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	Norio Ohga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Norio Ohga (大賀典雄, Ōga Norio, otherwise spelt Norio Oga, born January 29, 1930) is a Japanese electronics businessman who originally trained as an opera singer.
		It is however generally considered a successful choice, and Idei became Co-CEO with Ohga in 1998, and sole CEO in 1999.
		In 2000 he became semi-retired, staying Chairman of the Board while Idei became Executive Chairman, and on his 73rd birthday in 2003 Ohga retired from the board and became Honorary Chairman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norio_Ohga (233 words)

	CNN.com - Sony chairman stable after stage collapse in Beijing - November 7, 2001
		Ohga, 71, was diagnosed with a light subarachnoid hemorrhage after suffering a "fainting spell" during a performance, and was rushed to the Beijing International Hospital.
		Ohga is credited with spearheading Sony's development of the compact disc and its push into music and movies in the 1980s.
		Ohga, who gave up a career in opera to join Sony in 1953, took a leading role in Sony's development of the CD, which was launched with Philips in 1982.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/11/07/china.ohga (489 words)

	Ken Kutaragi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Only with Sony CEO Norio Ohga's help was he able to push the project to completion.
		He enjoyed a close relationship with Sony CEO Norio Ohga, who had backed Kutaragi on the Sound Chip and PlayStation projects.
		Ohga's successor Nobuyuki Idei promoted Kutaragi to Deputy Executive President, Sony-Global Chief operating officer, and Vice-Chairman in 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ken_Kutaragi (1151 words)

	japs
		Chairman Norio Ohga spoke to reporters at an annual news conference shortly after the Japanese central bank's latest survey of business sentiment showed confidence had nose-dived since December.
		Ohga urged the Japanese government to stimulate consumer demand, and said that simply cutting taxes wouldn't be enough.
		Ohga warned that the high-flying US economy, where stock prices are near record highs and joblessness is at the lowest level in decades, could take a hit if Japan's economy continues to slump.
	www.dispatch.co.za /1998/04/03/business/JAPS.HTM (338 words)

	Sony chief is no semi-conductor
		Norio Ohga may be the only musician around who can take credit not only for the songs on the CD, but also for the CD itself.
		Ohga came to the Mount Pleasant plant in 1997 to light the first furnace.
		Ohga came on board, but at first was unwilling to give up his music.
	www.post-gazette.com /magazine/20000218sony1.asp (1031 words)

	Private Sector; Hitting the Pause Button - New York Times
		Ohga, chairman of the Sony Corporation, fell ill last Thursday, it was in front of an orchestra.
		Ohga, 71, was in Beijing to attend an exhibit sponsored in part by Sony, but he found time to conduct the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, which was performing in the capital.
		Ohga was resting in a Beijing hospital this weekend recovering from what his doctors said was a minor brain hemorrhage that was not considered serious.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E7DE1538F932A25752C1A9679C8B63 (258 words)

	:: ...Sony Asia Pacific - 2000 News Releases... :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ohga is being recognized "for visionary leadership in the development of the MiniDisc." As President, Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation, Mr.
		Ohga played a key role in popularizing analog media such as the compact cassette tape, he has also been central in ushering in the digital audio era.
		Ohga facilitated the company's acquisition of CBS Records (now Sony Music Entertainment) in 1988 and Columbia Pictures Entertainment (now Sony Pictures Entertainment) in 1989, with the aim of creating a total entertainment company.
	www.sony-asia.com /corporate/news/corporate/2000/jun/220600.htm (451 words)

	Sony chairman says Japan's economy on verge of collapse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		TOKYO -- In an unusually blunt assessment of this country's bleak financial outlook, the chairman of Sony Corp. warned Thursday that "the Japanese economy is on the verge of collapsing" and echoed Washington's call for the government to move quickly to stimulate consumer spending.
		Sony Chairman Norio Ohga said the new business year, which in Japan began Wednesday, will be "very difficult" for the electronics and entertainment giant if Japan isn't rapidly pulled out of its economic tailspin.
		Ohga spoke to reporters just an hour after the Nikkei stock index fell 3.32 percent, or more than 538 points, dragging down markets in Hong Kong and other Asian nations.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/business/98/04/03/japan.2-0.html (580 words)

	RedLudwig.com: Music News
		The former president and chairman of Japan's Sony Corp., Norio Ohga, has announced that he will donate his retirement package to the construction of a concert hall in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa.
		Ohga, who announced his retirement in January, is scheduled to receive 1.6 billion yen (US$13.6 million) - a vast sum for a Japanese executive.
		Ohga has a home in Karuizawa, which is northwest of Tokyo.
	www.redludwig.com /news/archive/061303.html (715 words)

