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Akio Morita (盛田 昭夫, Morita Akio, January 26, 1921 – October 3, 1999) was a Japanese entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka.
Oct 3, 1999 · Nearly six years after suffering a debilitating stroke, Sony Corporation co-founder Akio Morita has died. One of the world's most charismatic business executives, Morita succumbed to pneumonia on Sunday, October 3, in Tokyo. He was 78.
Oct 11, 1999 · Sony Co-Founder Akio Morita Dies at 78. On May 7, 1946, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp.), which later became Sony Corp. in 1958. At the time, Ibuka was 38 years old and Morita was 25.
Akio Morita fell seriously ill in 1993 after collapsing while playing tennis at his second home in Hawaii. He was later diagnosed with a brain haemorrhage and returned to Tokyo earlier last month. He died on Sunday (October 3) at the age of 78.
Died: October 3, 1999 (aged 78) Business Career. 1994-11-25 Sony founder Akio Morita announces he will be stepping down as CEO of the company. References. Akio Morita - PBS. Akio Morita obituary - The Guardian. Famous Entrepreneurs. Akio Morita was a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation.
- Japanese
- January 26, 1921
- Nagoya, Japan
- October 3, 1999
Oct 3, 1999 · TOKYO - Akio Morita, the entrepreneur, engineer and savvy salesman who helped give new meaning to the words "Made in Japan," died today, Sony Corp. said. He was 78. Mr. Morita had been in...
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By ANDREW POLLACK. kio Morita, the co-founder of the Sony Corporation who personified Japan's rise from postwar rubble to industrial riches and became the unofficial ambassador of its business...
