Okinawa plans to export more used cars, making use of vehicles retired from the prefecture's prospering car rental businesses.
According to the prefectural government, the number of automobiles registered for rental in Okinawa reached 30,000 as of March 2016, the largest figure among the 47 prefectures. Of the total, about 10,000 used cars go for sale per year.
As the prefecture has no railways, motor vehicles are the main means of transportation both for islanders and tourists. Okinawa began operating a monorail network in 2002 but the train only covers a limited area, including Naha airport and downtown Naha.