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Is Sony a Japanese company?

Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese holding company in Tokyo, listed in Tokyo and on the New York Stock Exchange. Its own filing states it is not owned or controlled by any other corporation or by any foreign government. Its operating businesses sit in subsidiaries such as Sony Interactive Entertainment and Sony Music.

Japan connection

Direct

Origin
Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Sourced connections
3
High confidenceLast checked Oct 2026

Key facts

Company
Sony Group Corporation
Founded
1946
Origin
Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Ownership
Public company
Parent company
Independent
Listed on
NYSE: SONY
Manufacturing
Unknown
Operations in Japan
Yes

Why Whownit classifies Sony this way

  • Origin

  • Headquarters

  • No corporate or state control

Sources: company filingsAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. Sony

    Sony Group Corporation

  2. owned by

    Public shareholders

Independent company

Sony Group Corporation is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Oct 2026.

  1. sec.gov

    Sony Group Corporation Form 20-F, year ended 31 March 2026 (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  2. sec.gov

    Sony Group Corporation Form 20-F, item 4.A (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Sony?

Sony Group Corporation is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Which country owns Sony?

No company owns Sony: it is publicly traded on NYSE and has no parent company, so its shares are held by public shareholders.

Where is Sony from?

Established in Japan in May 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, renamed Sony Kabushiki Kaisha in January 1958 and Sony Group Kabushiki Kaisha in April 2021.

Where is Sony headquartered?

Sony is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Is Sony a Japanese company?

Whownit records 3 sourced connections between Sony and Japan (Origin, Headquarters, Ownership). At least one is direct — through the company itself.