Howa Machinery, Ltd. isn’t a new company, it was founded in 1907 as Toyoda’s Loom Works, which later merged with Showa Heavy Industries and it was only in 1936 that the company began to make rifles, ...

The Type 20 rifle can be configured for either automatic or semi-automatic fire. (Howa Machinery Ltd) Japan has continued to roll out its 5.56×45 mm Type 20 assault rifle, with a new delivery to a ...

May 19 (UPI) --Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force will receive new rifles for the first time since 1989 to defend the country's southwestern islands, Japanese media reported this week. The rifles, are ...

Howa Machinery of Japan has been making rifles for decades, and the Howa Model 1500 H S Carbon Fiber is one of the latest in their most popular line: the Model 1500. They manufactured Arisaka rifles ...

The "Howa Type 20 Assault Rifle," a new weapon that Ground Self-Defense Force members will carry with them on certain assignments, is seen at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on May 18, 2020.