Driver's License Written Test Preparation
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35 practice questions for the provisional license (karimen) and full license (honmen) written exams, with answers and explanations. First, one thing to know: the pass line is 90%. You can miss only 5 of 50 questions on the provisional license exam and only 10 points on the full license exam. So "I got 70% right" means you fail. Even with these 35 questions, 25 correct is 71.4%, which would fail the real exam. The reason people fail is not their Japanese. When we checked 962 questions in Drivey's provisional license course, 20 questions containing "always" had the answer ×, and 24 of 36 questions containing condition words such as "in principle" had the answer ○. The causes of failing fall into 4 patterns: absolute words, condition words, swapped numbers, and the scope of legal terms. However, 7 of the 35 questions cannot be solved by pattern; they test knowledge itself. Solve 15 provisional and 20 full license questions and find which pattern makes you lose points. Information is as of September 2026.
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For foreign residents who want a regular driver's license in Japan. Many driving schools hold the provisional license (karimen) written exam inside the school, and each school decides which languages it offers. Some schools offer Japanese only. But don't give up. You can take this exam first at a driver's license center, where you can choose from 20 languages. When you pass, you receive a driver's license exam results certificate, and if you give it to your driving school, you do not need to take the exam inside the school. If you commute to school, pass it before the completion test; if you take a residential course, pass it before you enroll. In simple words, we explain the 8 steps to a license, 5 deadlines, 3 things to ask a driving school before you enroll, pass rates calculated from National Police Agency statistics (provisional license 78.3%, full license 72.8%), and the 6 languages Drivey supports. Information is as of September 2026.
According to the National Police Agency's Driver's License Statistics, 60,444 people obtained a Japanese driver's license through license conversion (gaimen kirikae) in 2025, down 20.4% from 75,905 the year before. The main cause of the decline is the driving skills test, not the knowledge test. In October–December 2025, the pass rate was 42.8% for the knowledge test and 13.1% for the driving skills test. Before the change, in 2024, it was 92.5% against 30.4%, so the driving skills test has consistently been the narrowest gate. For license types that require both tests, the share of people who pass both on the first attempt has fallen to about 5.6%. This article sets out the breakdown by license type and the impact on hiring plans.
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