driver's license. But that's all changed.
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Japan Says Tourists Getting Japanese Driver’s Licenses is Fine, Actually
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