TOKYO -- The transport ministry on June 17 announced plans to standardize the design of "gotochi" regional car license plates ...

The transport ministry is considering abolishing monochromatic versions of gotochi special vehicle registration ... multicolor versions of gotochi license plates from as early as the next round ...

Technology developed to track license plates in paid parking lots without tire-locking mechanisms is attracting interest from police departments across Japan ... of cars from its open-access ...