The level of mechanization of the Japanese army was low. Until the 1940s, the Japanese army's transport and march were mainly mule horses. In the Battles of Khalkhin Gol, which broke out in 1939. There are even records about the impact of the cavalry of the Kwantung Army on the Soviet armored grouping. In the end, almost all died under the coaxial machine gun of the tank.
Actually it was not because of the lack of mechanization that resulted in Japan's demise. Rather it was because the logistics and employment of mechanized vehicles was a new concept, referencing to the newly established Dai-nijusan Shidan.
