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Brian Publicover

Japan Times

COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET

Aug 26, 2008

What will you remember most about the Beijing Olympics?

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.

Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.

By Thu-Huong Ha and Mike Fu

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