Murata Akira

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Murata Akira ( Japanese 村田 昭 ; born March 25, 1921 in the district of Higashiyama , Kyōto ; † February 3, 2006 in Kyoto) was a Japanese entrepreneur.

Life

Murata founded the company Murata Seisakusho (English Murata Manufacturing Co.) in Kyoto in 1944 , which was registered in 1950 as a joint stock company (English Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ). From 1950 to 1991 he was president ( shachō ) and managing director of the company, from 1991 chairman ( kaichō , English chairman ) and managing director, since 1995 he was honorary chairman ( meiyo-kaichō ).

In 1980 he was awarded the Japanese Medal of Honor with a blue ribbon , the Order Ranju Hosho. In 1986 he was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit, First Class . In 1993 he received the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure with gold and silver stars (Kun-ni-to Zuihosho).

Web links

  • Company press release on the occasion of Akira Murata's death (PDF, English; 8 kB)
Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Murata is the family name, Akira the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Murata, Akira
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 村田 昭 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Higashiyama Municipality , Kyoto
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 2006
Place of death Kyoto