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About Akio Morita

Honors

The career of Akio Morita, who enjoyed living a free and generous life even among the difficulties he faced in pursuing his dream of evolving a small, back-street factory into the world-famous Sony

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Year Age Month Awarding Institute or Individual
1976 55 Mar The Blue Ribbon Medal from H.M.the Emperor of Japan see the picture
1978 57 May The Medal for Merit from Scout Assosiation of Japan see the picture
1982 61 Sep Honorary Doctorate of Law from Williams College in Massachusetts see the picture
Nov Directorate Award from the International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences see the picture
Dec The Albert medal from the Royal Society of Arts see the picture
1984 63 Feb The Officier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur from the President of France see the picture
1985 64 Oct Order of Commandeur (Tokyo Commanderie de Bordeaux) see the picture
1986 65 Apr Honorary degree from Ashiya University in Osaka, Japan see the picture
1987 66 Jun The Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany see the picture
Sep The Knight Commanders Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria see the picture
Nov Honorary Citizen of Tokoname-City (Aichi Prefecture, Japan) see the picture
1988 67 Mar Salzburg Honorary Award see the picture
Apr The Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul from the Government of Brazil see the picture
1990 69 May Honorary Doctor of Law from University of Pennsylvania see the picture
Dec The La Gran Cruz de la Orden del Merito Civil from H.M. the King of Spain see the picture
1991 70 Apr The First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure from H.M. the Emperor of Japan see the picture
Jun Named an Honorary Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) see the picture
Oct The title Commander in the Order of Orange Nassau from H.M. the Queen of Netherlands see the picture
Nov International Award from the Institute of Manufacturing Technology (UK) see the picture
Dec Leadership Gold Medal from the New York chamber of commerce and industry see the picture
The title Commander in the Order of Orange Nassau from H.M. the Queen of Netherlands see the picture
1992 71 Feb The Samuel Ullman Award from The Japan America Society of Alabama see the picture
Jun The Independent Award from Brown Univercity in Rhode Island see the picture
Oct The title Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire from H.M. the Queen of England see the picture
1993 72 May Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from University of Illinois see the picture
Sep The title Commander of the order of Leopold from H.M. the King of the Belgians see the picture
1994 73 Jun IEEE Founders Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.  
1995 74 Feb Japan Society Award from Japan Society, New York see the picture
1996 75 Apr Spain with the Creu de Sant Jordi from the Government of Catalonia  
Nov Certificate of Merit from city of Los Angeles, state of California see the picture
Certificate of Merit from the California State Assembly see the picture
Certificate of Merit from a Member of the US Congress see the picture
Certificate of Merit from a Member of the US Congress see the picture
The Distinguished Medal of Honor from the Japanese American National Museum see the picture
1997 76 Oct The title Commandeur dans l' Ordre National de la Legion d' Honneur from the President of France  
1999 78 Oct The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from H.M. the Emperor of Japan see the picture

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