When passing behind a streetcar stopped at a stop, if no one is getting on or off and there is at least 1.5 meters of space between your car and the streetcar, you may proceed at a slow speed.

停留所で止まっている路面電車の後ろを通るとき、乗り降りする人がいなくて、路面電車との間に1.5メートル以上の間隔があれば、徐行して進むことができる。

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As a rule you must stop behind the streetcar and wait. However, if nobody is boarding or alighting and there is 1.5 m or more of clearance, or if there is a safety island, you may pass at a slow speed.

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しかし、乗り降りする人がいないときで路面電車との間に１.５メートル以上あるときや安全地帯があるときは、徐行して進むことができます。

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3節歩行者の保護など · National Public Safety Commission Notification No.3

When passing behind a streetcar stopped at a stop, if no one is getting on or off and there is at least 1.5 meters of space between your car and the streetcar, you may proceed at a slow speed.

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