We expect radio to be with us wherever we go, whether it's at home, in the car or out on a walk. This year marks the 50th anniversary of a development that exponentially increased radio's portability: ...

It was an insight that co-founder Morita Akio would apply over the years as the tiny company grew to become the world giant Sony. Morita used this approach most famously with the legendary Walkman. No ...

Had Capitol Records stuck to its original launch plan for the Beatles' "I Want to Hold your Hand," the insanity which gripped American teens could never have happened in time for the Ed Sullivan ...

Japan’s fast-growing electronics industry scored a notable success. Under a threeyear, $8,000,000 contract, Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. began turning out upward of 75,000 transistor radios, 800,000 ...

In the aftermath of World War II, Japan was at a crossroads. Cities were in ruins, industries were lying in fragments, the pockets of citizens of Japan were empty. But from all this devastation, some ...