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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.
Akio Morita is a relatively unknown name in the modern business and industrialist landscape, after his passing in 1999, few have spoken about his legacy of perhaps one of, if not the greatest...
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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.
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 · The entrepreneur and engineer who helped build the electronics company Sony into a worldwide empire, Akio Morita, has died in Tokyo from pneumonia at the age of 78. BBC News' Jill McGivering...
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Oct 3, 1999 · Akio Morita, the son of a sake brewer who built Sony Corp. into one of the most powerful brand names in the world, died today of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital, the company said. He was 78.
