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Japanese design, global production.
Sony grew from a small post-war Tokyo electronics workshop into a global design and entertainment group. Its products still combine Japanese industrial design, imaging, audio and semiconductor expertise.
- 1946
A Tokyo workshop opens
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita start the company after the war.
- 1958
The Sony name
Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo adopts the shorter global identity.
- Today
Design across many fields
Japanese teams connect imaging, audio, entertainment and semiconductors.