	SIGHTINGS:
		Norio Ohga, Chairman of Japan's Sony Corporation, warned today that Japan's economy was close to collapse and that Japan's collapse could lead to a worldwide recession.
		According to Ohga, the central problem facing Japan is deflation, driven by a lack of consumer spending in Japan.
		Ohga's warning is an important turning point in the Japan story, since it represents a dire prediction from a leader of the Japanese business community, someone who cannot be dismissed as merely a sensationalist or alarmist.
	www.rense.com /political/japancollapse.htm (738 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
		Ohga first conducted the Honolulu Symphony in 1996, when he was here to celebrate Sony's 50th anniversary.
		Ohga has guided the launch of several groundbreaking digital formats and established Sony as a global entertainment company.
		He was instrumental in the establishment of the CD format, co-developed with Philips and introduced in 1982; and then the development of the next generation in personal audio, the MiniDisc.
	starbulletin.com /1999/01/14/features/story4.html (478 words)

	Gramophone - News - The world's best classical music magazine
		Norio Ohga, 71, the chairman of Sony Corporation, was conducting the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Beijing Music Festival last night when he collapsed during the performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.
		Ohga was invited to conduct two concerts as grand finales of the festival last night and tonight.
		As soon as he got on stage, he spoke to the audience, ‘Japanese conductor Norio Ohga became very ill, and is now on his way to the hospital.
	www.gramophone.co.uk /newsMainTemplate.asp?storyID=772&newssectionID=1 (386 words)

	Sony chief warns of worldwide recession - Japan's economic crisis deepens
		The day before Moody's dropped its bombshell, Sony's head, Norio Ohga, said Japan's economy was facing its most difficult time, with a "long downward spiral of deflation" threatening the global economy.
		Naturally, Ohga's comments reflect the specific profit interests of his own company, which is demanding that Hashimoto do more to halt what has become a catastrophic slide in consumer spending.
		Ohga noted that households were spending only 68.6 percent of their disposable income, down from 72 percent in the middle of last year, and the lowest figure since this statistic began to be tracked in 1970.
	www.wsws.org /news/1998/apr1998/jpn-a7.shtml (1650 words)

	Symphony Review: PSO, guitarist make up for conductor's deficiencies
		Ohga does know how to direct, but more in the realm of business.
		Ohga clearly knew the evening's repertory -- including Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony No. 3 and Yasushi Akutagawa's "Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica" -- backwards and forwards.
		Ohga didn't do much with the piece, though it is good that he is promoting the works of a neglected countryman abroad.
	www.post-gazette.com /magazine/20000219pso2.asp (388 words)

	:: ...Sony Asia Pacific - 2003 News Releases... :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sony Corporation announces the retirement of Norio Ohga as Chairman of the Board and Director of Sony Corporation, effective January 29, 2003.
		Ohga today informed the Board of Directors of his intention to retire from the position of Director and this was formally accepted.
		In accordance with the regulations for Sony's Board of Directors, Nobuyuki Idei will act as Chairman/CEO and Chairman of the Board of Sony Corporation from January 30 until the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in June of this year.
	www.sony-asia.com /corporate/news/corporate/2003/jan/29.htm (112 words)

	main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Sony Corporation on Tuesday expressed its sincere thanks via a Xinhua reporter to those Beijingers who helped and showed concern for Norio Ohga, a well-known Japanese conductor and chairman of the board of the company,who collapsed while conducting a recent concert here.
		Ohga, also chairman of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, returned to Tokyo Tuesday afternoon for further treatment.
		Ohga collapsed onstage while conducting the orchestra at a local theater on the evening of November 7.
	www.tibetinfor.com.cn /en/news/2001/12/c126109.htm (140 words)

	Sony exec ends Japan Society meal with surprise course - 1998-11-30 - San Francisco Business Times
		That's why Norio Ohga's recent acceptance speech at the Japan Society's annual awards dinner was so startling.
		Ohga, chairman of Sony Corp., received the society's award of honor.
		Ohga lambasted the current Japanese leadership for its spending policies, which have included a $170 shopping coupon for children and the elderly that costs $830 million to administer.
	www.bizjournals.com /sanfrancisco/stories/1998/11/30/newscolumn5.html?t=printable (850 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Nobuyuki Idei
		After a cerebral hemorrhage had sidelined former chairman Akio Morita, Sony CEO and new chairman Norio Ohga selected Idei to be the next president, a choice that raised eyebrows at Sony.
		In 2000, while Ohga remained Chairman of the Board, Idei became Executive Chairman and Kunitake Ando became president.
		In 2003, on Ohga's retirement, Idei became the sole Chairman, and the title of Chief Executive Officer was altered to Group Chief Executive Officer.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Nobuyuki_Idei (216 words)

