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Sony Financial Group drove 63% of Sony's operating profit in 2014
“In 2014, 63% of Sony's total operating profit was Sony financial group.”
CBS/Sony Records quickly became the most profitable division for both parent companies
“CBS Sony records. Which is the Japanese distribution arm of CBS's recorded music in Japan, becomes such a cash cow that within just a few years, it is the most profitable division for both Sony and CBS.”
Rosenthal: Japan's 1946 GDP per capita was $17
“The GDP per capita in Japan in 1946 was 17 dollars. Not 17,000 dollars, it was 17 dollars.”