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After Japan's surrender in 1945, the country was in ruins, with major cities bombed to rubble and the police force nowhere to be found. Despite the bleak situation, Ibuka was determined to start his own engineering company, where he could work to his heart's content. He tried his hand at various products, from electric rice cookers to heating blankets, before finding success in radio repair services.

The Birth of Sony

When Ibuka's old friend Morita learned of his engineering business, the two decided to formally incorporate the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation in 1946, the company that would eventually become Sony. With Morita's father's financial backing, the fledgling company set out to develop new products.

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