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Japan
Green on white plates, area code in Japanese at the top and a number indicating the vehicle class. Below a 4 serial number prefixed by a Japanese character.
20-29,200-299=Buses over 2000cc|30-39,300-399=Cars over 2000cc|5,50-59,500-599=Cars upto 2000cc|40-49,400-499=Private truck|800=Special Vehicle
Recent plates Chiba
Recent plates Fukuoka
Recent plates Hachioji
Recent plates Kanagawa
Recent plates Osaka
Recent plates Saitama
Recent plates Shizuoka
Recent plates Tokyo
Recent plates Yamagata
Diplomatic Corps plates
US Forces Japan-Normal green on white Japanese plates, only the prefix character is western. In this case the Y stands for Domestic Vehicle.
Japanese characters above the registration number reads Okinawa, 300 is the vehicle class.
