"Treasury of Sony" Nobutoshi Kihara disp

Tokyo, JAPAN: "Treasury of Sony" Nobutoshi Kihara displays Sony's type-P tape recorder, produced in 1952, during an interview with AFP reporter at Sony's affiliated laboratory crowned with his name Sony Kihara Laboratory in Tokyo 13 June 2006. Times have changed since Nobutoshi Kihara sketched out designs for the revolutionary Walkman on a piece of paper. But, despite a disastrous few years for the iconic Japanese company, the ground-breaking Sony engineer believes the electronics giant still has its spirit of innovation as it marks its 60th anniversary this year. AFP PHOTO/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)