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Hitachi robot engages in wiring work

An AI robot developed by Hitachi Ltd. engages in electrical wiring work at a research laboratory in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025.

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Hitachi, Ltd. signboard and logo

Hitachi's signboard and logo. (Photographed at CEATEC 2025.)=October 14,2025,Chiba

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Hitachi, Ltd. signboard and logo

Hitachi's signboard and logo. (Photographed at CEATEC 2025.)=October 14,2025,Chiba

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Hitachi, Ltd. signboard and logo

Hitachi's signboard and logo. (Photographed at CEATEC 2025.)=October 14,2025,Chiba

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Hitachi opens railcar plant in Maryland

Hitachi Ltd. President Toshiaki Tokunaga poses for photos in front of a railcar in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Sept. 8, 2025. An event to mark the grand opening of the company's new railcar plant was held in Hagerstown the same day.

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Hitachi opens railcar plant in Maryland

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2025, shows a dog-like robot to be used for quality checks in hard-to-reach locations at Hitachi Ltd.'s new railcar plant in Hagerstown, Maryland. An event to mark the grand opening of the factory was held the same day.

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Hitachi opens railcar plant in Maryland

Hitachi Ltd. President Toshiaki Tokunaga speaks at an event to mark the grand opening of a railcar plant in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Sept. 8, 2025.

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Hitachi opens railcar plant in Maryland

An event is held to mark the grand opening of Hitachi Ltd.'s new railcar plant in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Sept. 8, 2025.

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Appearance of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.

Appearance of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.=May 20,2025,Tokyo

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Hitachi, Ltd. submitted a written request for spring collective bargaining

Hitachi, Ltd. submits written demands for spring collective bargaining. Photo Shows (2nd left) Miyuki Hanzawa, President of the Central Executive Committee of the Hitachi, Ltd. labor union, handing over the written demands, and (3rd left) Susumu Takimoto, Deputy CHRO of Hitachi, Ltd.=February 13,2025,Tokyo

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Hitachi, Ltd. President's Change Press Conference

Hitachi, Ltd. press conference on the change of president. Photo shows Toshiaki Tokunaga, incoming President and CEO.=December 16,2024,Tokyo

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Hitachi, Ltd. President's Change Press Conference

Hitachi, Ltd. press conference on the change of president. Photo shows from left to right: Toshiaki Tokunaga, President and CEO; Keiji Kojima, Vice Chairman of the Board (currently President).=December 16,2024,Tokyo

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Hitachi, Ltd. President's Change Press Conference

Hitachi, Ltd. press conference on the change of president. Photo shows Toshiaki Tokunaga, incoming President and CEO.=December 16,2024,Tokyo

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Hitachi, Ltd. President's Change Press Conference

Hitachi, Ltd. press conference on the change of president. Photo shows from left to right: Toshiaki Tokunaga, President and CEO; Keiji Kojima, Vice Chairman of the Board (currently President).=December 16,2024,Tokyo

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Hitachi Energy confident in Chinese market

STORY: Hitachi Energy confident in Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hitachi Energy 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG ZHENG, General manager, Xi'an Hitachi Energy Power Capacitor Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A manager with power equipment multinational Hitachi Energy has said that China's drive to realize "dual carbon goals" has resulted in the company's production plant in northwest China's Xi'an developing into its largest power capacitor manufacturing base across the world. In April 2023, a new manufacturing base in Xi'an, made possible by investment from Hitachi Energy, was put into use to produce capacitors and power-quality products. The products are now exported to Europe, the United States, Oceania and Africa, which further increases Hitachi Energy's confidence in the Chinese market. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG ZHENG, General manager, Xi'an Hitachi Energy Power Capacitor Co., Ltd. "Our company ha

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CORRECTED: China Development Forum

Toshiaki Higashihara (R), executive chairman of Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd., attends China Development Forum in Beijing on March 24, 2024, in Beijing.

