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  1. Oct 3, 1999 · He was 78. He died of pneumonia, the company said. He had been in failing health since a stroke in 1993. More than anyone else, it was Mr. Morita and his Sony colleagues who changed the world's...

  2. 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.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Akio_MoritaAkio Morita - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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...

  6. Oct 4, 1999 · He was 78. Mr. Morita died of pneumonia, according to Sony. He had been hospitalized in Tokyo since August, after returning from Hawaii, where he had spent most of his time since suffering a...

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  8. 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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