According to news from the Japanese side on the 6th, the “Type 16 mobile combat vehicle” arrived there on the 5th in order to cooperate with the upgrade of the 15th Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture to a division. This is the first time that this type of chariot has been deployed in Okinawa Prefecture, triggering protests from local people. According to reports, the “Type 16 mobile combat vehicle” is a wheeled armored combat vehicle equipped with 105 mm artillery, a maximum speed of about 100 kilometers per hour, and can be quickly deployed to island regions. According to previous information from the Japanese side, the 15th Brigade is scheduled to be “upgraded to a division” in March 2027. At that time, the number of personnel will increase from the current 2,300 to about 3,900. In response to these developments, various civic groups in Okinawa Prefecture held a protest rally on the 6th. The protesters demanded that Okinawa Governor Genta Furuse “resolutely oppose” the relevant deployment and expansion plans.

According to news from the Japanese side on the 6th, the “Type 16 mobile combat vehicle” arrived there on the 5th in order to cooperate with the upgrade of the 15th Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture to a division. This is the first time that this type of chariot has been deployed in Okinawa Prefecture, triggering protests from local people. According to reports, the “Type 16 mobile combat vehicle” is a wheeled armored combat vehicle equipped with 105 mm artillery, a maximum speed of about 100 kilometers per hour, and can be quickly deployed to island regions. According to previous information from the Japanese side, the 15th Brigade is scheduled to be “upgraded to a division” in March 2027. At that time, the number of personnel will increase from the current 2,300 to about 3,900. In response to these developments, various civic groups in Okinawa Prefecture held a protest rally on the 6th. The protesters demanded that Okinawa Governor Genta Furuse “resolutely oppose” the relevant deployment and expansion plans.