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		Ohga, then the company's president, insisted that no matter what else, the new CD format had to be able to play Beethoven's Ninth Symphony without interruption.
		Ohga, you see, had been a classical vocalist before getting into electronics.
		Stephen Methodist Church Choir and the Charlotte Contemporary Ensemble of Charlotte recently participated in the North Carolina Choir Director's Association meeting in Greensboro, NC.
	metromusicministries.org /webmaster.htm (353 words)

	A Message from Norio Ohga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		You, Norio Ohga, have vowed to create a television network, the splendor of which has never before been seen.
		And yet, you, Norio Ohga, have turned over control of your dream to others.
		Hear me now: may the shame be forever on my head and on the head of Little Ohga and his Little Ohga if I do not see through all that I say.
	www.teevee.org /archive/1999/04/01/ohga.html (400 words)

	Medialine News - Sony Achieves Record Sales; Chairman Retires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In related news, Norio Ohga, who over the past 40 years has played a guiding role in making Sony Corp. one of the world's leading electronics makers and entertainment media companies, retired from his post as director and chairman Jan. 29, citing health reasons.
		Ohga joined Sony in 1959, two years after it introduced what it billed "the world's smallest transistor radio." He became senior managing director of CBS/Sony Records in 1968, when the two companies established their joint venture.
		During Ohga's tenure as president from 1982 to 1995, the company debuted the CD format, acquired Columbia Pictures, developed the PlayStation game console and tripled its sales to $45 billion.
	www.medialinenews.com /issues/2003/february/news0206_4.shtml (429 words)

	JAPANESE.htm in Business Recorder on April 04, 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The announcement from Moody's Investors Service that the triple-A rating now faced a negative outlook came in the wake of a depressing economic confidence survey on Thursday and comments from Sony chairman Norio Ohga that the economy was verging on collapse.
		Sony chairman Norio Ohga stunned foreign reporters when he said at a briefing on Thursday that the Japanese economy was on the brink of collapse and at risk of a long spiral of deflation.
		Ohga's comments followed a jolt from a central bank survey released hours earlier showing confidence among Japanese companies plunged in late March.
	www.paksearch.com /br98/Apr/4/JAPANESE.htm (521 words)

	BreakingNews.ie - 2003/06/11: Opera-singing Sony president to build concert hall
		Norio Ohga, the former president and chairman of Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony, is donating his 1.6 bn yen (11.6m) in retirement pay to build a concert hall in a resort city.
		Mr Ohga, 73, who gave up a successful career as an opera singer to join Sony but continued to conduct orchestras, will donate the cash he receives after taxes to build the concert hall in Karuizawa, a ski resort in Nagano Prefecture, north west of Tokyo, officials said.
		Mr Ohga’s retirement package, sizeable by Japanese standards, still needs approval at a June 20 shareholders meeting.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2003/06/11/story102296.asp (167 words)

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		Ohga's remarks came at the end of a day in which the stock market fell more than 3 percent in the biggest one-day drop of the year.
		Ohga's remarks were not the first in which critics have likened Mr.
		Ohga replaced Akio Morita and co-wrote a book, "The Japan That Can Say No," that became a model in a debate over Asian vs. Western values.
	finalbookofdaniel.com /index3.html (1163 words)

	DOW 9000 & THE ASIAN SHOCK?
		That came a day after the chairman of consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. warned that Japan's economy is on the brink of imploding and could threaten the health of the global economy.
		Norio Ohga spoke to reporters Thursday, shortly after the Japanese central bank released its latest survey showing businesses are increasingly pessimistic about the state of the country's economy.
		Ohga, who heads one of Japan's more successful companies, is not completely sensitive to the precarious condition of most other Japanese companies.
	users.rcn.com /virtual.nai/sot/japan.htm (2401 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Japan
		Ohga, 73, served as Sony's president from September 1982 to April 1995, then as company chairman until 2000.
		Ohga has said he wants to give away his payout because he has no children.
		Ohga graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1953, and studied at the Hochschule f³r Musik in Munich and the Berlin University of the Arts, according to Sony's Web site.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=aPkod22uUX1Y&refer=japan (285 words)

	Former Sony chief in stable health \| CNET News.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 71-year-old, who holds a largely ceremonial position as chairman of Sony's board of directors, is credited with spearheading Sony's development of the compact disc and its push into music and movies as president from 1989 to 1995.
		Ohga, who gave up a career in opera to join Sony in 1953, was a central figure in Sony's acquisitions of CBS Records and Columbia Pictures in the late 1980s.
		Ohga underwent a successful operation at the Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage on November 7, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
	news.com.com /2110-1040-276583.html (575 words)

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