{"id":3358,"date":"2025-05-21T13:34:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theweddingcarhirepeople.com\/?page_id=3358"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T08:30:50","slug":"country-specific-licensing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theweddingcarhirepeople.com\/ja\/country-specific-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Specific Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script>\n  document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\n    const countryMap = {\n      ar: \"Argentina\", au: \"Australia\", at: \"Austria\", be: \"Belgium\", br: \"Brazil\",\n      bg: \"Bulgaria\", ca: \"Canada\", cn: \"China\", co: \"Colombia\", cy: \"Cyprus\",\n      cz: \"Czech Republic\", dk: \"Denmark\", ec: \"Ecuador\", eg: \"Egypt\", ee: \"Estonia\",\n      fi: \"Finland\", fr: \"France\", de: \"Germany\", gi: \"Gibraltar\", gr: \"Greece\",\n      in: \"India\", id: \"Indonesia\", ie: \"Ireland\", il: \"Israel\", it: \"Italy\",\n      jp: \"Japan\", lv: \"Latvia\", lt: \"Lithuania\", mt: \"Malta\", mx: \"Mexico\",\n      nl: \"Netherlands\", nz: \"New Zealand\", no: \"Norway\", ph: \"Philippines\",\n      pl: \"Poland\", pt: \"Portugal\", ru: \"Russia\", sa: \"Saudi Arabia\", sg: \"Singapore\",\n      za: \"South Africa\", es: \"Spain\", se: \"Sweden\", ch: \"Switzerland\", tr: \"Turkey\",\n      gb: \"United Kingdom\", us: \"United States of America\", vn: \"Vietnam\"\n    };\n\n    const hostnameParts = window.location.hostname.split(\".\");\n    const subdomain = hostnameParts.length > 2 ? hostnameParts[0].toLowerCase() : null;\n    const isCountry = subdomain && subdomain.length === 2 && countryMap[subdomain];\n\n    const country = isCountry\n      ? countryMap[subdomain]\n      : \"International\";\n\n    const newTitle = isCountry\n      ? `Wedding Car Licensing & Chauffeur Requirements in ${country}`\n      : `Wedding Car Licensing & Chauffeur Requirements for International Operators`;\n\n    const newDescription = isCountry\n      ? `Find out what chauffeur licences, insurance, and vehicle registration requirements apply to wedding car hire operators in ${country}. 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