Morita is depicted as a perpetual student, unable to graduate because of persistent absenteeism.

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.

In 1957, it produced a pocket-sized radio ( the first to be fully transistorized ), and in 1958, Morita and Ibuka decided to rename their company Sony ( sonus is Latin for sound, and Sonny-boys the most common American expression ).

Morita was an advocate for all the products made by the Sony Corporation.

In his capacity as the head of psychiatry for a large Tokyo hospital, Morita began developing his methods while working with sufferers of shinkeishitsu, or anxiety disorders with a hypochondriac base.

According to Morita, how a person feels is important as a sensation and as an indicator for the present moment, but is uncontrollable: we don't create feelings, feelings happen to us.

We do, however, have complete dominion over our behavior, and for Morita, that is a sacred responsibility.

Dr. Reynolds synthesized parts of Morita Therapy along with the practice of Naikan into Constructive Living, an educational method intended for English speaking Westerners.

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.

The prototype was built in 1978 by audio-division engineer Nobutoshi Kihara for Sony co-chairman Akio Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent trans-Pacific plane trips.

It was a commercial success upon release, and garnered favorable critical acclaim, earning Pat Morita an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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.

** Nominated: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture ( Pat Morita )

* In the anime, Honey and Clover, Hagu is used by Morita as " evidence " of the Koro-pok-guru for a website to get money.

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.

Morita arranged a deal with Paramount Pictures, who was paying for Chromatic Labs ' development of the Chromatron, taking over the entire project.

Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt and U. S. President John F. Kennedy at La Morita, Venezuela, during an official meeting for the Alliance for Progress in 1961

Masakazu Morita and Mayuko Aoki, both debuted as the lead characters of Final Fantasy X, are motion actors for video games turned voice actor.

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.

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.

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

Akio Morita ( 盛田 昭夫 Morita Akio, January 26, 1921, Nagoya, Aichi – October 3, 1999, Tokyo ) was a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation along with Masaru Ibuka.

On October 3, 1999, Morita died of pneumonia at the age of 78.

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.

Steve Jobs mentioned that Akio Morita, of Sony, passed away on October 3, 1999.

She went 0 – 3 in Fed Cup play versus France, losing to both Tatiana Golovin and Dechy, but rebounded to win 50k Gifu with Ayumi Morita.

She won the title by defeating Ayumi Morita 7 – 6, 6 – 3, Melanie Oudin 7 – 5, 6 – 4, Jelena Janković 3 – 6, 7 – 6, 6 – 3, saving two match points in the second set, Samantha Stosur in the semifinals 6 – 3, 1 – 6, 6 – 1, and second seed Venus Williams in the finals 6 – 2, 5 – 7, 6 – 4, to win her second title of the year and fifth overall.

Seeded 15th at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Bartoli received a bye into the second round, where she defeated Ayumi Morita 6 – 3, 2 – 6, 6 – 1.

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.

At the 2011 HP Open in Osaka, Bartoli defeated Melinda Czink 6 – 2, 6 – 2, Vania King 6 – 1, 6 – 2, 6th seed Ayumi Morita 6 – 2, 6 – 1 and No. 3 seed Angelique Kerber 6 – 1, 7 – 6 to reach the final.

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.

* 1921 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman ( d. 1999 )

* 1990 – Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player

* June 28 – Pat Morita, Asian-American actor ( The Karate Kid ) ( d. 2005 )

* Adventure Quiz 2: Capcom World ( 1990 ) – with Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Manami Matsumae, Junko Tamiya, H. Takaoka, and G. Morita ( uncredited )

Morita eventually returned to Happy Days, reprising his role in the 1982 – 1983 season.

* Pat Morita ( 1932 – 2005 ), a Japanese-American actor

* Akio Morita – Sony founder ( School of Science )

* Pat Morita ( 1932 – 2005 ), an American actor known for roles on Happy Days and in the Karate Kid movies.

* Pat Morita ( 1932 – 2005 ), an American actor best known for his role in the Karate Kid films.

* 2003: Like Asura ( Ashura no gotoku ) – d. Yoshimitsu Morita