Through the early 1900s and up until the official outbreak of World War II, the Japanese military slowly but surely built up its stock of armaments. After successfully proving that the country could ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Type 89 rifle isn’t bad – but it has serious ergonomic problems and lacks several modern innovations (rails, for instance). The standard issue rifle of the ...

The JGSDF has operated about 60 manned Type 89 IFVs since the late 1980s. (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has designed a new unmanned tracked infantry fighting ...