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普通自動車第一種運転免許 学科試験

Ordinary car licence written test (main licence and provisional)

The written test for the ordinary (category 1) car driving licence in Japan.

The exam

Set by
Prefectural Public Safety Commissions and police driving centres, under national rules
The paper
Main test: 95 questions (90 true/false and 5 illustrated) in 50 minutes, pass 90 out of 100; provisional test: 50 true/false, pass 45
How it is sat
On demand on weekdays; most learners study through a designated driving school, which bundles the theory teaching
Where
Japan, in Japanese

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