Howa Type 89

thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89 with integral bipod - 5.56x45mm.
thumb|500px|right|Howa Type 89-F assault rifle with folding stock for Paratroopers and 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.
When the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) was looking for a new assault rifle to replace the aging 7.62x51mm Howa Type 64 , Howa Machinery Co. of Japan designed and developed the Type 89 assault rifle, chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO round. It is much lighter than the Type 64 and is a modern assault rifle comparable to the M4A1, the SIG SG 551, and the Heckler & Koch G36. 
The Type 89's design resembles the US-designed AR-18 assault rifle, which was manufactured by Howa under license from ArmaLite. It replaced the Howa Type 64 as the main battle rifle of the JGSDF in 1989, even though the Type 64 is still used in secondary units and Coast Guard units. 
In 2019, Japan adopted the Howa Type 20 and acquired their first batch in 2020, though total replacement of the Type 89 remains far off.
==Specifications==
(1989 - Present)
* Type: Assault Rifle
* Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
* Weight: 
* Length: 
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: 
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto
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===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion 	 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	1996
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus 	 	G-Graspers headquarters guards 	 	2000
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies	Katsuyuki Yamazaki	Arita 	 	2001
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies	Yoji Tanaka 	Rokuyama 	 	2001
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies	Makoto Sakamoto 	Matsui 	 	2001
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies	uncredited 	Hasangui 	 	2001
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. 	 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2003
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 	 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2005
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 	 	Samurai 	 	2005
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 	Kyôka Suzuki 	Rei Kanzaki 	 	2005
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 	Yôsuke Eguchi 	Yusuke Kashima 	 	2005
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 	Daisuke Shima 	Mikuni 	 	2005
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 	Kôji Matoba 	Yoda 	 	2005
D-Day (Den'D) 	 	Enemy soldier 	Airsoft	2008
Pandemic 	 	JSDF members 	 	2009
Lust of the Dead 2 	 	Survivors 	 	2013
Library Wars 	 	Kanto Library Defense Force soldiers	 	2013
Library Wars 	Nana Eikura 	Iku Kasahara 	 	2013
Library Wars 	Junichi Okada 	Atsushi Dojo 	 	2013
As the Gods Will 	 	JSDF soldiers 	 	2014
Godzilla 	 	Monarch security 	Airsoft	2014
Before We Vanish 	 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2017
Revolution+1 	Soran Tamoto 	Tatsuya Kawakami 	 	2022
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Black and White 	 	Lao Tou's guard	 	2009
Alice in Borderland - Season 2	Sho Aoyagi	Aguni Morizono 	 	2022
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Joukyou Kaishi! 	Type 89 	 	 	2005
Rainbow Six 3: Iron Wrath 	Type 89F 	 	Paratrooper model 	2005
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 	 	 	Used by JGSDF soldiers 	2005
Splinter Cell: Double Agent 	 	 	 	2006
Operation 7 	 	 	 	2006
Forbidden Siren 2 	"Type 89 Rifle" 	 	 	2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms 	Type89 	 	Available to Japanese players only 	2007
Cross Fire 	Type89 	 	 	2007
Cross Fire 	Type89-Custom 	 	with Aimpoint sight, silencer and flashlight 	2007
Combat Arms 	 	 	 	2008
Yakuza: Dead Souls 	 	 	Used by JGSDF soldiers 	2011
Glorious Missions 	 	Type 89 Scope and Weapon Lights (Veteran JGSDF Soldier Only)	Non-player weapon, used by JGSDF soldiers and terrorists 	2012
S.K.I.L.L - Special Force 2 	 	 	 	2013
Warface 	Howa Type 89 Custom	 	heavy customized 	2013
Rainbow Six: Siege 	Type-89 	w/ various attachments 	Introduced in Operation Red Crow expansion (2016) 	2015
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth	 	 	Seen in a poster for a movie. Likely from Dead Souls. Barely noticeable. Might actually not be this specific rifle.	2024
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Patlabor: The Movie 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	1989
Patlabor: The Movie 2 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	1993
Memories ("Stink Bomb") 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	1995
Devil Lady 	SAT, guardians 	 	1998-1999
Devil Lady 	Takae 	"God" (E25) 	1998-1999
Devil Lady 	Takeshi Maki 	"God" (E25) 	1998-1999
Luv Wave 	Alice 	 	2000
Amon: The Darkside of The Devilman 	JGSDF soldier 	 	2000
WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2001
Digimon Tamers 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2001 - 2002
RahXephon 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2002
Yukikaze 	Japanese soldiers 	 	2002 - 2005
Desert Punk 	Mercenary 	 	2004
Zipang 	JMSDF sailors 	 	2004
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig 	Ishikawa and Kuze 	Outfitted with futuristic furniture with hybrid cybernetic/optical sights and underbarrel M203 grenade launcher	2004 - 2005
Starship Operators 	Amaterasu crewmembers 	Modified to appear futuristic 	2005
Full Metal Panic! 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2005
Karas 	JSDF soldiers 	 	2005-2007
Ergo Proxy 	Quinn 	"Return Home/Domecoming" (E06) 	2006
Saikano 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2006
The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji 	Japanese Private Police, Kazuma Nonagase, Yukiko Muromachi	 	2008
Library War 	Library Defense Force soldiers 	 	2008
Sound of the Sky 	 	 	2010
High School of the Dead 	 	 	2010
Puella Magi Madoka Magica 	Homura Akemi 	 	2011
Majikoi - Oh! Samurai Girls! 	 	 	2011
Gyo 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2012
Eureka Seven: AO 	 	 	2012
Upotte!! 	 	Type 89-F 	2012
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ 	Yachiyo Hinata 	Type 89-F without bipod, airsoft 	2013
Coppelion 	1st Division Soldiers 	 	2013
Black Bullet 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2014
Survival Game Club! 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2014
Tokyo ESP 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2014
Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2015
Bungo Stray Dogs 	 	Ep. 03, Ep. 11 	2016
Active Raid: Special Public Security Fifth Division Third Mobile Assault Eighth Unit	Yakuza Wakashu 	 	2016
Case Closed - Season 27 	JASDF airmen 	"Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Resolution Chapter)" 	2017-2018
Steins;Gate 0 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2018
Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka 	JGSDF soldiers 	 	2019
===Animation===
Title 	Characters 	Notation	Date
Hit-Monkey - Season 1	JGSDF soldiers, Bryce Fowler and Monkey	 	2021
==See Also==
* Howa - A list of all firearms manufactured by Howa.
Category:Gun
Category:Rifle
Category:Assault Rifle