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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.
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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.
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.
Biography: Akio Morita was a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation. Along with his partner Masaru Ibuka, Morita made Sony into a major organisation focused on cutting-edge technologies. Morita started out studying physics, graduating with a degree from Osaka Imperial University.
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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...
