Business
Akio Morita, the son of a sake brewer who built Sony Corp. into one of the most powerful brand names in the world, died today of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital, the company said.
Oct. 3, 1999
Few phrases have taken on such a dramatic change in meaning in the English language as the one Akio Morita chose for the title of his autobiography.
Nov. 23, 1986
Morita Proposes Task Force: Sony Corp.
March 8, 1989
Graduates Urged to Consider Manufacturing Jobs: Sony Corp.
May 15, 1990
Clip this article and send it to your boss. Better yet, send it to his or her boss.
Nov. 1, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
Akio Morita, chairman of Sony Corp.
Dec. 3, 1993
Books
Akio Morita, the renowned founder and chairman of Sony Corp., has made an error in judgment.
Oct. 11, 1989
Sony Corp. reported its first-ever annual loss from operations Thursday and announced that Masaaki Morita, younger brother of Sony Chairman Akio Morita, will step down as head of the company’s U.S. operations in late June.
May 22, 1992
Autos
Consensus is growing in Japan in favor of an almost revolutionary idea: to back off.
April 20, 1992
Akio Morita is 200% right (“Sony Chief Says U.S. Firms Need to Take Longer View,” Nov. 1).