<ashishg@mailinator.com> wrote:

> I was thinking that I could take him to some large open space (these
> are not so easy to find) which is not frequented by people and teach
> him there. This is how I learnt how to drive from a friend in India.
>
> Do you think it is legally ok to do so in Japan?

Provided the large open space is not a public road and you are not 
trespassing, I don't think this would be illegal.
The problem is that one of the unwritten requirements to passing the driving 
test in Japan seems to be that you have attended a driving school. Even if 
your friend is perfectly capable of driving, he will probably still need to 
take some lessons at a driving school to learn all the silly little tricks 
that are necessary to actually pass the test.


-- 
Dave Fossett
Saitama, Japan