Arasaka

"When most people think of Arasaka, the picture in their minds is that of the blackclad guards employed by so many corporations, businesses and powerful individuals throughout the world."

- Corporation Report 2020 Volume 1

The Arasaka Corporation is a world-wide megacorporation dealing in corporate security, banking, and manufacturing. They wield more financial power than any other single corporation and use subversive tactics such as blackmail, extortion, and bribery to influence the world around them.

Arasaka specializes in protective services and the distribution of their Japanese-made products throughout North America. Over the years, it has developed a dark reputation as a corporation that is to be feared and one which covers its tracks using assassins, an army of lawyers, as well an alleged connection to the Yakuza.

1900s - 2020
The Arasaka Corporation was founded sometime in the early 1900's by Sasai Arasaka in Tokyo, Japan. The company originally focused on manufacturing and took advantage of World War II to forward their wealth and power. Founder Sasai Arasaka foresaw the defeat of Japan and worked to ensure his company and wealth would survive the war by spreading his wealth across the globe, out of the reach of the post-war leadership.

In 1960 Sasai Arasaka died and his son Saburo took control of the company, a former lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Navy, he shared his fathers vision of Japan being a commercial and economic post-war powerhouse. After his near death and subsequent discharge in 1942, he studied economics, politics and history for his eventual rise to power within the company and began the process of retrieving his fathers wide-spread wealth. During this time the company was relatively small and had only just begun to assert itself on the world stage and Saburo established a new division of the company; Arasaka Security. By the mid 1990's the security division had developed a reputation of being the best in its field and had personnel working in some of the most powerful and influential corporations around the world.

After the world market collapse of 1994, Saburo used his shrewd business knowledge to ensure the company wouldn't just survive, but thrive in a post-collapse world. Arasaka became one of the largest and wealthiest corporations following the collapse and soon the company began absorbing many smaller companies as well as creating one of the finest private paramilitary organizations the world had seen.

At some point between 1997 and 2020, Saburo stood down as the CEO of Arasaka, and installed his son Kei to take over, however his son is just a puppet as all decisions still go through Saburo. Time will tell if Kei is ever given full reign of the company.

2030 (Non-Canon)
During the fourth corporate war, the Arasaka Corporation faced off against Militech which resulted in a nuclear bomb being detonated in the center of Night City. Saburo's plan of world domination has become a reality as he retreated his forces back to Japan, where it had stockpiled several nuclear missiles with the help of its ally, North Korea. The Japanese Self-Defense force managed to crush Arasaka's forces and delivered Saburo Arasaka's head to the United States. It is assumed the Arasaka Corporation folded after this event.

2077
In 2077, Arasaka is still a family firm based in Japan and is currently one of the most influential megacorporations. They still provide corporate security, banking, and legal services. Their weapons as well as vehicles are among the most sought after by police and security forces.

Security Division
The largest and most well known sector of Arasaka is their security division. When most people think of Arasaka the picture in their minds is that of the blackclad guards employed by so many corporations, businesses and powerful individuals throughout the world''. ''Their personnel and logo are ubiquitous with everyday life, with their guards being seen across the globe at important corporation locations or their logos plastered on everything from buildings and vehicles, to weapons and electronics. It is widely accepted that the best way to secure your interests is to simply employ Arasaka, rather than spending millions on the manpower, training and equipment of your own security force.

Corporate security guards
In the world of Cyberpunk 2020, the standard contracted security is outdated and inadequate, in the old days some punk or gang would break in and steal some equipment, like a TV or some designer clothes. Now that punk or gang is more likely to be a heavily armed group intent on stealing corporate secrets or abducting a high value individual, and they are not afraid of using guns or violence to achieve their goal. As such Arasaka developed their security division to create an effective countermeasure against such acts, and their forces are highly trained at the Arasaka school in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Arasaka can contract out between 1 and 1000 guards depending on the clients needs, and pay rates can vary based on the level of equipment and armaments. Clients are able to pick and choose personnel based on their gender or language; fluent in Japanese, German, Spanish, English, Italian, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Korean and French, however they all need to have some basic understanding of the English language. Different levels of security can be hired, from the ultra-discreet plain clothes security to the obvious and threatening armed and uniformed guards. However, all contracted security will display the Arasaka logo to ensure the public (and any enemies) know who they are dealing with.

Private Hire
Arasaka also offer other means for contracting out their security forces, private bodyguards and home security as well as single operation contracts. The private hire is very expensive and usually caters to wealthy celebrities, who see it more as a status symbol and fashion accessory to contract a highly trained bodyguard. The single operational contracts may appeal to clients that don't need security personnel, but rather a highly trained and well prepared team to carry out certain high risk tasks without leading them back to the client, or Arasaka. These units are covert and usually take on jobs such as corporate extraction, espionage or assassinations.

Arasaka also uses its manufacturing division to create weapons and equipment, that is then sold, or leased, by the security division. Items such as surveillance equipment, cameras, alarms, weapons and lethal deterrent systems as well as their large computer security and proprietary ICE system. Arasaka will sell or lease these items, and can also provide the training or personnel to use it with the exception of the ICE system, which they will only lease out with their personnel.

One of the other services they offer is security consultancy, where clients can hire a team to fully inspect any and all aspects of a company's security and recommend next steps in securing the clients' business and data.

