On a road with no sidewalk or roadside strip, you must not drive on the shoulder, which is the 0.5-meter strip at the edge of the road.

歩道や路側帯のない道路では、路端から0.5メートルの部分（路肩）にはみ出して通行してはならない。

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Explanation

The rule defines the shoulder as the 0.5-meter strip from the road edge, and you must not drive out onto it where there is no sidewalk or roadside strip.

Original text

歩道や路側帯のない道路を通行するときは、路肩（路端から０.５メートルの部分）にはみ出して通行してはいけません。

Source: Rules of the Road — 交通の方法に関する教則第5章自動車や一般原動機付自転車の運転の方法第2節自動車の通行するところ · National Public Safety Commission Notification No.3

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On a road with no sidewalk or roadside strip, you must not drive on the shoulder, which is the 0.5-meter strip at the edge of the road.

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