So controversial it was banned in Japan, this book tells the real story of Japan's revival, which Reingold contends is a success attained at tremendous cost. He demonstrates that the lives of Japan's common citizens, especially those who deviate from the norm, have improved only marginally since medieval times. Photos.
Examines the country's economic revival, internal problems, xenophobia, and argues that the lives of Japan's common citizens have improved only marginally since medieval isolation
Co-founded forty years ago by a young engineer named Akio Morita, Sony is now one of the most powerful and respected multinational corporations in the world, and Morita its outspoken chairman. In compelling detail, his autobiography charts the growth of this deliberately innovative company, from the initial attempts to make a tape recorder (Morita cut yards and yards of paper tape and painted its surface with paintbrushes used for calligraphy) to the phenomenal sales of the Sony Walkman. Known around the world for his exceptional vision and intuitive ability, Akio Morita, is one of the top businessmen of our time. This book shows why.
The chairman of the Sony Corporation discusses the rise of Sony, his extraordinary career as a businessman, and his views on the United States, Japan, and the world economy