Police Service
Arasaka runs an extensive Police contract service, offering their personnel and equipment to cities and governments who cannot or are unable to continue running their own police forces. Equipment and training is similar to that used by the corporate security, however they are directed more towards traditional policing methods and public facing roles, as such Arasaka Police officers may be more friendly and have better interpersonal skills than their corporate counterparts. Weapons and equipment such as vehicles also reflect this, with police outfitted vehicles being chosen over the standard Arasaka offerings. It is said that an encounter with Arasaka police will be a lot less lethal than an encounter with their corporate security.

By the year 2020 Arasaka operates several high profile police stations around the world, including San Diego, Philadelphia. Belfast, Singapore and Hiroshima. In many cases Arasaka does not charge a fee for their services to these cities, but rather leverages their position to become stronger in that city and have voting power on local laws and policies or be granted ownership over large swaths of land. For example in Yokohama the factories owned by Arasaka are protected by both Arasaka Police and Security. They have also been known to hold this advantage over competing corporations in the same areas.

Manufacturing Division
The manufacturing division of Arasaka was the original intent of the company when it was founded by Sasai Arasaka. During the 30's and 40's the company took full advantage of the war and was heavily involved in the heavy industry side of things, possibly manufacturing ships and planes for the Imperial Japanese Navy. After the defeat of Japan in 1945, the post war industrial sector was in shambles and it was only when Saburo took over in the 60's did the industry division pick back up. The company moved away from the Heavy Industry sector and moved primarily into manufacturing equipment for its own forces such as light arms, computers, armor and small vehicles.

After the 1994 collapse, Arasaka set its sights on general manufacturing, buying out many smaller companies and their excess raw materials at a fraction of the cost. These failing business were turned around and became incredibly profitable for Arasaka, producing items from Airliners, to medical equipment and even children's toys. While part of Arasaka itself, they retained their original names and brands to not be associated with the more corporate and militaristic image of Arasaka.

Arasaka Manufacturing advertises in a fashion similar to the security arm: in periodicals and information nets tailored to specific target clienteles. Weapons systems are promoted in police periodicals and military journals and security equipment is advertised in electronics magazines, corporate journals, and publications serving wealthy individuals. As with the security services, multi-media presentations and chips are available detailing the advantages of all Arasaka manufactured systems. No sensitive or proprietary information is included with the presentations or chips.

Arasaka doesn't usually interfere with the individual marketing tactics of its smaller subsidiary companies, but it does monitor promotions and advertising campaigns to make sure that they fall within the broad guidelines established by the corporation.

Uniforms & Personal
As one might expect, Arasaka has definitive rules and policies guiding corporate dress, uniforms and equipment. There is little freedom for variation except in the uppermost echelons of the corporation, and amongst bodyguards and undercover operatives. Employees of subsidiaries owned by Arasaka but not bearing the Arasaka name are not required to conform to the same standards as employees of Arasaka itself. Except for the family compound, where all the security is male, Arasaka guards, soldiers, and agents can be either gender and any race.

Executives
For corporate executives and staff the watchword is conservative. Expensive is permissible, but ostentatious is frowned upon. Arasaka defers to the styles of the times, but only within the borders of what the home office considers tasteful. Men and women may wear suits and ties, preferably with dark colors. Women may wear skirts and dresses, but sexually provocative attire is tolerated only in the lowest echelons of the corporation, and then only to a certain extent. There are exceptions for special circumstances. Corporate officers, both male and female, are expected to dress in a manner befitting their position. Although it is not required, most executives wear a silver Arasaka logo pin on the left lapel, and those executives who used to be soldiers wear a silver chrysanthemum pin with the Arasaka logo superimposed. Most visible cyberware is considered acceptable unless it covers the face.

All white collar Arasaka employees receive an Arasaka company account Trauma Team card as part of their benefits. When off the job and away from company infirmaries they are required to keep this card on them at all times. Arasaka also manufactures its own portable computers and weapons, and it is considered poor taste to use non-Arasaka equipment when company-made products are available.

Corporate Security Guards
Guards are the most visible manifestation of the Arasaka Corporation. Consequently, Arasaka usually makes sure that their guards are immediately recognizable. Guard uniforms and equipment vary depending on the assignment, but the typical non-undercover Arasaka guard wears the black uniform considered so ubiquitous in the corporate world. This consists of black boots and gloves, a black jumpsuit, a black armor vest (SP 18, torso only, EV +0) and a black cap with the Arasaka logo in silver. The guard's rank appears on the left arm and right collar wing, and the Arasaka logo on the right arm and left collar wing.

All guards carry an equipment belt including a company Trauma Team card, a belt-pack for the standard issue headset communicator, a mini light, a monoknife, identification, handcuffs, and an Arasaka WSA pistol with three magazines. Optional equipment on guards may include more extensive body armor, nightsticks, the Arasaka Assault Shot 12, the Arasaka WAA assault rifle, or the Arasaka WMA(Minami 10) sub-machinegun. Uniform variations include plainclothes or various camouflage motifs. Special client requests are also honored but are too numerous to list. Equipment variations include special weapons such as grenade launchers, flechette weapons, or non-lethal weapons, and special items such as night vision goggles, EMP guns and cellular communications. Cybernetic options are permitted on guards except when prohibited by a client. Guards can earn cybernetic enhancement from Arasaka by meritorious service, loyalty, and recommendation. They can also purchase cybernetics on their own, if they can afford it.

