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Akio Morita
Entrepreneur · 1921–1999
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About Akio Morita
Akio Morita was a Japanese businessman who co-founded Sony’s predecessor, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, with Masaru Ibuka in 1946. As Sony’s commercial and international leader, he helped transform a small postwar electronics venture into a global company and oversaw its 1958 renaming as Sony. Morita also helped advance Sony’s expansion beyond electronics, including its partnership with CBS Records.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“When we think about how we can survive. I think the one and only path toward survival is to maintain our uniqueness.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“American enterprises need to take more time to study the market situation in Japan and manufacture products the Japanese people will want to buy, instead of expecting too quick results.”