# Co-founding Sony

From @akio-morita's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@akio-morita.md](/@akio-morita.md)

Morita and Ibuka established Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering in 1946. The company developed tape recorders and transistor products, adopted the shorter Sony name in 1958, established a U.S. corporation in 1960, and later became the first Japanese company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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