# Japan license plate: Registered US forces > The Japan registered US forces license plate: format 999 L 99-99, for example 690 Y 87-10, documented since 1970, car, van, and truck. Page: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-usforces · Markdown version of the HTML page, which is canonical. Site map: https://vehiclesdb.com/llms.txt · Terms of use: https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/terms Part of [Japan license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan) (47 registration series). ![Japan license plate, Registered US forces (documented since 1970)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-registered-usforces/japan-license-plate-registered-us-forces.svg) | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Format | `999 L 99-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) | | Years | ~1970 → today (documented from 1970; the format is likely older) | | Class | standard | | Issued for | car, van, truck | | Plate size | 330 × 165 mm | | Other sizes | 440 × 220 mm: 大型番号標 — Form No. 1 remark (4) proviso: 普通自動車 of 8,000 kg or more gross vehicle weight, 5,000 kg or more maximum load, or 30 or more seats. The drawing carries both sets of dimensions, the large one in parentheses throughout (remark (7)). | | Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #00693E | | Rear plate differs from the front | no | | Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. | | Series id | `jp-registered-usforces` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-usforces) | Sources: - [別表第三 group 4: 「日本国籍を有しない者が所有する自家用自動車で、法令の規定により関税又は消費税が免除されているもの及び別に国土交通大臣が指定するもの」 -> ＥＨＫＭＴＹよ](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/345M50000800007) - [第十三条第一項第三号: the use-mark field is 「平仮名又はローマ字」 — Roman letters are on the face of the rule, not an exception to it](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345M50000800007) - [第一号様式（自動車登録番号標）（第十一条関係） remark (3): the colours are the ordinary 自家用 colours; nothing in the Form distinguishes this series visually except the mark itself](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074) ## What each position encodes - 運輸支局等を表示する文字 - 分類番号 - ローマ字 - 四けた以下のアラビア数字 ## About this plate THE ONE JAPANESE PLATE WHOSE ASCII PROJECTION IS COMPLETE. ## Other standard plates here - [Kei goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Kei passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Kei special purpose alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Registered bus alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Registered goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Registered passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Registered small goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Registered small passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Registered special purpose alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-alnum) (2017 to today) - [Kei goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-3digit) (2005 to today) - [Kei passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-3digit) (2005 to today) - [Kei special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-3digit) (2005 to today) - [Registered bus 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-3digit) (1998 to today) - [Registered goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-3digit) (1998 to today) - [Registered passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today) - [Registered small goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-3digit) (1998 to today) - [Registered small passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today) - [Registered special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-3digit) (1998 to today) - [Kei US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-usforces) (documented since 1970) - [Registered classcode 1-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-classcode-1digit) (documented since 1970) - [Kei goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005) - [Kei passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005) - [Kei special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005) - [Registered bus 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999) - [Registered goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999) - [Registered passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999) - [Registered small goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999) - [Registered small passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999) - [Registered special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999) ## Use it - Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-registered-usforces.svg - Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-registered-usforces - API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-registered-usforces"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api) --- Open data, CC BY 4.0: reuse it with a visible credit to VehiclesDB and a link (https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution). 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