If you have no choice but to park on an expressway, you must stop the car on the shoulder or in a marked roadside strip (rosokutai) so that you do not obstruct other traffic.

Explanation

Correct. The rules state that when you have no choice but to park on an expressway, you must leave the car on the shoulder or in a marked roadside strip (rosokutai, the strip along the edge of the roadway) so that it does not obstruct other vehicles. (Source: Rules on Traffic Methods, Ch.10 Sec.2)

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