CORPORATE PROFILE

Hitachi, Ltd. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide.

Fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004) consolidated sales totaled 8,632.4 billion yen ($81.4 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. Hitachi, Ltd. has 956 subsidiaries, including 411 overseas companies.

Origin of the Hitachi Mark and its meaning

 

The Founder of Hitachi, Ltd., Namihei Odaira, designed the Hitachi Mark even before the establishment of the company in 1910. It was his belief that a mark was necessary to win the trust and confidence of the people as a symbol of quality products.

Namihei Odaira used the two Chinese characters hi, meaning "sun" and tachi, meaning "rise" to form the mark by superimposing one character on the other and enclosing them in a circle. The four barbs protruding at the four points of the compass signify the sun's rays. The mark was designed to capture Odaira's vision of a man standing before the rising sun, planning a better future for all.

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Hitachi in North America Brochure