When overtaking a streetcar (tram) you have caught up with, you must as a rule pass on its right side.

路面電車に追いついて追い越そうとするときは、原則としてその路面電車の右側を通らなければならない。

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Explanation

Article 28(3) requires you to pass a streetcar on its LEFT side, not its right. The only exception is when the tracks are laid near the left edge of the road.

Original text

車両は、路面電車を追い越そうとするときは、当該車両が追いついた路面電車の左側を通行しなければならない。ただし、軌道が道路の左側端に寄つて設けられているときは、この限りでない。

Source: Road Traffic Act — 道路交通法第二十八条（追越しの方法） · Act No.105 of 1960

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When overtaking a streetcar (tram) you have caught up with, you must as a rule pass on its right side.

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