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

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   Morita saw a newspaper article about Ibuka's new venture and, after some correspondence, chose to join him in Tokyo. With funding from Morita's father, they co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, the forerunner of Sony Corporation) in 1946 with about 20 employees and initial capital of ...

   • Children: 3
   • Education: Osaka University

   • Spouse: Yoshiko Kamei
   • Known for: Co-founder of Sony

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Masaru_IbukaMasaru Ibuka - Wikipedia

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   Masaru Ibuka was born on April 11, 1908, as the first son of Tasuku Ibuka, an architectural technologist and a student of Inazo Nitobe. [4] His ancestral family were chief retainers of the Aizu Domain, and his relatives include Yae Ibuka and Ibuka Kajinosuke. Masaru lost his father at the age of two and was taken over by his grandfather. [5]

   • Children: 2 daughters, 1 son
   • Known for: Co-founder of Sony

   • Education: Waseda University
   • Nationality: Japanese

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   Who was Masaru Ibuka?

   • TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Masaru Ibuka, a low-key engineer who co-founded one of Japan's greatest postwar successes, the Sony Corporation, died yesterday at his home in Tokyo. Mr. Ibuka, who was 89, died from heart failure, Sony said in an announcement.

   Masaru Ibuka, 89, Engineer And Sony Co-Founder, Dies

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   How did Ibuka die?

   • Mr. Ibuka, who was 89, died from heart failure, Sony said in an announcement. Guided by Mr. Ibuka, Sony helped establish Japan's reputation for innovation by defying a tradition of copying products of others.

   Masaru Ibuka, 89, Engineer And Sony Co-Founder, Dies

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   Who were Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka?

   • Akio Morita, the naval officer, and Masaru Ibuka, the engineer, would stay partners and friends for more than 40 years, along the way building Sony, one of the iconic brands of the Japanese economic miracle.

   Asian Heroes: Akio Morita & Masaru Ibuka - TIME

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   What did Ibuka do after he left Sony?

   • While he withdrew from active involvement in Sony, Mr. Ibuka remained involved in a number of outside activities for years. He followed his interest in education, for instance, by serving as chairman of the Early Development Association. He was chairman of Boy Scouts of Japan from 1985 to 1994.

   Masaru Ibuka, 89, Engineer And Sony Co-Founder, Dies

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5. www.encyclopedia.com › ibuka-masaruIbuka, Masaru | Encyclopedia.com

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   Masaru Ibuka. As co-founder and longtime president of the Sony Corporation, Japanese executive Masaru Ibuka (1908-1997) conceived of and brought to fruition several of the most popular and fundamentally influential consumer electronics innovations of the twentieth century. The public face of Sony for decades was its chairman and marketing ...

6. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › localMASARU IBUKA, FOUNDER OF JAPAN'S SONY CORP., DIES AT 89

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   Dec 20, 1997 · Masaru Ibuka, 89, the founder of Sony Corp. who turned a radio repair shop into one of the world's electronics powerhouses, died of congestive heart failure here Dec. 19.

7. content.time.com › time › magazineAsian Heroes: Akio Morita & Masaru Ibuka - TIME

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   Nov 13, 2006 · Akio Morita & Masaru Ibuka. In 1944, a young officer in the Japanese Imperial Navy met a civilian radio engineer, 13 years his senior, on a task force to develop a heat-seeking missile. Within two years, World War II had ended, Japan was trying to rebuild its industrial base, and the two men were working together tinkering with radios and other ...

8. www.nytimes.com › 1997/12/20 › businessMasaru Ibuka, 89, Engineer And Sony Co-Founder, Dies

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   Dec 20, 1997 · Masaru Ibuka, a low-key engineer who co-founded one of Japan's greatest postwar successes, the Sony Corporation, died yesterday at his home in Tokyo. Mr. Ibuka, who was 89, died from heart failure ...

9. www.nytimes.com › 1999/10/04 › businessAkio Morita, Co-Founder of Sony and Japanese Business Leader ...

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   Oct 4, 1999 · Before that, he was the junior partner to Masaru Ibuka, an engineering genius who, while not as widely known in the West, is considered in Japan to be the main founder of Sony. Mr. Ibuka died in ...