Corporate Soldiers
The basic uniform for the Arasaka soldier is similar to the guard outfit, but soldiers wear their names on their uniform breasts and have a chrysanthemum logo above their rank markings. In combat, soldiers also wear more extensive body armor than the standard guards, including visor helmets (SP 20, EV +0, flash protection), armor on the torso and arms (SP 18, EV+1), and special trousers (SP 4,EV +0). All Arasaka soldiers are promoted from the guards. This is the reverse of some other corporations, such as IEC, whose soldiers consider guard duty a promotion.

Arasaka soldiers use many of the same items as the guards do, but they also have wider access to more specialized equipment such as heavy weapons, vehicles and so on. For use in special operations, many are also fitted by the corporation with custom cyberware. Among the equipment used by Arasaka soldiers are the AV-4, the V-24B Osprey combat variant, the Sternmeyer M-5A squad automatic weapon, and various specialized explosives and exotic weapons. Soldiers tend to forego the monoknife in favor of metal blades, which hold up better under battlefield conditions.

Bodyguards
Arasaka bodyguards dress however the client requires it and carry whatever equipment the client is willing to provide or lease from Arasaka. This leads to tremendous variation as Arasaka provides bodyguard services for all sorts, from heads of state to rock stars. Almost all Arasaka bodyguards, male and female, are distinguished ex-soldiers.

Special Agents
Arasaka special agents can requisition whatever uniforms, resources and equipment they deem necessary to accomplish their mission. This equipment is usually not traceable to Arasaka. Arasaka maintains a large stock of weapons and equipment manufactured by other companies and purchased by dummy organizations for use by special agents and strike teams in black operations. As with bodyguards, most special agents are former soldiers who have distinguished themselves and been promoted and retrained.

Service Employees
Arasaka service employees suffer the most stringent guidelines of all. On the job dress for them is a uniform consisting of a baggy white jumpsuit and cap with white accessories. This is the same for all types of service employees. The only way one can tell the difference between maintenance, custodial, messenger and other service level employees is by the color and shape of the logos on their shoulders and caps, their I.D. badges, and the equipment they carry. In Japanese office buildings service employees show deference by bowing in the presence of executives. Failure to comply with this protocol can result in dismissal. This rule is not applied in Arasaka offices outside of Japan.

One unusual thing about Arasaka service employees is that, unlike those of many other corporations, they are allowed to carry weapons on the job. On some posts, they are even required to. In cases where a sidearm is required the service employees will have rudimentary security training.

Arasaka
Arasaka may ultimately be no more than a tool for Saburo's grand scheme, but in the meantime it has to function, at least partially, as a legitimate and profitable corporation. In order to do this it has to consistently sell its services to the professional community. All of Arasaka's advertising is designed and managed in-house by special departments, tailored to individual nations and regions, and run from offices in the towers. The Tokyo office handles international advertising and public relations. There are discreet tactics for marketing the three core branches of the corporation.

Security
Arasaka's most profitable and widespread division is its Security arm. The Security arm is also Saburo Arasaka's most functional tool. Consequently, most marketing effort is concentrated upon the sale of security services and contracts. The key factor in the Marketing of those security services is Arasaka's continuing reputation for excellence.

Arasaka Bank
Arasaka Bank is advertised only within corporate publications. Their services are exclusive enough to not require extensive publicity. Information on financial services can only be obtained by appointment with the corporation and no information open to the public. Generally, the Arasaka Bank directly contacts the people and organizations with which it wants to do business.

Arasaka Manufactures
Arasaka Manufactures is advertised in a manner similar to the security branch: in publications and information networks suitable for the specific customers desired. Weapons systems are advertised in police publications and in the military press and the security team is advertised in electronic journals, corporate journals, and publications aimed at wealthy people. Like security services, multimedia presentations and chips are available detailing the advantages of equipment manufactured by Arasaka. No sensitive or restricted information is included in them.

Resources & Capital
Arasaka is one of the largest and richest corporations in the world of 2020. Its various holdings and properties span the globe. The board of directors has access to funds and resources that make those in many small countries pale. Matched with these resources is power in its most impressive form. Arasaka, like all corporations, is one of the few organizations capable of imposing its will on the world, filling the void left by the collapsed national governments.

Corporate Value
The total value of Arasaka's properties is 475,000 million Eurodollars. Together with two or three other large corporations, Arasaka is approaching the barrier of half a billion Eb. Of those 475,000 million Eb, 175,000 is from Arasaka Bank. Most of the bank's assets consist of corporate and government debt for loans. 200,000 million represent the value, accounts and liquid and solid assets of the security and manufacturing branches. The remaining 100,000 million represent the value of Arasaka-owned subsidiary corporations, secret fund reserves and the personal fortune of 10,000 million euros from Saburo Arasaka and the family.

Action Taken
Arasaka is a public corporation and has 560 million shares of common capital on the World Stock Exchange. Actually, the Arasaka family controls 54% of the company's titles. Another 15% is held by the board of directors. The board is made up of Saburo's nineteen most trusted allies (Kei holds the twentieth seat). Saburo, as the main shareholder, is the chairman of the board. Hanako, although nominally a principal shareholder, does not participate in the meeting.

