Computers: Aekei Heuristic Technologies, Black Lotus Software, Brainwave Inc., Dolmen Data Systems, Drakensys, Fairlight, Mitsuhama Computers
Magic: Ambrosius Publications, Apep Consortium, HermeTech Associates, Ipissiumus, Mitsuhama Magical Services, Mitsuhama Thaumaturgical Research, Pentacle Distributing Inc., Pentacle Press, Pentagram Publishing
Transportation: Amtrak Incorporated, California Free State Rapid Transit, Front Range Transit International, Mitsubishi Motor Company, Norfolk Southern, SAAB, Sikorsky-Bell, UCASRail
Entertainment: Confederate Broadcasting Company, Highstar Inc., MediaSim, Meechi Games, Mitsuhama Media, Mitsuhama Music, Sakura Studios, Soonan Simsense
Heavy Industry: Automation System Inc., Mitsuhama-Benguet Mining, Mitsuhama Industrial Technologies, Sumitomo Chemicals, Takai Development Corporation, Zen-Marsh Chemicals
Security Services: Mitsuhama Correction Services, Nizhinyl, Parashield, Petrovski Security, Sakura Security, TK Armors
struggle. After only a pair of years, they were a major corporate force with three divisions—heavy industry, computer technologies, and robotics.
Tiger’s example inspired his son, Toshiro, who joined the corporation and continued his father’s expansion and diversification. Toshiro expanded Mitsuhama in much the same way as his father—snagging struggling opera- tions, then infusing them with capital, solid executives, and the best innovations corporate espionage could ac- quire. Toshiro was savvy, sly, and willing to break the law. While growing as a megacorporate power, Mitsuhama also grew as a first-rate research and development firm thanks to their eye for underdeveloped concepts, top- notch corporate espionage skills, and a complete lack of any confining morals when it came to business.
Being a top R&D spot lined them up perfectly for the Awakening and eventual rush for magical knowledge. Wise moves, legal acumen, and strategic talent acquisi- tions built the foundation that has made Mitsuhama the magical powerhouse it is today.
No history of Mitsuhama would be complete without
touching on the corp’s relationship with the Yakuza more deeply. Tiger and Toshiro kept the corporation growing, and that growth and success earned them respect from the Yakuza. It was not only the money that engendered this respect from the oyabuns. Though father and son knew well what the Yakuza were, they treated them as honored business partners rather than shady crimi- nals. Even after the megacorporation had grown large enough to cut ties, they kept their connection to the Yakuza oyabuns who supported them. That’s important to know, because not all of the Yakuza supported Mit- suhama. Not all oyabuns were in on this initial deal, and whenever anyone has a greater concentration of power, others seek to take that power for their own. So it went with the Yakuza and schisms were created.
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Schisms that, to this day, still create jobs for us. Neverassume working against MCT is going against the Yakuza or the other way around. And don’t discount a job against MCT as a trap if you’re contracted by the Yakuza.
When Mitsuhama quickly became the larger of the two partners, the investment by the Yakuza started to truly pay off. Everywhere that Mitsuhama went, the Yakuza could follow and get a strong foothold. Thanks to the menace and support of their extraterritorial big brother, the crime syndicate expanded their influence and territory around the world. The symbiosis continued as the additional street-level and shadowy resources of the Yakuza gave Mitsuhama more feet on the ground and eyes in the shadows.
Whenever one is even peripherally involved with the politics of dragons, I like to make it known. Tiger’s Yakuza allies already had a powerful backer by the time Ryumyo contacted Akira Watada. Ryumyo awoke in 2011, but it wasn’t until 2027 that he sunk his claws into the organized crime syndicate. Once he was in, he was in deep. Within the year the dragon had solidified ties to the Watada-rengo and strengthened the portion of the powerful criminal organization that had not supported Tiger. With those ties came connections to Mitsuhama. The iconic battle of tiger and dragon, prominent in Jap- anese culture, plays out in the shadows of these orga- nizations to this day. This battle would have long ago been decided if it were not for the strength of Mitsu- hama’s magical division and the honor and traditions of the Yakuza.
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MCT still sits near the top of every magical field. Probablyto continue to keep the dragon at bay.
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Lyran>
Ryumyo is a terrorist thug, not a challenge for the largestmegacorporation in the world. I wouldn’t be surprised if things got a little heated in the near future.
