Arasaka Northern Honshu R&D

The Arasaka Honshu R&D Installation, or Northern Honshu R&D, is a location in Cyberpunk 2020.

Overview
The main Arasaka Research and Development Installation, situated in the Northern part of Japan's main island of Honshu, is a secretive facility where only the most sensitive of research is carried out. This is a highly secretive installation where the five customized supercomputers containing the huge Arasaka database (thousands of MU) are located. It is also where the most sensitive research and development of new weapons and security systems and techniques is carried out. It is a sprawling complex of three large, unmarked, three-story white buildings. The buildings sit in the center of 5,000 fenced acres of non-arable coastal land procured from the government after the world economic collapse of the 1990s. A subterranean structure extending five levels beneath the earth linked the three buildings.

The security in the R&D complex even higher then the headquarters. The surrounding land is mined and monitored and patrolled by crack teams of soldiers accompanied by attack dogs. Military air defenses monitor the skies for unauthorized traffic. Veteran quick response teams led by experienced solos are on call 24 hours a day. A total of 150 soldiers are billeted on site and available at all times. In the event of an emergency, more troops can be parachuted in from the Hokkaido training facility within 45 minutes. More than one curious youngster from the nearby fishing village has disappeared without a trace after going on an exploration of the hills surrounding the R&D facility.

Details
Saburo Arasaka spent much of his time in this facility usually overseeing new projects by the Arasaka Corporation. This installation was also the location where Saburo took a personal interest in researching the Soulkiller technology as well as the Relic project.

Hanako Arasaka when given the unofficial title of CEO of the Arasaka Corporation in 2045, she only cared to carry out her personnel interest in the R&D facilities.