Shinoyama Group

The Shinoyama Group (四乃山グループ Shinoyama Gurūpu) is a business conglomerate under the control of the Shinoyama Clan and operating in Tokyo.

History
The group was founded by the Shinoyama Clan prior to World War II and was a prominent financial power. It was disbanded after the war, but even in the present day the group is still a pretty powerful business conglomerate. The group power is centered on the Shinoyama Bank and is valued in trillions. While not at the very top, the Shinoyama Clan heading the business are still considered multi-millionaires.

Shinoyama Clan
The group is currently headed by Rozan Shinoyama the ailing clan head. The current two heirs of the group are Gaku Shinoyama and Polka Shinoyama.

Subsidiaries
Besides banking, the Shinoyama Group has subsidiaries and invests in many sectors of the corporate world. This is due to their connections to both legitimate and otherwise. Its also rumored that the group has connections to assassin guilds such as the Heilei.

Among the groups interests is the focus on medical development. Be it traditional medicines or cybernetic limbs. For the latter the group has a stake in the field of robotics.

Though the most prominent is Shinoyama Security (四乃山警備 Shinoyama Keibi), a private security firm that is contracted by law enforcement and has branches around the world. Shinoyama Security supply personal bodyguards, for various clients such as politicians and economic leaders. Through these connections the group has established many footholds in other fields of society.

Unknown to the public, Shinoyama Security is involved in more illicit dealings, and is responsible for handling scandals for clients. The elite of unit that manages these unsavory actions has no official name, but in discrete business circles and even the criminal underworld it is tenuously called the Dragon King's Palace Agency (龍宮機関 Ryūgū Kikan). The agency in truth is actually made up of a bunch of "outcasts" gathered from the various branches of Shinoyama Security.