The remaining 31% of Arasaka's shares are traded openly in the market. Arasaka's shares are consistently strong and are considered a reliable investment. The value has fluctuated between 100 and 140 euros in the world stock market. Since 31% is an important part of capital, the corporation carefully monitors large acquisitions. If someone who does not like Arasaka seems to be trying to amass a portfolio of shares large enough to reach a position of power on the board, a black operations team is sent to "retire" the suspect. Sometimes a wealthy person or other corporation manages to amass enough actions to exercise considerable power in the voting of Arasaka shareholders and sometimes these people vote against the board. This is tolerated for reasons of image. However, when these shareholders become too noisy in the voting, and protest the exclusivity of the board and its goals, they are "convinced" by a black operations team to deviate from Arasaka's interests. As an alternative they can be destroyed or purchased. What comes out cheaper at that time.

Material Resources
Arasaka, not counting its subsidiaries, owns 250 Osprey V-type aircraft and more than 250 AV-4. A quarter of each type of these vehicles is used by the corporate offices. Three quarters belong to the Arasaka guards and the military forces. Naturally there are some exchanges, but military versions usually have combat options and camouflage schemes and are less luxurious than their corporate counterparts. The corporation also owns twenty C-25 heavy cargo planes, which can carry skydivers, heavy equipment and cross intercontinental distances. Arasaka-owned airplanes include several small executive reactors and helicopters. They are unarmed, but they are fast and luxurious. The reactors have intercontinental capacity, strictly local helicopters.

The air transport capacity provided by the C-25s is complemented by the three Arasaka container ships. Naviera Comercial Sato, a subsidiary of Yokohama, owns other large ships, such as container ships, cisterns and submarine freighters. This gives Arasaka a considerable capacity for maritime displacement.

The military forces and the Arasaka guards possess a certain number of vehicles produced by the house. More than 2,000 Riot 8 and Combat 10 are in use worldwide, and countless thousands of Kumas and modified Lexus cars. Another 2,500 of each of the combat vehicles are distributed throughout the warehouses of Japan, Europe and America. These units await to be sent to customers but can be activated for combat in a short period of time.

In addition to all this usual material, Arasaka has a reserve of other equipment too diverse and numerous to catalog. Various heavy military weapons, light weapons and equipment, specialized airplanes and land vehicles, supercomputers, linear frames and others are included.

Human Resources
Arasaka and its subsidiaries employ more than one million people around the world. Three quarters are executives, researchers, and various workers, both office and factory, from Arasaka and its many sub-corporations. The rest are troops of one kind or another, including guards, soldiers and agents. The troops are divided more or less as follows: 100,000 are Arasaka soldiers and special forces combat teams, 200,000 are guards for industrial contracting, bodyguards and advisers and 5000 are undercover agents, assassins and spies.

Black Resources
Arasaka has a secret resource that is more powerful than all its obvious forces: its secret influence on powerful people and corporations around the world. Unfortunately, the details of this particular resource are too intricate, extensive and, of course, unknown to the general public.

The banking division of Arasaka was another brainchild of Saburo Arasaka's, it was founded shortly after his takeover in the 1960's and he used his various government contacts to get if off the ground. He used a considerable sum of the family wealth as a capital base and started making loans and investments with other corporations. Saburo personally invested heavily in the Cybernetics and Net related industries, making a considerable return on investment and padding the bank accounts of Arasaka quite well.

Subsidiary Companies
Arasaka has more subsidiaries than almost any other corporation in the world of Cyberpunk 2020. This is partly the reason why so many people can, in one way or another, attribute their employment to Arasaka. Only EBM has more subsidiary companies. Militech and International Electric Corporation are followed behind it, along with some other communications, manufacturing and petrochemical corporations, completing the list of companies with large amounts of subsidiaries. Arasaka's subsidiaries, like those of most large corporations, are connected through a complex network of cross-linked owners, loans and investments, commercial and financial ties and co-addresses. Arasaka Security, Arasaka Bank and Arasaka Manufactures are the central companies, all under the aegis of the Arasaka corporation. Despite the system of cross-linked owners, Arasaka is not a keiretsu. In a keiretsu there is no large concentration of power in any branch. In Arasaka, the entire corporation responds directly to the board of directors of the Arasaka Corporation and the main companies.

A few of the hundreds of subsidiaries of the Arasaka Corporation include: Arasaka Security, Arasaka Bank, Arasaka Manufactures, Arasaka International, Arasaka America, Arasaka European Group, Arasaka Police Services, Arasaka Chemistry, Sato Commercial Ship, Kanshiro MicroElectric, Barrett Engineering-Arasaka, Nagoya Transportation, Japan Airlines (JAL), Korusu Commercial Aircraft, Kyoran-MediaStorm Entertainment, Lubcheck Structural Materials, Pan-Ground Communications, Glaser Model Agency, Pharmaceutical Ito, All-American Pictures, Krieger Beer, Scandia Aerospace, Matsura Food Products, Children's Kingdom Toy Stores, Tokyo/Miami/Los Angeles Adventure Land Amusement Parks, and Tender-Love Baby Care Products.

