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A red downward-pointing triangle with a thin white line just inside its edge and the white characters 止まれ (tomare) in the middle.

At an intersection with this sign I saw no traffic either way, so I rolled through slowly without stopping.

この標識のある交差点で、左右に車が見えなかったので、停止せずに徐行して通過した。

This statement is FALSE

Explanation

False. Where this sign is posted you must come to a full halt just before the stop line. Even if you think you can see, you stop first and check afterwards.

About this sign

Name
Stop一時停止
What it means
Vehicles and streetcars must come to a complete stop — used at intersections without traffic-light control.

Original text

交通法第四十三条の道路標識により、交通整理が行なわれていない交差点又はその手前の直近において、車両及び路面電車が一時停止すべきことを指定すること。

Source: Order on Road Signs, Road Lines and Road Markings — 道路標識、区画線及び道路標示に関する命令 別表第一(第二条関係) 一時停止(三三〇―A・B) · Prime Minister's Office / Ministry of Construction Order No.3 of 1960

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