Shinomiya Group

The Shinomiya Group (四宮財閥) is a Yamataian international zaibatsu conglomerate. The modern Shinomiya Group is one of Yamatai's largest conglomerates and has subsidiaries in the financial, banking, insurance, shipping, entertainment, media, retail, food, and electronics industries.

Notably, Shinomiya Yamatai Life Insurance is the largest insurance company in Yamatai. Shinomiya Electric is also a major player in the Yamataian electronics and programming markets. There are two banks under the Shinomiya Group, with the Group formed around the core Heian Chuo Bank, with the Sukimoto-Shinomiya Banking Corporation (Yamatai's second-largest bank) being jointly controlled with Sukimoto.

History
The roots of the Shinomiya Group go back to 1651, during the period of Hinoan rule over Yamatai. Shinomiya Masatomo, a former Musha lord, opposed the Sakuma Clan's takeover of Yamatai and was stripped of his lands and title. Exiled with his family to Danbara, Shinomiya founded a trade company with three ships that he purchased with his remaining wealth. Shinomiya was amongst the several powerful trading companies which formed during this era, most of which were also established by former Musha displaced by the Hinoans, and were able to exploit the burgeoning trade with the Crosswind Sea, Antar, and Amphia.

Eventually, Shinomiya's headquarters were moved to Niihama in the mid 18th century during the Second Empire of Yamatai. The company became one of the largest trading companies in southern Yamatai, dealing with import/export of silk, copper, and rubber, as well as providing financial services. Several strategic partnerships with other companies formed the foundation of the later Shinomiya Group. As one of the first companies to import and utilise industrial equipment in their factories, Shinomiya was one of the companies at the forefront of the industrial revolution in Yamatai.

During Imperialist era in the mid 19th century, Shinomiya had become a major strategic conglomerate that also included forestry, banking, warehousing and railroads. However, during the waves of government nationalisation in the early 20th century, Shinomiya was not able to resist forceful government nationalisation and lost many of its subsidiaries, which were often merged by the government with other firms or taken over by military units. Some of these companies ceased to exist after the Second Escar-Varunan War. After the war and the fall of the militarist government, the Shinomiya group reformed around the Shinomiya Bank in 1953 with cross shareholding, forming the modern Shinomiya Group.

In 1999, the Group switched their core bank to Heian Chuo Bank, and Shinomiya Bank was merged with Sukimoto Banking to form the Sukimoto-Shinomiya Banking Corporation, the second-largest bank in Yamatai.

Subsidiaries

 * Heian Chuo Bank
 * Sukimoto-Shinomiya Banking Corporation
 * Shinomiya Yamatai Life Insurance
 * Shinomiya Electric
 * Shinomiya Pharmaceutical Engineering
 * Yoshikawa Construction Corporation
 * Shinomiya Entertainment Group
 * GREEN UP Promotion
 * Shinomiya Shinbun
 * Shinomiya Logistics Group
 * Shinomiya International Shipping and Logistics
 * Naotake Logistics
 * Danbara General Trading
 * Ruru Foodstuffs Processing Company
 * Fortschritt Elektronik Escar

aiueo Entertainment
aiueo Entertainment (アイウエオ演芸株式会社) is a multinational entertainment company, and is one of Yamatai's largest entertainment companies. Established in 1995 by record executive and producer Kitagawa Tsuneo, the company owns various film, television, dōga, print, and musical studios. The company operates as a holding company for various entertainment subsidiaries united under the aiueo brand, which include aiueo Promotion, aiueo Studios, aiueo Print Media, Nishitani Toys, Taiyo Studio, and others.

The music subsidiary is aiueo Promotion, which is simultaneously a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and music publishing house. Under aieuo Promotion are various globally popular Ya-pop artists and groups such as Kiwami, Ohayo!Project, Shō-Kaku, and many others.