Public Relations
Public relations has been problematic for Arasaka Corporation since the early 2000s. The corporation suffers under an image of brooding, ominous power. The media as well as the general public joke about Arasaka's omnipotence and omnipresence, but there is a ring of truth that drains the humor from these witticisms. The Arasaka board of directors has attempted to cast the best light possible on itself, extolling the virtues of its security department, touting the philanthropic work of the bank, and explaining how its manufacturing arm and subsidiaries form the backbone of an economically sound Japan. True as this might be, it has not helped much to overcome the dark images associated with the corporation. There are too many rumors and memories adrift in the public consciousness. Nor does the company's somewhat intimidating public appearance do anything to endear it to the public. People will respect Arasaka, people will need Arasaka, people will occasionally thank God for Arasaka, but there will always be an undercurrent of fear tempering their attitude towards the corporation.

Enemies and allies
Predictably, Arasaka has many enemies around the world. These enemies range from; corporations that compete directly with the company or have clashed with it, powerful individuals who suspect that their blackmailers are related to Arasaka, to even law enforcement officers from all over the world who suspect the extent of the illegal operations of Arasaka.

Among the corporations Arasaka has dealt with are InfoComp, which has studied Arasaka's history and holdings multiple times for its database, Network News 54, which has lost several reporters investigating scandals related to Arasaka, and finally Militech (The most infamous of rivalries, which competes with Arasaka in the world of security equipment and weapons). InfoComp is tiny compared to Arasaka, and receives little attention. Arasaka avoids direct confrontations with NN54 or other news services to minimize negative publicity. Militech and Arasaka, however, have been in conflict on several occasions, and continue to face each other on a regular basis. Law enforcement agencies are contained not only by eliminating their agents, but by the skill with which Arasaka conceals its conflicts of interest and illegal operations. In addition to keeping your dirty business and transactions extremely undercover.

A perpetual thorn in Saburo's side is Tycho's mass accelerator on the Moon. Few people have forgotten the rock that fell in Colorado Springs during the 2008 orbital wars. Saburo knows that if Arasaka is to guide Japan to her destiny to conquer Earth and space she will have to subdue or destroy the throttle sooner or later. He doubts that the Tycho colony would shoot a rock straight at Arasaka headquarters in Tokyo if its leaders thought that the corporation, or the country under their guidance, constituted a danger to space.

Despite enormous difficulties and his many adversaries, the elderly Saburo continued to work to realize what he sees as his company's final destiny: to promote the rise of a new Japanese Imperial Dynasty under the 'Shogunate' Arasaka.

Regional Offices
The major Arasaka towers (usually consisting of two large towers back to back, with black tinted windows and classical Japanese lobby interiors) can be found in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Sydney, London, Hamburg, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Geneva, Stockholm, Rio de Janeiro, Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Night City, Honolulu and Nairobi. Smaller offices exist in almost all major cities.
 * Sapporo
 * Osaka
 * Kyoto
 * Night City
 * Hong Kong
 * Taipei
 * Shanghai
 * Seoul
 * New York
 * Bangkok
 * Baghdad
 * Sydney
 * London
 * Hamburg
 * Paris
 * Madrid
 * Rome
 * Geneva
 * Helsinki
 * The Hague
 * Rio de Janiero
 * Montreal
 * Washington
 * San Francisco
 * Los Angeles
 * Chicago
 * Honolulu

Cyberpunk 2013

 * Kenji Arasaka -  main shareholder with 19.2% of stocks of the Arasaka corporation. He only appears in Cyberpunk 2013, in name alone and has since been retired as a character since Kei Arasaka is the new CEO in Cyberpunk 2020.
 * Toshiro Arasaka - Appears in the Night City Arasaka tower as a major corporate. His relation to the Arasaka family was never made clear, and has since been replaced by Kei's daughter Michiko who seems to operate the American division of Arasaka in the city.
 * Akira - A large security guard that appears in the lobby of the Arasaka building in Night City for a brief encounter.

