TOKYO -- When Nobuyuki Idei was appointed Sony's president in 1995, the job came with the unenviable pressure of leading a company synonymous with Japan's dizzying postwar economic growth.
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Former Sony chief Idei battled pressure of keeping up Sony legend
Chairman and CEO demonstrated foresight for the digital era
Idei, right, at a press conference, along with then-Chairman Norio Ohga in 1999.
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