Hitachi facts for kids
Logo since 1992
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Headquarters in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo
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Native name
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株式会社日立製作所
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Romanized name
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Kabushikigaisha Hitachi Seisaku-sho lit. "Share Company Hitachi Manufacturing Plant" |
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| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1910 Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Founder | Namihei Odaira |
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Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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Japan
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Toshiaki Higashihara (Executive Chairman) Keiji Kojima(businessman) (President and CEO) |
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| Revenue |  ¥10.264 trillion (2021) |
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Operating income
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¥738.2 billion (2021) |
| ¥583.2 billion (2021) |
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| Total assets | ¥13.887 trillion (2021) |
| Total equity | ¥4.341 trillion (2021) |
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Number of employees
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397,732 (total) 29,485 (non-consolidated) 368,247 (consolidated) (as of March 2022) |
Hitachi is a very big Japanese company that makes many different things. It started in 1910 in a city called Hitachi, in Japan. The company's main office is now in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Hitachi creates a wide range of products and services. These include digital systems, solutions for power and renewable energy, and parts for trains. They also make healthcare products and financial systems.
What Hitachi Makes and Does
Hitachi is known for making many useful products. They also offer services that help other companies and people.
Car Parts and Systems
Hitachi makes many important parts for cars. These parts help cars run smoothly and safely.
- Car Information Systems: These help with navigation and entertainment.
- Drive Control: Systems that help control how the car drives.
- Electric Powertrain Systems: Parts for electric cars.
- Engine Management Systems: These help control the car's engine.
Construction Machines
Hitachi builds large machines used in construction. These machines help build roads, buildings, and more.
- Hydraulic Excavators: Machines that dig and move earth.
- Forestry Equipment: Machines used in forests for cutting trees.
- Cranes: Machines that lift heavy objects.
- Mining Dump Trucks: Big trucks used to carry materials in mines.
- Wheel Loaders: Machines that scoop and load materials.
Defense Technology
Hitachi also works on technology for defense. This helps keep countries safe.
- Military Vehicles: Special vehicles for defense.
- C4I Systems: These help with command, control, communication, and intelligence.
- Cyber Security: Protecting important computer systems.
- Electric Propulsion Technology: New ways to power vehicles.
- Robotics: Research into robots for various uses.
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JGSDF Type 87 Artillery Support Vehicle
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JGSDF Type 92 Mine Clearance Vehicle
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JGSDF Type 96 120 mm self-propelled mortar
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JGSDF Type 99 Artillery Support Vehicle
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Home Electronics
You might have Hitachi products in your home! They make many electronics for everyday use.
- Air conditioning equipment: Systems to cool or heat your home.
- Optical disc drives: Parts for computers that read CDs and DVDs.
- White goods: These are large home appliances like refrigerators and washing machines.
Electronic Systems
Hitachi creates advanced electronic systems. These are used in many different fields.
- Test and measurement equipment: Tools to check and measure things accurately.
- Particle therapy equipment: Special machines used in medical treatments.
- Cell culture equipment: Tools used in science to grow cells.
Advanced Materials
Hitachi also makes special materials. These materials are used in many industries.
- Specialty steels: Strong and durable types of steel.
- Wires and cables: Used for electricity and communication.
Information and Communication Systems
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Hitachi helps businesses with their computer and communication needs.
- ATMs: Machines where you can get cash.
- Servers: Powerful computers that store and manage data.
- Data storage: Ways to save large amounts of information.
- Internet of Things (IoT): Connecting everyday objects to the internet.
- Software: Computer programs.
- Telecommunications equipment: Devices for phone and internet communication.
Power Systems
Hitachi is involved in creating energy. They work on different types of power generation.
- Nuclear power generation systems: Helping to build and maintain nuclear power plants.
- Hydrogen power generation systems: Exploring new ways to create energy using hydrogen.
- Power Grids: Systems that deliver electricity to homes and businesses.
Social Infrastructure and Industrial Systems
Hitachi helps build important parts of our cities and industries.
- Elevators: Lifts that move people up and down in buildings.
- Escalators: Moving staircases.
- Industrial machinery: Machines used in factories.
- Railway vehicles and systems: Trains and the systems that help them run.
Other Services
Hitachi also offers other services.
- Logistics: Managing how goods are moved and stored.
- Property management: Taking care of buildings and land.
Hitachi Companies
Hitachi is a very big company with many smaller companies, called subsidiaries. Each one focuses on different areas.
Hitachi Vantara
Hitachi Vantara helps companies manage their digital information. They provide special hardware, software, and services. Their main products help store and analyze huge amounts of data for businesses.
This company used to be called Hitachi Data Systems (HDS). In 2017, it joined with other Hitachi groups to become Hitachi Vantara. More recently, in 2023, a part of Hitachi Vantara that focuses on digital solutions became a new company called Hitachi Digital Services. Hitachi Vantara now mainly focuses on data storage.
Hitachi Metals
Hitachi Metals makes special materials. They create parts for airplane engines and bodies. They also provide materials for cars and electronics. One of their old factories, Tatara Works, is famous in Japan. It was even shown in the Japanese animated film Princess Mononoke.
Hitachi Rail
Hitachi Rail is a big company that makes trains. In 2015, Hitachi bought an Italian train maker called AnsaldoBreda. They renamed it Hitachi Rail Italy. Hitachi Rail has built many express trains for railway companies in the UK.
Hitachi Astemo
Hitachi Astemo is a joint company between Hitachi and Honda. It combines their car parts businesses. This helps them work together to create new technologies for cars. They focus on things like electric vehicles and self-driving cars. This company is one of the biggest car parts suppliers in the world.
Other Hitachi Group Companies
The Hitachi group includes many other companies that do different things:
- Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd.: Works on building systems like elevators.
- Hitachi High-tech: Makes high-tech equipment.
- Hitachi Construction Machinery: Makes construction machines.
- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy: Works on nuclear power with General Electric.
- Hitachi Global Life Solutions: Sells home appliances.
- Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning: Makes air conditioning systems.
- Hitachi Digital Media Group: Sells electronic products like video projectors.
- Hitachi Plant Technologies: Designs and builds industrial plants.
- Hitachi Communication Technologies America: Provides communication products.
- Hitachi Solutions America: A company that helps businesses with technology.
- Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems: Makes industrial automation systems.
- Hitachi Transport System: Provides logistics services.
- Hitachi Energy: Focuses on energy solutions.
Helping Communities
In 2011, Hitachi showed its kindness by donating special electron microscopes to five universities in Indonesia. These microscopes help students and scientists study very tiny things.
Images for kids
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Namihei Odaira, the founder
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Hitachi Building Systems is one of the largest elevator manufacturers in the world
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Hitachi Rail has built more than 180 express trains for railway companies throughout the UK since 2007
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Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy specialises in building and maintaining nuclear reactors and their associated systems.
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Hitachi logo, in which visible is the symbol on the left that is still used as its corporate symbol (monshō) and in favicons of some of the group companies like Hitachi Rail and Hitachi Astemo
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See also
In Spanish: Hitachi para niños
