Notes: This Japanese vehicle was one of their first post-World War 2 APC designs, taken into service in 1960. The driver is in the front of the hull on the right; the bow machinegunner is to his left. To the rear of the bow gunner is the commander's position, with a weapon mount. This mount has a gun shield to the front with an AV of 2. There are two doors on the rear of the hull for the troops, and the roof of the troop compartment has a large hatch for standing infantrymen. This vehicle has been relegated to reserve and home guard status in Japanese service.

Notes: This Japanese APC is of the previous generation from the Type 89. It is a standard sort of APC that resembles a squatter version of the US M-113 series. The driver sits on the front right side, and to his left is a position for a bow machinegunner. To the rear of this gunner is the engine. On the right center is the commander's position, with a weapon mount. This weapon can be aimed and fired from under armor, with the hatch closed. There are two hatches on the roof of the compartment for standing infantrymen. The Type 73 requires 5 minutes of preparation to be made amphibious, as a trim vane must be erected, skirts added to the sides (they tend to get torn up under normal use, and are not normally fitted), and floats added to each of the roadwheels. There are 3 smoke grenade launchers on either side of the front of the vehicle.

The Type 73 CPV is a command post carrier variant of the Type 73, similar in form and function to the US M-577. It has a raised hull to allow standing (or at least crouching) inside. The vehicle is equipped with at least three radios, extra antennas, a map board, a folding table with three chairs, a laptop computer with wireless LAN, and additional observation equipment. It is otherwise similar to the Type 73 APC.

Notes: This is the Japanese's newest infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 1987. By 2000, over 300 of them had been built. The engine is on the left front, with the driver on the right. To the rear of this hatch is another hatch for the squad leader of the infantry squad carried in the rear. The turret is two man with hatches for the commander and gunner in the roof. On the turret roof is a device that warns the crew if the vehicle is being targeted by a laser. The troop compartment has a slightly raised roof, and there are two doors in the rear of the hull for exits. The right door has a firing port, and there are three more ports on each side of the hull.