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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.
Oct 9, 1999 · Akio Morita, co-founder of the Sony Corporation who has died aged 78, was best known outside Japan as the man who gave the world the Walkman.
Oct 18, 1999 · Akio Morita, who died in early October, six years after suffering a debilitating stroke, deserves serious consideration as one of the dozen most important.
Dec 7, 1998 · KENICHI OHMAEAlmost exactly five years ago, Akio Morita–Mr. Sony–fell to the ground during a game of tennis. The co-founder and chairman of the board had suffered a stroke.
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Morita was infuriated that “the world associated ‘made in Japan’ with trinkets and cheap imitations,” according to his obituary in The Economist in 1999. “For the rest of his life he sought to prove to foreigners that ‘made in Japan’ meant originality, quality and value for the money.”
