| Switzerland | Switzerland | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Germany | Germany | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| France | France | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Belgium | Belgium | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Monaco | Monaco | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Taiwan | Taiwan | Conditional | Driving is permitted under certain conditions |
| China | China | Not Valid | Not a Geneva Convention contracting state. Japanese IDP is not valid |
| United States | United States of America | Valid | Geneva Convention state. Japanese IDP valid. Hawaii & Guam also accept a Japanes |
| Canada | Canada | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| South Korea | Republic of Korea | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Australia | Australia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Macau | Macau | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Singapore | Singapore | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Thailand | Thailand | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Italy | Italy | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Austria | Austria | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Sweden | Sweden | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Norway | Norway | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Denmark | Denmark | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Finland | Finland | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Spain | Spain | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Poland | Poland | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Portugal | Portugal | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Czech Republic | Czech Republic | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Greece | Greece | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Croatia | Croatia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Israel | Israel | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Argentina | Argentina | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Iceland | Iceland | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Ireland | Ireland | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| India | India | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| South Africa | Republic of South Africa | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Albania | Albania | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Ghana | Ghana | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | Not Valid | Not a Geneva Convention contracting state. Japanese IDP is not valid |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Côte d'Ivoire | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Vietnam | Vietnam | Not Valid | Not a Geneva Convention contracting state. Japanese IDP is not valid |
| Serbia | Serbia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Montenegro | Montenegro | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Botswana | Botswana | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Brazil | Brazil | Not Valid | Not a Geneva Convention contracting state. Japanese IDP is not valid |
| Cuba | Cuba | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Egypt | Egypt | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Estonia | Estonia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Cambodia | Cambodia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Cyprus | Cyprus | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Guatemala | Guatemala | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| San Marino | San Marino | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Georgia | Georgia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Senegal | Senegal | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Tunisia | Tunisia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Chile | Chile | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Togo | Togo | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Turkey | Turkey | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Namibia | Namibia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Niger | Niger | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Hungary | Hungary | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Paraguay | Paraguay | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Fiji | Fiji | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Philippines | Philippines | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Brunei | Brunei | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Benin | Benin | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Peru | Peru | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Mali | Mali | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Malta | Malta | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Jordan | Jordan | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Laos | Laos | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Lithuania | Lithuania | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Romania | Romania | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Russia | Russia | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Uganda | Uganda | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Rwanda | Rwanda | Confirm | Geneva Convention signatory (with caveats). Validity of Japanese IDP requires lo |
| Algeria | Algeria | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Syria | Syria | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Central African Republic | Central African Republic | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Haiti | Haiti | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Barbados | Barbados | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Madagascar | Madagascar | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Malawi | Malawi | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Morocco | Morocco | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Lesotho | Lesotho | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | Confirm | Geneva Convention contracting state, but requires confirmation (under investigat |
| Guernsey | Guernsey | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Jersey | Jersey | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Isle of Man | Isle of Man | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Aruba | Aruba | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Curaçao | Curaçao | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | Valid | Geneva Convention contracting state. Driving with a Japanese IDP is permitted |
| Guam | Guam | Valid | U.S. territory. Japanese license alone valid for 30 days (no IDP required) |