Cyberpunk 2020

 * Sasai Arasaka – the founder and original CEO of the Arasaka Corporation. Born sometime in the mid 1800's he was a shrewd businessman, creating a successful manufacturing company that survived the post World War 2 economic instability of Japan.
 * Saburo Arasaka – the son of Sasai Arasaka, born in 1919 he had risen in the ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy during WW2 where he held the rank of Lieutenant. After he was medically discharged he set about becoming his father's successor, and as such he has taken Arasaka from a small manufacturing company in japan, to a worldwide Megacorporation.
 * Kei Arasaka – Saburo's son and heir apparent to the Arasaka Corporation. He is cold and calculating and shares his father's ideals. As of 2020 he is the acting CEO of the company but relays everything through his father, who runs the corporation from behind the scenes.
 * Kiichi Nagawa - The director of the Arasaka Corporations Internal Affairs Division. Also loyal friend of Kei and the overall Arasaka family.
 * Seiji Okano - epitome of the Arasaka Corp with his own agenda. His ultimate goal is to become the world's most powerful man, and surpass Saburo Arasaka, in doing so he has Haruko Kanawa as chief of security to his division.
 * Hanako Arasaka – Saburo's 21 year old daughter. She has lead a sheltered life in the confines of the Arasaka family compound, and suspects she will be married off by her father to ensure a corporate alliance.
 * Yorinobu Arasaka – Saburo's youngest son, an outcast appalled by his father's company. He left home and formed the Steel Dragons gang in order to expose the Arasaka Corporation.
 * Shintaro Takayama – Arasaka's director of security and a very dangerous individual. A very loyal friend of Saburo and also a close confidant of Hanako.
 * Katsuo Iwashima – A weapons expert and second in command of the Arasaka family compound. He secretly covets Shintaro's job and is also in love with Hanako, though he keeps that a secret.
 * Yoru Tomobiki - The supervisor of the Arasaka Corporation's Security contracts in Night City.
 * Ubo Tanaka - General of Arasaka Hokkaido training camp and strategic expert of the Arasaka military of Japan.
 * Asao Koremoh - Head of the Arasaka, Osaka regional office.
 * Iwasao Koremichi - The appointed Arasaka representative for the Osaka regional office.
 * Haruko Kanawa - Chief Enforcer and Leader of a covert operations team.
 * Obu Satomei - The Commander in charge of the Arasaka Benkei Island Training Facility, a good teacher, if quick-tempered; those who pay close attention to what little he says can learn a lot.
 * Metane Tekara - Instructor at the Arasaka Benkai Islnad Training Facility.
 * Kissimi Morokasi - General Instructor at the Arasaka Benkai Islnad Training Facility.
 * Kagekaze - General Instructor at the Arasaka Benkai Islnad Training Facility.

Key Facilitates
Arasaka's towers, like those of many corporations, are impressive structures projecting a large part of the corporation's public face. The larger part of the corporation, the more their offices and towers become a beacon of wealth and image. In keeping with Arasaka's monumental size and reputation, their towers are not only widespread, appearing in major cities across the globe, but standardized so they are instantly recognizable. The special facilities, such as training camps and factories, don't follow the strict image guidelines applied to the towers as they are less visible to the public.

Tokyo Headquarters
The Arasaka HQ is located in Tokyo, Japan and consists of two skyscrapers more commonly referred to as the Boys in Black, due to the similarities between the two imposing black towers and the black-clad Arasaka Security guards. The towers are always black with dark, tinted glass and black steel beams are typical. Arasaka designers eschew stone or unpainted metal. The only deviation from black surfacing are the white, backlit Arasaka logo which appear near the tops of the towers. They dominate the Tokyo skyline and are easily recognizable, not from their shape or size, but for the giant backlit Arasaka Logo at the top of the towers. Arasaka regional offices around the world follow the same pattern with their buildings looking almost identical.

Architecture
Arasaka towers that aren't the tallest building in their respected city, are still usually among the tallest. Anywhere from 100 to 130 stories is common, with some of the largest towers reaching 150 stories. In these super tall towers a good portion of space is usually occupied by the headquarters of some Arasaka subsidiary corporation. Distinctive architecture is also common to Arasaka supertowers. Commonly, as in Night City and Tokyo, the split design is used. About fourth of the way up the tower splits in two. The twin spires continue up in tandem to the building's full height. The twin towers are joined at regular intervals by enclosed skyways. Most of the skyways have windows and exposed walkways on their roofs.

The top floor has several landing pads for various AV's helicopters and Ospreys, the company will have up to four Ospreys or helicopters at each facility at any one time and up to eight AV-4s. The building has an underground section featuring a loading dock and employee parking for the various personnel as well as company cars such as the Lexus ZR-5000. Also housed in the underground facilities are the employee training facilities and shooting ranges, as well as a range of combat ready company vehicles such as Kuma light troop vehicles and the larger Riot 8 Assault vehicle and the even heavier Combat 10 APC.

Elevators are restricted to certain floors and certain personnel, though executive clearance can override these features if needed. The lobby of the building is stylish and spacious and features a mix of modern and contemporary Japanese styling. The Tokyo HQ houses the current CEO Kei Arasaka as well as the executive Vice Presidents the board of directors and other various officials. The Tokyo tower alone employees upwards of fifteen thousand employees.

Interiors
Tower interiors are elegant and well appointed. The black theme isn't as severe inside the buildings as out, although synthetic and natural black marble is common in the nicer areas of the tower interiors. Main lobbies are stylish and spacious, but functional. Decoration is a tasteful blend of modern and contemporary Japanese artwork and sculpture. Beyond the lobbies most areas tend to be designed for functional elegance, with true luxury appearing only in the upper executive areas. Generally, except for the lobby and public areas, the higher you go the richer it gets. Of course, this is true of most corporate offices, not just Arasaka. There is a great range between the simple, stark functionalism of the lower employee areas and the lavish elegance of the upper executive offices.

Facilities inside the towers include gymnasiums, cafeterias, mechanical shops and computer engineering areas and surgery capable infirmaries staffed by company medical personnel. There are also barracks for troops and guards, coffins for lower executives and employees to sleep in if necessary, and suites and penthouses for upper level executives, special guests, and Arasaka family members who need to stay at the towers.

