Student visa driver’s license

Hello, I'm a student at senmon gakko. Been staying in Japan for more than a year. Is it okay for a student visa holder to convert my country's license into Japanese driver's license? I've been driving in my country for years before I got in Japan. I heard driving school here is expensive and the cheapest way is converting your country's driver's license. I can't find answers on Google regarding my question so i figured maybe i can ask here. Thank you for taking time to read this. :-)

Is it okay for a student visa holder to convert my country's license into Japanese driver's license?

Yes, that is possible assuming that your country is Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan or the United Kingdom (or the US states of Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia or Washington).

It is not a conversion per se, but for the list of countries given above, it allows for a Japanese license to be issued on the basis that you already have a license in the other country (and have held it and lived in that country for at least three months). After the process you will have two driving licenses.
Takes 1/2 to most of one day, but not particularly difficult (although I had a Japanese friend help me with the process in case there was something tricky).

Be warned that proofing that you lived in that country for at least three months can be challenging in an an age when many countries do not stamp passports anymore.

@Uji - yes, you are so correct. My current passport has a couple of stamps from Japan, but nothing from anywhere else (but not much travel the last three years). All the border control stuff is stored electronically and automatically, and with self processing, there is no need for stamps.
My previous one had a ton of stamps, but none for my home country. Fortunately (for some reason) I had an even older passport with me here in Japan so I could prove an exit from my home country more than three months after getting my drivers license (which I got when I was 15, an awful long time ago now.)