Sasai Arasaka

The founder of the Arasaka Corporation was always a man of ambition. He became a Captain in the Imperial Army early in life and was a great patriot. Despite this, he eventually left the army and became known as a shrewed and reliable businessman in Toyo prefecture. With his strong work ethic, he was 40 before he met his wife, Yui, and they married in 1905. The two feared they might go childless and Sasai founded his corporation in 1915 as a way to ensure a legacy as much as furthering his own ambitions. When they finally had a son in 1919, Saburo became his parents' reason to accumulate as much power as thy could.

Business Balance

Sasai started his corporation as a bank and to provide financial services. But he was clever enough to forsee both World Wars, which led him to invest in weapons manufacturing and sales. He also predicted Japan's defeat in WW2 long before most of his countrymen, which enabled him to spread his wealth across the world and make sure it was sefe. He was guided by the need to adapt that had shaped his youth during the Meiji era and it showed.