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Japanese entrepreneur (–)

The native form of this personal name is Morita Akio. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Akio Morita (盛田 昭夫, Morita Akio, January 26, – October 3, ) was a Japanese entrepreneur and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka.

Early life

Akio Morita was born in Nagoya.^[1] Morita's family was involved in sake, miso and soy sauce production in the village of Kosugaya (currently a part of Tokoname City) on the western coast of Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture since He was the oldest of four siblings and his father Kyuzaemon trained him as a child to take over the family business.

Akio, however, found his true calling in mathematics and physics, and in he graduated from Osaka Imperial University with a degree in physics. He was later commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and served in World War II.

During his service, Morita met his future business partner Masaru