Menkyo Helper
Chiba — foreign license conversion
Chiba officially states the test is 50 questions, 30 minutes, pass at 45 correct. Arabic is among 21 available languages.
Licence centre
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Chiba Driver’s License Center
Phone: 043-274-2000 · Chiba
During 8:30–17:00 follow: 1, then 55, then 1 Document check often without booking (non-moped); booking needed from the knowledge test onward.
Document checklist
- Valid original foreign license
- Copy of front/back of the license
- Certified Japanese translation of the license
- Current and old passports if any
- Recent 住民票 (no My Number, with nationality/residence)
- Residence Card
- Photo 3×2.4 cm taken within 6 months
- Blue or black pen
- Fees and extra documents depending on issuing country
Exam languages
- Arabic
- English
- Spanish
- Persian
- Korean
- Chinese
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Thai
- Filipino
- Vietnamese
- Indonesian
- Khmer
- Nepali
- Burmese
- Mongolian
- Ukrainian
- Sinhala
- Urdu
- Hindi
- Japanese
Not available (examples)
- French
Official source
Last checked: 2026-06
Procedures, fees, booking and test languages can change. Always confirm with the official page or the licence centre before you go.
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Get ready in the app
In the app’s procedure guide you also get a document checklist, what to say on the phone in Japanese and the test-day steps.