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East Japan pref. incorrectly fails 16 people in foreign language driver's license test

This 2019 file photo shows the Gunma Prefectural Police headquarters. (Mainichi/Hinako Kikuchi) MAEBASHI -- Authorities mistakenly failed 16 people and passed one in the driver's license test for ...
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'Like code language': Foreigners struggle with kanji in Japan taxi driver's license test

Hidetoshi Uchida, head of Hinomaru Kotsu's training center, left, and driver Massimo Bellini, are seen in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on July 10, 2023. (Mainichi/Ai Yokota) TOKYO -- When Massimo Bellini, an ...