Scott Reynolds <sar@gol.com> writes:

> Are you talking about the "aoba mark" that new drivers are supposed to
> put on their cars? I thought you were exempted from that if you switched
> over from a foreign license. Check on the back of your new Japanese
> license. There should be a notation to that effect.

On the back of my licence is sweet fa to be honest. However, the point
was made by the guy behind the counter to my wife and there was also a
sign on the desk regarding it. 

I shall now say, in all honesty, that it doesn't bother me too
much. When I started driving in Japan I actually enjoyed the fact that I
was cut a little slack. And as I'm driving one of those new Toyota
Sienta's my vehicle is hardly a babe magnet ;-). 
-- 
Ian J Cottee
Nagoya, Japan