In Japan, traffic officially drives on the left side, which
dictates right-hand drive vehicles. However, some Japanese buy
left-hand drive vehicles, mainly from Europe and the U.S.
(sometimes, they will buy British cars, which are right-hand drive,
through the U.S., which is left-hand drive). Japan legally allows
such cars on their roads, and they are usually regarded as exotic
or as status symbols. They will still have to drive on the left,
though.
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