American Division Headquarters Night City
The American Division HQ of the Arasaka Corporation is located in the Corporate Plaza sector of Downtown Night City.It doubles as the main office of the Arasaka America division of the said Corporation, replacing the previous building destroyed in 2013. At 130 stories, it is the tallest building in Night City, and is clearly visible from most areas in clear weather. It is almost two separate buildings, with the twin towers being structurally connected only below the 20th floor. Above that, the narrow (20m) gap between the towers is bridged regularly by closed tunnels with exposed walkways on top. Above the 90th floor, the tunnels have no exposed walkways or windows. The towers are featureless surfaced in black glass and steel, imparting a rather sinister look. The logo and name are on a black marble plaque that stands by the walkway to the main entrance. There are heliports and AV-4 pads on both tower roofs, and a restricted subterranean parking and loading area. Each tower has its own internal elevators and stairways. Only the ground floor reception area of the Arasaka tower is open to the public. There are no public facilities in the building. Private company facilities include general and executive cafeterias, a surgical/trauma center, a company store and equipment center, a recreation center and sleeping quarters and barracks.

All building access is tightly controlled. Armed security troops patrol the roof, grounds, parking area, and building interiors 24 hours a day. No unauthorized vehicles are permitted on the roof, or in the subterranean areas. Authorization can be given only if one has an appointment, appears on a traffic/commercial manifest or schedule, or is cleared by someone within the company. Similar conditions apply to persons who wish to proceed beyond the reception area. The Arasaka Plaza, a small park surrounding the building, is open to the public, but company security patrols at all times.

R&D installation
The Research and Development Installation, situated in Northern part of Japan's main island of Honshu, is a secretive facility where only the most sensitive of research is carried out. Situated here are five Microtech SPARTA supercomputers backing up the entirety of the Arasaka company database. The facility is comprised of three large nondescript buildings in the middle of an 5000 acre compound. The compound is sat on the coast, which was purchased by Arasaka after the collapse in the 1990s. Underground features a huge sprawling complex that links the sites together. The security at this site is very high, the surrounding areas are all mined and monitored 24/7 and over 150 troops are based on site at all times. In the unlikely case of an emergency, teams of experienced Solo's are on retainer and the nearby training facility can provide more troops within an hour. It is said that locals from the nearby villages and towns sometimes go missing after exploring the surrounding areas, Arasaka have yet to comment.

Hokkaido Training Camp
Located on the northern island of Japan, this is the main training facility of thousands of potential recruits. They undergo at least four months of intensive training in all aspects of combat, survival, infiltration, security and espionage. Guards, Soldiers and Agents all come out of this facility, with Agents being trained for as long as deemed necessary to ensure they are the perfect candidate. Graduates of this facility are then shipped out for an assignment, or if they fail, shipped home in disgrace.

The Facilities at this camp include a full runway as well as several administrative buildings, a gymnasium, mess hall, classrooms, firing ranges and several athletics and physical training courses. The facility is located in the middle of nowhere, and as such has minimal security around the facility, any intruders are either shot or interrogated and if any larger forces foolishly decided to attack, they will find themselves up against the largest contingent of Arasaka soldiers anywhere on earth and all backed up by the latest equipment. Dozens of light to heavy vehicles are situated at the camp for any number of training exercises as well as several Ospreys, AVs and even two C-25 Cargo planes.

Weapons Factory
The Arasaka weapons factories are located in a heavily secured 500 acre area of Yokohama in the Tokyo bay. There are three factories to be precise, all with their own specialty. One factory manufactures the vehicles, such as the Kuma, Riot 8 and the Combat 10, another factory produces the weapons and armor used by Arasaka and the final factory produces all electronics used by the company, such as small personal computers. Also situated in this facility is the Maritime Security School, teaching up to 500 troops at any one time.

The facility has, in the past, been attacked by competitor Militech, and as such now features heavy security. The land was purchased by Arasaka and is policed by both the Corporate Security and Arasaka Police forces and has up to one thousand troops at any one time, not to mention the 500 or so Maritime recruits and the odd Solo.

Other Training Facilities
Arasaka maintains other, more specialized training facilities in several areas around the world. The four month courses in specialized combat and security techniques are given at these schools. The Maritime Security and Combat school is in Yokohama, the Jungle Operations School is in Brazil, the Winter Operations Camp is in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, the Airport Security School is located near Narita Airport, and the fledgling Space Operations School is at Crystal Tower, where it is run under strict watch by the ESA. Most Arasaka Towers maintain basic training facilities in or near their home cities, but those agents and troops who wish to advance within the company eventually ship out to the secretive Hokkaido camp.

The Arasaka Family Compound
The Arasaka Compound has been in the Arasaka family for many years and is situated on twenty acres of land, just outside of Tokyo. This impregnable fortress was built in the style of feudal Japan and acts as a headquarters for Saburo Arasaka and his family. The twenty acres is divided up by the main house, a gymnasium, Shinto shrine, a cherry grove garden and an Osprey landing pad. The facility is commanded by Shintaro Takayama, a close friend and loyal ally of Arasaka, and employs thirty live-in staff, all trained as both servants of the house and security guards. Only the most loyal, highly trusted and distinguished staff are placed here at the compound.

In case of any emergency, an Osprey is ready and waiting at all times to extract the family at a moments notice as well an escape tunnel and panic room able to supply up to ten people for a week. That of course is all unnecessary, as a detachment of Solo's are only a moment notice away at the Tokyo HQ.