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M’haloTheir history in the shadows of the world has been as dark, often darker, than any of their rival megacor- porations with the exception of Aztechnology. In the ’50s they filled the shadows of the world with fear as they extended the Zero-Zone policy to all Mitsuhama facilities around the world, making the idea of crossing the corporation’s extraterritorial border a death sen- tence. Thousands of runners lost their lives in first-world sprawls like Seattle and Neo-Tokyo when they doubt- ed the megacorporation’s convictions to hold to their policy in such a place. Only the young and foolish still do so. Third-world Mitsuhama facilities became feared places, whispered to contain the dark spirits of the sur- rounding culture. Mitsuhama Computer Technologies, a nerdy-sounding Japanese megacorporation, was the most feared company in the world.
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MCT’s scary reputation is supported by more thanthe Zero Zone. The demeanor and reputations of their security personnel truly sell it. They’re calm and stoic
the entire time they are unloading their automatic weapons into you. Compare that to security corps like Wolverine that are thought of as rabid gun-toting nuts. Scary but unprofessional isn’t near as effective as a scary and ice cold.
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StoneWith their reputation for deadly security, their extrater- ritorial status, and a mentality of profit first, Mitsuhama de- veloped extensive black labs and began the early days of their earth-stripping operations that would lead to disasters like they have left behind in the Tsimshian Protectorate and the Congo. Facilities in the major sprawls became known for their safe environs and the awe-inspiring presence of MCT security officers in full body armor walking around on patrol. While one area of the world felt they were the safest people in existence, another was being plundered for all it was worth, including the lives of its citizens.
While Tsimshian and Congo are well-known exam- ples thanks to the Corporate Court and other megacor- porations trying to throw off and hide their own indis- criminate money-making efforts, these places are not the only locales that have been affected by the presence of Mitsuhama facilities in search of resources or using production practices with toxic effects. That is also not the case at every Mitsuhama facility. Green technology has to be developed somewhere, and while MCT may be well-known for its heavy industry beginnings, they have expanded into every possible avenue, including green tech. No profit is turned down by MCT, even if the research may be considered immoral by some.
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I’m not sure it’s a matter of morals when it comes tocapturing people and experimenting on them. I think that just falls on the latter side of right and wrong.
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Netcat>
It’s a moral question of one life saving many. If theirresearch finds a cure for being a technomancer, thousands of lives could be saved.
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Clockwork>
Can we experiment on him to work on finding a cure forblind bigotry? Butch, you up for that? I’ll fund the research.
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NetcatThe fact that MCT (and every other megacorp) has efforts to understand and make the abilities of techno- mancers profitable shouldn’t be a surprise. The fact that the technomancers have launched into terrorist cam- paigns primarily against MCT should be. The megacor- poration has been dealing with these issues for some time now, and despite the vast amount of data they’ve gathered on technomancer abilities and the amazing treatments they have developed for AIPS and other neu- rological dysfunctions, they’re still a target.
The recent change to update the worldwide Matrix was primarily the work of Mitsuhama with some col- laboration with NeoNET. They sought to create a Matrix safe from the technomancer threat and have been de- veloping more protocols in the ensuing years to locate and counter technomancer abilities and make the new Matrix even safer.
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The creepy way he goes from talking about the dark andlight and which is which is off even for someone around here. At least Clockwork sticks to being a bigot. Who is this guy?
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Netcat>
Was that a backhanded compliment for CW? Are youfeeling soka Netcat?
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Slamm-0!>
Tanaka is a pledge. I offered him a shot for some help onanother matter. We can make the call on him as usual but give him a chance. He has good insight in places we’ve been lacking.
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GlitchCORPORATE CULTURE
Mitsuhama has a strong culture of honor and respect for authority, much like the nation they arose within. Cor- porate rank and position determine honorifics such as -sama and -san within the citizens of the corporation. All citizens of Mitsuhama, whether living in Japan, Seat- tle, or London, are required to understand the values of Japan and show honor and deference to the Emperor.
Rank and promotion are earned through hard and successful work. Failure is a cause for shame, not just on the individual who failed but on their entire family. Sep- puku is an acceptable atonement for failure that clears the dishonor from the family.
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Runs within MCT often require the target’s death to looklike seppuku. One never truly understands the value of honor and face in Japan until you are hired by a wrinkled and grey old woman to help her great grandson atone for his failures.