[Sangetsu]

If you have the expired license along with the renewed address, and they are both from the same state, you should be able to get around the 3 month requirement. If you don't have your old license you can order a record from the motor vehicle department in your home state. This can be done online, and paid for with a credit or debit card.

The hardest part of getting my license in Japan was the paperwork, the written test and driving test were not that difficult.

The best thing to do is bring everything you think you will need, and simply go to the license center. If anything is lacking they'll let you know. Sometimes they will still let you take the test if a requirement is not met, but you will end up with a learners license and a green leaf sticker which you will have to put on your car.

Good luck. Be warned that in most cases it takes at least 3 attempts for a foreigner to pass the driving test.