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4 days ago · Sony, major Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics products whose diverse activities have included films, music, and financial services, among other ventures. It has been one of the most successful and multifaceted brands in marketing history. The company was incorporated by Ibuka Masaru and
May 7, 2024 · An enthusiastic radio ham from an early age, Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997) studied electrical engineering, graduating from Waseda University in 1933. During WW2, Ibuka managed a measuring instruments company and also took part in a research project on heat-seeking missiles where he first met a young engineer named Akio Morita (1921–1999).
2 days ago · In 1971, Masaru Ibuka handed the position of president over to his co-founder Akio Morita. Sony began a life insurance company in 1979, one of its many peripheral businesses. Amid a global recession in the early 1980s, electronics sales dropped and the company was forced to cut prices. Sony's profits fell sharply.
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May 7, 2024 · Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo, founded on 7 May 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. The name “Sony” was chosen for the brand as a mix of two words: one was the Latin word “sonus”, which is the root of sonic and sound, and the other was “sonny”, a common ...
Apr 24, 2024 · In 1946, with only 190,000 yen and a team of 20 employees, Masaru Ibuka founded Sony with a vision of “establishing an ideal factory that stresses a spirit of freedom and open mindedness that will, through technology, contribute to Japanese culture.”.
4 days ago · The Sony Group comprises entities such as Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Sony Entertainment (including Sony Pictures and Sony Music Group), Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Financial Group, and others. Sony was established in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. This electronics comp... continue reading
