▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁First ▁Class ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Tre asure ▁from ▁the ▁Emperor ▁of ▁Japan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁British ▁kn ighth ood ▁( K BE ). ▁Mor ita ▁received ▁the ▁International ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Entre pr ene ur ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁Grand ▁C ordon ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁Sun ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Mor ita ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁during ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁tennis . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁Sony ▁chairman . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Mor ita ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Mor ita , ▁Ak io . ▁Made ▁in ▁Japan ▁( New ▁York : ▁D utton , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁) ▁Mor ita , ▁Ak io . ▁Never ▁Mind ▁School ▁Records ▁( 1 9 6 6 ) ▁( ▁in ▁Japanese ) ▁Mor ita , ▁Ak io ▁( Co - Author ) ▁and ▁Sh int aro ▁I sh ih ara . ▁The ▁Japan ▁That ▁Can ▁Say ▁No ▁(