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On the Front Lines of Sony's "Light to Display" Manufacturing

December 24, 2019

This year I was pleased to have the opportunity to visit numerous Sony sites in Japan and across the world, with the aim of speaking directly with as many of you as possible, and to share our Purpo...…

India: Digital Entertainment and One Sony Growth Opportunities

December 20, 2019

I recently paid a visit to India for the first time in five years, where we held a One Sony Meeting. …

Ibuka-san’s legacy in Sony’s DNA

December 6, 2019

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Kibo-no-ie, a social welfare institution in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, to the north of Tokyo. At Kibo-no-ie, individuals with intellectual disabilitie...…

PS Now Development/Operations Site Visit

November 15, 2019

Last week, I paid a visit to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) Cloud Gaming Engineering & Infrastructure team in Orange County, California, who are in charge of development and operations ...…

CEATEC 2019: Our Medical Business based on a Long-term Perspective

October 18, 2019

I recently visited CEATEC 2019, held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, Japan from October 15. This was Sony's first time exhibiting in six years, and our display this year centered ...…

Power of Music & Technology

September 25, 2019

This year’s customary Board Member Site Visit was held in New York, after our Board Meeting there earlier this month, and the theme was the “Power of Music.” As such, it featured business updates f...…

Visits to Nagasaki and Kumamoto Technology Centers and the World Economic Forum Summer Meeting

August 30, 2019

Bookending my summer vacation, in early August, I visited Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s (SCK) Nagasaki and Kumamoto Technology Centers (TEC) for the first time in a year, while in ...…

Anniversaries of Diversity

July 16, 2019

As many of you will have seen from the extensive media coverage, on July 1st, Walkman® celebrated its 40th anniversary. This August also marks the 40th anniversary of the inauguration of Sony Prude...…

Sony’s Board of Directors

June 19, 2019

On June 18, Sony held its 102nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, where 13 Members of the Board were appointed. Of these, four of them are joining our Board for the first time, including To...…

One Sony Business Trip

May 9, 2019

In today's blog, I would like to share my thoughts and reflections on my recent visit to the UK, Italy, Israel, and Belgium prior to the Japanese Golden Week holiday. While my schedule was a demand...…

New Fiscal Year, New Leadership, New Hires

April 5, 2019

Our new fiscal year began on April 1. In addition to my previous communications to all of you by email and other channels, I would like to take this opportunity to once again introduce Sony Group's...…

External Evaluation of Sony and Reality & Real-Time Technology

March 15, 2019

In this blog, I want to touch on two topics: recent recognition of Sony and examples of Reality & Real-Time technology. …

Sharing Sony's Purpose & Values

February 27, 2019

At our recent Sony Group Quarterly Meeting, I spoke about the background story behind defining Sony's Purpose & Values (Purpose & Values) and my thoughts on what it represents. I also promi...…

The Start of 2019

January 22, 2019

2019 began with the January 7 launch of Sony's Purpose & Values and our press conference at CES, held in Las Vegas, US. …