On a road that has no sidewalk and no roadside strip wide enough for pedestrians — that is, no separation between the pedestrian area and the roadway — pedestrians must keep to the right edge of the road.
歩道も十分な幅の路側帯もなく、車道との区別がない道路では、歩行者は道路の右側端に寄って通行しなければならない。
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Explanation
Article 10(1) of the Road Traffic Act: where a road has neither a sidewalk nor a roadside strip wide enough for pedestrians marked off from the roadway, pedestrians must keep to the right edge. Because vehicles drive on the left in Japan, keeping to the right means walking facing oncoming traffic, so you can see approaching vehicles.
Original text
歩行者等は、歩道又は歩行者等の通行に十分な幅員を有する路側帯（次項及び次条において「歩道等」という。）と車道の区別のない道路においては、道路の右側端に寄つて通行しなければならない。
Source: Road Traffic Act — 道路交通法 第十条（通行区分） · Act No.105 of 1960
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