Arasaka and the Net
Arasaka is, by nature of its information base, heavily tied into the Net. All Arasaka offices and installations around the world communicate through the Net, and there is always a large amount of activity centered out of the corporation's data processing, storage and control centers. Arasaka also has some of the tightest Net security to be found anywhere in the world. The corporation is well known among netrunners for its liberal use of black ICE, much of which is developed in-house. Also, Arasaka uses more of its own netrunners for security purposes than almost any other corporation. All of this makes penetrating Arasaka computer systems a formidable task indeed.

Of special note is the security surrounding the northern Honshu R&D facility's database. The legend among netrunners is that the security programs and intrusion countermeasures on that particular subgrid have claimed the lives of more netrunners than any other single installation. It is not known if anyone has ever penetrated to the data core without authorization.

Benkai Island Training Facility
The Benkei Island Training Facility is located on a small tropical island somewhere in the vicinity of Indonesia. Its exact location is kept a secret, for although it's used to train very few people at a time, it's very important to the corporation's covert operations. Because of this secrecy, access to Benkei Island is highly restricted. People and supplies are brought to the island by submarine.

Arasaka Sleep Facility
The Arasaka Sleep Facility is a subsidiary of the large Arasaka Corporation. The Sleep Facility are designed for the cyber edgrunners of 2020, these can be rented out from anybody willing to rest till tomorrow. The device's major market is available in Japan, United States, and just about every major country.

Products Line-up 2077
Arasaka weapons as well as vehicles are among the most sought after by police and security forces. This list provides all products available to V in Cyberpunk 2077.

Shotguns

 * Arasaka "Ronin" HS8

Melee

 * Arasaka Mantis Blades

Products Line-Up 2020
Arasaka prefers to use its own equipment as much as possible. Of course, the volume of special operations run by Arasaka creates a demand for specialty equipment which falls outside the corporations manufacturing purview. The following are descriptions and stats on some of the equipment manufactured or commonly used by Arasaka executives, employees and troops. Some of this information also appears in Cyberpunk 2020 and Cyberpunk Chromebook. Costs are included so that characters may purchase any of these items.

Weapons

 * Arasaka WAA Bullpup Assault Weapon
 * Arasaka WMA "Minami 10"
 * Arasaka WSA Autopistol
 * Arasaka WCAA "Rapid Assault Shot 12"
 * Arasaka WXA Computer Aimed Weapon
 * Arasaka 77TA-20
 * Sternmeyer M-5A Squad Automatic Weapon – Purchased but not produced by Arasaka
 * Kendachi Monoknife® – Purchased but not produced by Arasaka
 * Arasaka WXA Computer-Aimed Weapon
 * Barret-Arasaka Light-20
 * Arasaka Arms Half-Bow
 * Arasaka "Nauseator" Riot-Control Device
 * Arasaka BAR-54
 * Arasaka BOX-4

Wheeled Vehicles

 * Arasaka Riot 8 Light Urban Assault Vehicle
 * Arasaka Combat 10 Heavy Assault Vehicle
 * Arasaka Kuma Light Troop Vehicle
 * Arasaka ASP
 * Arasaka Combat 9 Heavy Assault Vehicle
 * Arasaka M-299
 * Arasaka Police APC Heavy Assault Vehicle
 * Arasaka Rhino
 * Arasaka Spearhead

Motorcycles

 * Arasaka Borg Bike

Vehicle Collaborations

 * Arasaka-Mitsubishi 4-Star - Co-produced by Mitsubishi
 * Arasaka-Mitsubishi UM-7076GT Wild Oni - Co-produced by Mitsubishi
 * Arasaka-Toyota APC MTV-43 - Co-produced by Toyota

Aerodyne Vehicles

 * Arasaka AV-26 Savage Aerodyne Assault Vehicle
 * Arasaka AV-38 Beluga Aerodyne Assault Vehicle
 * Arasaka PDAV-1 Flanker Aerodyne Assault Vehicle

Helicopter Vehicles

 * Arasaka S6 AWACS - Helicopter


 * Lexus ZS-5000SR – Purchased but not produced by Arasaka
 * Boeing C-25 - Cargo Aircraft

Tank

 * Arasaka HBT-53 Tigershark - Main Battle Tank
 * Arasaka PLA-275 Overlord - Main Battle Tank
 * Arasaka UWT-547 - Main Battle Tank
 * Arasaka UWT-555 - Multi-Purpose Tank

Equipment

 * Toshiba PRC-10 Radio – Purchased but not produced by Arasaka. Produced by Toshiba.
 * Arasaka Omnitec Radar Detector - Produced by Arasaka
 * Arasaka ECM Comm-Scrambler - Produced by Arasaka
 * Arasaka "Scanaway" Scanner Gates - Produced by Arasaka
 * Arasaka RDAK Spy & Assassin Remote - Produced by Arasaka
 * Arasaka R-101 Lie Detector - Produced by Arasaka

Trivia

 * The name Arasaka is most likely a reference to Arisaka Nariakira, an Imperial Japanese Army lieutenant general, who designed the Arisaka family of rifles.
 * The Japanese of Arasaka is "アラサカ社" said exactly how it's spelled, with soft sounding "a" as well as a soft "r."