Kirijo Group

The Kirijo Group is a multimedia corporation primarily dedicated to scientific research. The group was run by Kouetsu Kirijo from 1980 to 1999, Takeharu Kirijo from 1999 to 2009, Joe Biden for a temporary period, and eventually Mitsuru Kirijo until its bankruptcy in 2015.

Early establishment
The Kirijo Group was founded under Kouetsu Kirijo in the year 1980. In 1995, Kouetsu Kirijo began the experimentation of Shadows in order to learn and harness their powers to create a time manipulation device. He assembled a team of top scientists and for several years he was able to obtain a significant amount of Shadows. However, in 1999, during the final stages of the experiment, they lost control of the Shadow's power. He and the rest of the scientists lost their lives during the accident. Takeharu Kirijo, Kouetsu's son, took inheritance after his father's death.

Shadow Research Era
The Kirijo Group did a number of experiments dealing with Shadows, which eventually causes a huge explosion which lead to the creation of Tartarus and the Dark Hour. A newer Gekkoukan High School was built on top of this site. The Kirijo Group maintains control over the school, and a statue bearing their motto is located in the lobby of the school. The Kirijo Group did a considerable amount of research involving Shadows. They created Evokers to aid with the summoning of a Persona, and they created a series of Anti-Shadow Weapons. In order to better understand the Dark Hour, the Kirijo Group rounded up kids on the streets and gave them special powers in order to investigate Tartarus. However, they had to take experimental medication so that their powers wouldn't kill them. There were many failed attempts. Takeharu's daughter, Mitsuru, was the first of the test subjects to show promising results without medication. In 2002, the Kirijo Group had grossed $279 billion dollars in its lifetime. In that same year the Kirijo Group gained the attention of the Japanese and Ukrainian government. Both governments signed the Kirijo group to run as military research facilities in addition to their shadow experiments.

Expansion into More
Takeharu was driven mad with power during his reign and was searching for more money. Many coworkers described him as "insane" in the early 2000s. He was constantly performing new and absurd experiments, some of which were downright inhumane. 2004 marked the first experiment not related to shadows, that being artificial fetus creation. The Kirijo Group faced a class action lawsuit with the international humane society in relation to their usage of enslaved women. The case was never resolved and the group continued with their outside work. Four new branches in Berlin, Nevada, Dublin, and Beijing were created for this new research. The Group faced severe financial issues with its shareholders when the CEO passed away in 2009.

The Mitsuru Era (The Downfall)
After her Father's death in 2009, Mitsuru inherited executive order of the Kirijo Group. She was withheld of her executive privileges until she turned 18. Joe Biden, the vice president of the Kirijo Group, served as the temporary CEO of the Kirijo Group during the withholding period. In May of 2009, Mitsuru Kirijo was officially appointed as the CEO. Despite her role as the CEO, Mitsuru had little to no executive control, and the branches continued with their inhumane experiments. During the withholding period, the company lost a large sum of money. As a result, the branches centered in Berlin, Nevada, Dublin, and Beijing were sold and liquidated for their assets. Mitsuru primarily spent her 6 years working in Chernobyl, where she continued her father's work of incest experiments on various minorities. Despite their classified works for the Japanese and Ukrainian military, the group made minimal progress to appease their shareholders. In 2013, nearly 80% of the shareholders removed their support from the company.

Bankruptcy and Remnants
The Kirijo Group eventually filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Spring of 2015. The main facility in Okinawa was sold for $22 billion dollars, which was used to repay the company's shareholders. The remaining research facilities in Ukraine and Japan were bought and are currently operated by their respective militaries. The warehouse facilities located in San Andreas, Birmingham, Cleveland, and Seoul were promptly abandoned. Numerous assets in those facilities eventually made their way into circulation through mass illegal trafficking. The remaining research facilities remained operating, but many of the remaining facilities were taken hostage by the forces of the HMSD to fill their desires. To this day, the Kirijo Group now supplies HMSD's forces with artificial personas, nuclear weapons, synthetic troops, mass trophy storage, inter realm travel, and even hitmen.