Cyberpunk 2077: The Untold Truth Of The Arasaka Corporation – Looper

The Arasaka Corporation is an obvious parallel to Japanese megacorporations like Toyota and Sony, but it may have a more specific inspiration.Per Redditor u/jackpincolini92, the Arasaka Corporation is most likely based on the real-life Nariakira Arisaka, inventor of the Arisaka rifle. Their names are obviously similar, but so are their histories.

The Arisaka rifle was the standard rifle used by the Japanese military from the early 20th century to World War II. Meanwhile, the Arasaka Corporation got its start as the main supplier for the Japanese military in that period. Nariakira Arisaka and the Arasaka Corporation's CEO, Saburo Arasaka, both served in the Japanese military before becoming the heads of weapons companies (although Nariakira Arisaka worked directly for the Japanese military and never founded his own company).

Finally, Saburo Arasaka'soverall goal is to re-establish the Japanese empire of the 20th century, with himself as shogun. While Nariakira Arisaka didn't have any apparent ambition to become shogun himself,the Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War states that he was born "as the fourth son of a samurai retainer" who had served the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Cyberpunk 2077: The Untold Truth Of The Arasaka Corporation - Looper