Japanese driver licence (運転免許証)
Japanese Driver Licence (運転免許證) Translation into English
Australian licensing authorities and insurers commonly ask for a certified English translation of a Japanese 運転免許証, and sometimes for the 運転記録証明書 showing driving history. We produce NAATI-certified translations from $59 per page with 24-hour turnaround.
When a Japanese driver licence translation may be needed
Requirements differ by state and territory. If you have been asked for a certified English translation of your overseas licence, this is the document to send us.
- If a state or territory licensing authority has asked for a certified translation of your Japanese licence
- Where driving experience must be evidenced to reduce a probationary period or qualify for a full licence
- For insurers requesting proof of driving history from Japan
- For car hire or employment requiring an English rendering of your licence
- Alongside a koseki or juminhyo already being translated for identity evidence
Issued by: Prefectural Public Safety Commission (公安委員会)
Also searched as: Japanese driver licence translation · 運転記録証明書 · driving record certificate Japan
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How we translate a Japanese licence
Our NAATI-certified Japanese translators reproduce the licence number, issue and expiry dates (converting Japanese-era dates with the original retained), licence classes and conditions, registered address and the issuing Public Safety Commission. Name readings are matched to your passport where provided — essential where kanji allow several romanisations.
- 運転免許証 — front and back, including conditions
- 運転記録証明書 / 無事故無違反証明書 driving record certificates
- Japanese-era dates converted with the original shown
- Licence classes rendered with plain-English descriptions
- Passport-matched name readings with translator's notes
Flat rate
Instant price · Under 24-hour delivery
If your document contains multiple pages, you choose the pages to translate and each selected page is charged at $59. Your final page count is confirmed on upload before payment — no manual quote and no callback wait.
- $59 per page, shown upfront
- No manual quote — order immediately
- No waiting for a callback
- Your complete order delivered under 24 hours as standard — average under six hours
- Translation by a NAATI-certified translator
- Delivered as a secure PDF
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