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I forgot to mention another option with pros and cons. All I did for 3 years was temp tags (only good for 3 days at a time) for 750 yen. I had to buy liability insurance (that sucked as no collision coverage for any car over 10 years old). I did not drive my car but a few times a month if that for touring and cars shows, etc. so it worked out and I should have never tried to pass emissions and register it from the start. The down side is driving around with that plate that looks like a diver's symbol and every knows the car is broken or has issues with being registered. All the photos of my car in Japan will show that plate on it. The other issue was being limited to 3 days and the time it too to go get the plates and turn in back in every time I wanted to drive it.