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Born | Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan | January 29, 1930
Died | April 23, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 81)
Education | Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music Berlin University of the Arts |
Occupation(s) | Businessperson, singer (baritone), conductor |
Organization(s) | Sony Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra |
Known for | Sony |
Spouse | Midori Matsubara |
Norio Ohga (大賀 典雄, Ōga Norio, January 29, 1930 – April 23, 2011), also spelled Norio Oga, was a Japanese businessperson who was the president and chairman of Sony Corporation. He is credited with spurring the development of the compact disc (CD)[1] as a commercially viable audio format.