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bicycle anti-theft registration
A legally required registration system for bicycles in Japan. A numbered sticker is attached to the bicycle frame, linking it to the owner's personal information in a police database. Helps identify stolen bicycles and verify ownership.
自転車の防犯登録は義務です。
Bicycle anti-theft registration is mandatory.
新しい自転車を買ったら防犯登録をしてください。
When you buy a new bicycle, please do the anti-theft registration.
警察に自転車を止められて防犯登録の番号を確認された。
I was stopped by the police and they checked my bicycle registration number.
CULTURE:
Mandatory since 1994 under Japanese law. The registration costs around 500-600 yen and is valid for 7-10 years depending on the prefecture. Police frequently check registration stickers during routine stops, especially at night. When selling or giving away a bicycle, the registration should be transferred. An unregistered bicycle can be treated as suspicious.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 防犯登録をする (to register a bicycle)
- 防犯登録シール (registration sticker)
- 防犯登録番号 (registration number)
- 防犯登録を抹消する (to cancel a registration)