masaru ibuka , honorary chairman of competitor sony corp. , told kyodo news service that `` -lrb- takayanagi -rrb- was a true technician who developed the television , which people had only dreamed about , from nothing. '' takayanagi was awarded by the japanese government with the order of culture in 1981 , the grand cordon of the order of the sacred treasure in 1989 and various other prizes for his work in advancing television technology .