Sony Source - Starting from Ruins: Starting from Ruins

Author: Sony Media Center
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: On the morning of May 7, 1946, Ikuo Tatsuno wrote his dreams into the "Company Establishment Proposal" for the opening of the new company. This proposal remains highly applicable and elegant to this day. For this dream, centered around Ikuo Tatsuno and Akio Morita, the predecessors such as Iwami, Tsukikubo, and Takeda worked tirelessly. Through the innovation and development led by Nobuo Oga and Nobuyuki Okado, countless miracles were created. The Sony people are continuously enhancing the weight of the four letters "SONY," developing products that stir the hearts of consumers, and elevating this diversified production and operation enterprise to greater heights. This book records the growth journey of Sony Corporation, from its start in the ruins, facing continuous failures, and constantly striving, innovating, and transforming to shape the Sony Kingdom. Sony Corporation is one of the world's leading companies in the fields of audio-visual products, communication products, and information technology, as well as one of the world's largest integrated entertainment companies. With annual sales of $57 billion and over 150,000 employees worldwide, Sony's dream—"moving everyone's heart"—is shared with people around the world through every unprecedented product, bringing them the wonder, joy, and emotion of life.