Morita was vice chairman of the Keidanren ( Japan Federation of Economic Organizations ), and was a member of the Japan-U. S. Economic Relations Group, also known as the " Wise Men's Group ".

Morita Masatake ( 1874-1938 ), also read as Morita Shoma ( 1874-1938 ( 森田 正馬 ), was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud and the founder of Morita Therapy, a branch of clinical psychology strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism.

Its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from sonus, the Latin word for sound, and also from the English slang word " sonny ", since they considered themselves to be " sonny boys ", a loan word into Japanese which in the early 1950s connoted smart and presentable young men.

Morita also starred in a subsequent short lived Happy Days spin-off series entitled Blansky's Beauties ).

Okinawa was also the setting for the 1986 film The Karate Kid, Part II where Mr Miyagi ( Pat Morita ) returns home to Okinawa with his student Daniel LaRusso ( Ralph Macchio ).

It was a highly critical letter written to the Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo KK ( also known as Totsuko and later as Sony ), complaining about their tape recorder ’ s many failings that got him noticed by Masaru Ibuka, Akio Morita and other Totsuko executives.

Future Happy Days stars Pat Morita and Erin Moran also made guest appearances.

His confidant Morita, unable to behead Mishima, also failed in killing himself according to the ritual.

also known as Mr. Miyagi, or referred to as " 宮城成義 " in kanji in The Karate Kid, Part II, is a fictional karate master, played by the late Japanese-American actor Pat Morita, who mentors the characters Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce in the Karate Kid films.

One of Tyson's favorite roles is Genghis Khan from the 1992 film also starring Charlton Heston and Pat Morita.

She also lost the opening round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships to Ayumi Morita.

Fukuyama formed his current band, Fukuyama Yoshiki Band ( also known as " F-Band "), with members: Tetsuro Morita on bass, former Humming Bird member Shoichiro Aso on drums, and Jun Imai on keyboards.

* Keisuke Miyagi from the Karate Kid trilogy, played by Pat Morita.

She played in San Diego, but was defeated in three tight sets to Ayumi Morita with her 15 double faults being highlighted as the main concern for the match.

Mirza then played at the PTT Pattaya Open where she won her first WTA main draw match since Roland Garros 2011-coming from a set down to upset Ayumi Morita ( ranked 47 spots higher ), 3 – 6, 6 – 1, 6 – 2.

Many of the plots revolved around silly action genre clichés and movie parodies, with many of the feature roles played by actors and celebrities such as Mark Hamill, Alan Thicke, Erik Estrada, Gary Coleman, John Salley, Joey Buttafuoco, Patty Hearst, Adam Carolla, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, George Takei, Gilbert Gottfried, Walter Koenig, Pat Morita, Anson Williams, Christopher Darden, Maureen McCormick, Lee Majors, David Arquette, Musetta Vander, Angelica Bridges, Ian Ziering, RuPaul, and Dweezil Zappa.

Then she played the 2012 Wimbledon Championships as the 30th seed, where she beat Sandra Zaniewska, Ayumi Morita and Arantxa Rus to reach her 2nd consecutive round of 16.

It revitalized the acting career of Morita, previously known mostly for his comedic role as Arnold on Happy Days, who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance as Mr. Miyagi.

* Matsuo " Arnold " Takahashi ( Noriyuki " Pat " Morita )-In Season 1, Arnold had little air time.

With Season 4, Al Molinaro was added as Al Delvecchio, the new owner of Arnold's, after Pat Morita's character of Arnold moved on after his character got married ( Morita had left the program to star in a short-lived sitcom of his own, Mr. T and Tina, which was actually a spin-off of Welcome Back, Kotter.

Also leaving Happy Days in Season 10 for Joanie Loves Chachi was Al Delvecchio ; Pat Morita returned to the cast as Arnold in his absence.

Scott Baio and Lynda Goodfriend starred before joining Happy Days the following fall, and Pat Morita reprised his role of Arnold.

Noriyuki " Pat " Morita ( June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005 ) was an American actor of Japanese descent who was well known for playing the roles of Matsuo " Arnold " Takahashi on Happy Days and Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.

