This article deals with the history and development of tanks of the Japanese Army from their first use after World War I, into the interwar period, during World War II, the Cold War and modern era.
IJA 4th Armored Division with Type 3 Chi-Nu tanks and Type 3 Ho-Ni III tank destroyers
Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go first prototype, 1934
Experimental tank No.1 (Type 87 Chi-I)
The Type 90 tank is a main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It was designed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the Type 61 and to supplement the then curr
Tanks of Japan
…the Soviet T-72. As a result, development of a prototype as a replacement for the Type 74, the TK-X MBT began between 1976 and 1977, which became the Type 90 tank. The Type 90 was to have replaced the Type 74 outright as the Type 74 was generally outdated even before it entered service, but with the ending…
A JGSDF Type 90 MBT practice firing at Fuji Firepower Review 2009
The turret of the Type 90 at the JGSDF public information center. Note the large bustle area for the autoloader, as well as the configuration of the grenade launchers.
A Type 90 during a public demonstration at the JGSDF Ordnance School in Tsuchiura, Kanto, Japan.
The second prototype of the Type 90 on display at the JGSDF Public Information Center. It was the last prototype to feature the Japan Steel Works 120mm main gun, with future prototypes (later official production) using the Rheinmetall 120mm main gun instead.