I have to add that Sony corporation should try to gather and broadcast any intervew or personal films of Mr. Morita to the world. His importance to Japan and the rest of the world is not less than any other great Japanese man. Many of whom are known worldwide in different fields like cinema and music. Mr.Morita was a visionary man who gave his own country and the world the realised version of it. He deserves much more attention.
Excellent video - the lack of views just goes to show the level of ignorance in today's 'digital audience' - this man is a business icon and should be honoured as such. #Sony #TeamSony #Japan
I have read the autobiography of the late and great Mr Akio Morita titled "Made in Japan", and it's amazing! I am a big fan of Sony products, and I believe that they have still managed to maintain the quality of their products, when compared to many other Japanese brands. The Koreans have caught up though, and the Chinese are still competing in terms of low prices. I salute this great man and may his soul rest in peace. 🙏🌹
now that i'm a bit older and have worked for a few companies.... I can only imagine what working for 1 company for 20+ years would be like. I actually really like the idea. Too bad it's tough finding companies worth dedicating your life to
@@isabeltroya9036 But Japan’s business culture is cancerous to mental health that’s a proven fact there’s no room for freedom or independence in Japan’s business culture That’s why salary men sleep at the subway every day & by the way I haven’t heard about anybody off themselves in the woods all over America so we’re do you get your facts🤔🤔
while this is a mutilated interview it clearly shows what outstanding personality Mr Morita was. May rest in peace. Sony was great at his command and is far less impressive after him.
@@tiffanycheng5871 Ah turning around but yes ever since Nobuyuki Idei became CEO in 1999 they became supportive of anti consumer DRM and became arrogant and complacency.
My Beloved person Both Akio Morita and Konosuke Matsushita, We can understand everything about Japans Business heartbeat and its culture By understating both of them.
Matsushita was a very different type of leader- understated, not as flamboyant. He suffered a lot of personal tragedy- his entire family of 9 others were dead by the time he was 24. Then after the war, the US occupying forces were going to take away the company he worked hard to build up. By the time he died in 1989, his company had revenues over $40bn, well in excess of General Electric and Walmart. His was truly a lesson in overcoming adversity
Interesting interview. Of course, this was recorded before the end of the Japanese economic bubble in 1992 which changed everything for Japanese business and the relationship between Japanese companies and their employees. At the time of this interview in 1988, Japan was swimming in money. Japanese cost of production was still competitive and Japanese companies were profitable despite some very heavy financial baggage. After the Japanese bubble crashed, all these corporate social niceties like lifetime employment and guaranteed bonuses and raises were gone. The "corporate family" melted just like it did in the USA a few decades earlier. Japan was not "out in front of the USA". Rather, Japan so far behind the USA that it seemed they were in front. When Japan hit it's first great economic crash, the USA had already been through many and recovered. Japan is still on it's knees from the 1992 crash.
Actually all those nice things are still very standard at big companies, but the percentage of people employed in such positions has gone down. No clue at all what you mean by “on their knees” lol
@@pumpkinhill4570 Certainly, things are better at bigger companies in Japan than they are at the mid and small sized companies. Still, "it ain't what it used to be". Although yearly bonuses are common in Japan, large yearly bonuses or multiple bonuses are a thing of the past. Lifetime employment in Japan is only slightly more possible than the USA whereas it used to be standard in Japan. All in all, employment in Japan is not as good as it was in the 1980s and even then, it was dreadful with over-work.
30+ years later, american companies learnt huge lessons and are actually kicking japanese companies butts. Look at Apple vs Sony now, or Amazon vs Rakuten etc.
13:30 A strong America is necessary for the free world. 25:20 USA / Japan relations. "Both sides should know how interdependent of each other we are. Our two nations cannot be separated."
Now we all know, all japans excesses of the 80s was built on debt and falling profits... Sony’s rise in the 80s was based on 40% on asset appreciation among falling profits
we divert investment and distribute work into all esential product that every workers in the companies can use and buy from among our own production that way we ensure life time secured of employment and earning even economy is not
Morita, transistor salesman, helped American Texas Instruments a lot to open a semiconductor plant in Japan by smart ways while TI could face regulatory barriers without Morita
Today Sony products are one of the worst quality products. Their technology and execution is outdated. I have no idea what those Japanese people working 13 hours a day actually do. No creativity, no attention to details whatsoever. Very pedestrian.
Sony was in lost state in for a decade until few years ago, now came back to live with understanding what they can really do today. It became profitable back with eliminating loss businesses and focus on cameras and game consoles. Hopefully they will invent something new in Future