In 1977, Morita starred in the short-lived Blansky's Beauties as Arnold.

The novel was made into a 1993 film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita, Angie Dickinson, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Ed Begley, Jr., Carol Kane, Victoria Williams, Sean Young, Crispin Glover, Roseanne Arnold, Buck Henry, Grace Zabriskie, and Treva Jeffryes.

In 1988, Lee made a guest appearance alongside Pat Morita in an episode of the short-lived American television series Ohara playing a villainous character named Kenji.

Pat Morita guest starred near the end of the episode to teach Greg karate for a rematch ; however, as in The Karate Kid, Part II, even the crane kick did not work.

He hosted the show from 1984 through 1989, performing with guest stars including Vincent Price, Harry Blackstone Jr., Pat Morita, Joan Lunden and others.

Bizarre had guest star performers during its run including Steve Allen, Frances Bay, a pre-Royal Canadian Air Farce Luba Goy, Victoria Jackson, Murray Langston ( as The Unknown Comic ), Howie Mandel, Pat Morita, Dave Thomas, Willie Tyler & Lester, Marc Weiner, Henny Youngman and others.

As an actress, she has worked with directors including Akira Kurosawa ( Kagemusha, 1980 ), Tatsumi Kumashiro ( Seishun no Satetsu, 1974 ), Yoji Yamada ( The Yellow Handkerchief, 1977 and Otoko wa Tsuraiyo, 1979 ), Shohei Imamura ( Why Not ?, 1981 ), Shunji Iwai ( Swallowtail Butterfly, 1996 ), Jun Ichikawa ( Tokyo Yakyoku, 1997 ), Mitani Koki ( Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, 1997 ), Yoshimitsu Morita ( Like Asura, 2003 ) and Takashi Miike ( IZO, Sukiyaki Western Django ).

** Gold Disk: 1976 ( Insights ), Silver Disk: 1974 ( Kogun ), 1979 ( Salted Gingko Nuts ), 1996 ( Four Seasons of Morita Village ), " Special Award ": 2006 ( 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan )

Among the notables he beat during that span were Ken Morita, who later became a respected boxing official and who was beaten by Harada on June 26 in the first round, and future world champion Hiroyuki Ebihara, who was undefeated in nine fights before meeting Harada and who was beaten by Harada on December 24, by a decision in six rounds.

Seeded seventh at the 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Bartoli received a bye in the opening round, before defeating Ayumi Morita 6 – 3, 0 – 6, 6 – 3.

While enjoying Ichigo as one his best roles, Morita notes that voicing him can be difficulty as a result of the character's thoughts before his actions.

Late in his career, Morita starred on the Nickelodeon television series The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo and had a recurring role on the sitcom The Hughleys.

Kumiko Suekane once again supervised the character designs, and Masami Ueda and Sayaka Morita co-composed the game's soundtrack.

In the 1989 film Collision Course starring Jay Leno and Pat Morita, the Renaissance Center is featured when Morita's character and Leno meet for the first time ; Morita is considered a suspect and chased through the hotel.

In that program, Kubo was interviewed by Masakazu Morita, voice actor of Ichigo Kurosaki, the main character of Bleach, and answered several questions from fans.

On November 25, 1994, Morita stepped down as Sony chairman after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage while playing tennis.

His successor, Norio Ohga, had joined the company after sending Morita a letter denouncing the poor quality of the company's tape recorders.

Morita hated the name " Walkman " and asked that it be changed, but relented after being told by junior executives that a promotion campaign had already begun using the brand name and that it would be too expensive to change.

In 1989, shortly after losing a highly contested race for the party presidency, Ishihara came to the attention of the West through his book,, co-authored with Sony chairman Akio Morita.

She reached the semifinals when Ayumi Morita retired from their match after losing the first set 1 – 6.

The settlement grants Pavel the recognition from Sony that he was the original inventor of the Walkman ; this apparently could only be achieved after the death of Akio Morita, the founder of Sony and previously-recognised creator of the personal stereo.

She then moved into the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career after a 6 – 1, 3 – 6, 6 – 3 win over Japan's Ayumi Morita.