Sony

Sony

Sony has spent more than 50 years honing its technological excellence with a keen eye for broadcasting and professional products.

From onsite in the production of movies and television shows to live sport broadcasts and other forms of live productions, Sony products claim high global share in this field, having earned the company a number of Emmy Awards and an Academy Award—one of the most prestigious prizes in the broadcasting and film industry.

Furthermore, Sony will provide new value by meeting various customer needs by providing products and solutions including digital cinema projectors for movie theaters, lecture recording and distribution systems for education and video conference systems, developed by incorporating technologies cultivated in the field.

In 1946, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, the predecessor of Sony) started as a small company with capital of just 190,000 yen and approximately 20 employees. Founder Masaru Ibuka said the purpose of setting up the company was to "establish an ideal factory that stresses a spirit of freedom and open mindedness that will, through technology, contribute to Japanese culture." Symbolizing Sony's spirit of challenge to "do what has never been done before," the company has continued to release countless "Japan's first" and "world's first" products.