Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, encompassing electronics, imaging and sensors, film and television, music and video game businesses. Founded in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, it adopted the Sony name in 1958 and became known worldwide for products including the Trinitron television, the Walkman portable audio player and the PlayStation game console.
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Company TypeMultinational conglomerate 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
Associated With
PlayStation is made and sold by Sony.
Source Wikipedia, 2011 PlayStation Network Outage
The Sony Walkman was made by Sony.
Founded By
Akio Morita co-founded Sony (originally Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo) with Masaru Ibuka in 1946.
Led By
Morita co-founded Sony and served as its president from 1971, then as chairman until 1994.
Related Corporate Events
Source Wikipedia, 2011 PlayStation Network Outage
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Sony
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Sony Group Corporation, colloquially known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at the Sony City building in Minato, Tokyo.
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Sony Group Corporation, colloquially known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at the Sony City building in Minato, Tokyo.
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Wikipedia- Associated With: Sony PlayStation Network Data Breach
- Related Corporate Events: Sony PlayStation Network Data Breach
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