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Hitachi Workers' Union Demands 13,000 yen in Spring Struggle

Hitachi Workers' Union Demands 13,000 yen in Spring Struggle. From left: Yoshiyuki Hanzawa, Central Executive Committee Chairman, Hitachi Labor Union; Kenichi Tanaka, Executive Vice President, Hitachi, Ltd.=Date:Febuary 15, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Hitachi Workers' Union Demands 13,000 yen in Spring Struggle

Hitachi Workers' Union Demands 13,000 yen in Spring Struggle. From left: Yoshiyuki Hanzawa, Central Executive Committee Chairman, Hitachi Labor Union; Kenichi Tanaka, Executive Vice President, Hitachi, Ltd.=Date:Febuary 15, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Hitachi Workers' Union Demands 13,000 yen in Spring Struggle

Hitachi Workers' Union Demands 13,000 yen in Spring Struggle. From left: Yoshiyuki Hanzawa, Central Executive Committee Chairman, Hitachi Labor Union; Kenichi Tanaka, Executive Vice President, Hitachi, Ltd.=Date:Febuary 15, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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S. Korea top court upholds wartime labor rulings against Japan firms

Plaintiffs and others celebrate in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2023, after South Korea's Supreme Court upheld decisions by lower courts ordering Japanese companies Hitachi Zosen Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay the plaintiffs damages over wartime labor.

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China rolls out registration-based IPO system across the board

STORY: China rolls out registration-based IPO system across the board DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China and stock market 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUANG DONGWEN, General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALBERT KEIDEL, Adjunct professor of economics, George Washington University in the U.S. STORYLINE: China has officially rolled out its across-the-board registration-based initial public offering (IPO) system with relevant rules coming into effect on Friday, according to the country's securities regulator. Of milestone significance in the reform of China's capital market, the move has basically put in place the institutional arrangements for the registration-based system, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said in a statement. The rules involve simplifying listing requirements, optimizing registration procedures, improving the regulations on underwri

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Hitachi to roll out world's 1st Blu-ray disc video camera

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. will put the world's first Blu-ray disc digital video cameras (photo) on sale on the domestic market Aug. 30 and on overseas markets in October. The video cameras are capable of recording full high-definition video on an 8-centimeter Blu-ray disc which has five times more recording capacity than a regular DVD.

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Train cars shipped for British high-speed railway

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2015, in the western Japan city of Kudamatsu shows train cars destined for Britain's high-speed railway system. The train cars, built by Hitachi Ltd., were shipped the same day and will arrive in Britain in mid-March for trial runs starting in April.

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Hitachi aims to expand train business via acquisitions

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. President Toshiaki Higashihara is interviewed in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 17, 2014. Higashihara said that the Japanese electric machinery maker aims to strengthen its railway-related business through overseas acquisitions.

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Hitachi unveils 1st IEP train for Britain

KUDAMATSU, Japan - The first pre-series in Britain's Intercity Express Program train is unveiled to the media by Hitachi Ltd. at its Kasado plant in the city of Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan on Nov. 13. 2014. It is the first of three pre-series IEP being built in Japan.

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Hitachi unveils 1st IEP train for Britain

KUDAMATSU, Japan - Photo shows a driver's seat of the first pre-series in Britain's Intercity Express Program train unveiled to the media by Hitachi Ltd. on Nov. 13, 2014, at its Kasado plant in the city of Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan. It is the first of three pre-series IEP being built in Japan.

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Hitachi unveils 1st IEP train for Britain

KUDAMATSU, Japan - The first pre-series in Britain's Intercity Express Program train is unveiled to the media by Hitachi Ltd. at its Kasado plant in the city of Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan on Nov. 13. 2014. It is the first of three pre-series IEP being built in Japan.

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Hitachi unveils 1st IEP train for Britain

KUDAMATSU, Japan - The first pre-series in Britain's Intercity Express Program train is unveiled to the media by Hitachi Ltd. at its Kasado plant in the city of Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan on Nov. 13. 2014. It is the first of three pre-series IEP being built in Japan.

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Hitachi unit to build wind power plant in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Manabu Takamoto of Hitachi Wind Power Ltd. speaks about the firm's plan to build a wind power generation plant in Akita City, northeastern Japan, at a press conference in the city on July 14.

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Hitachi chairman

BEIJING, China - Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of Hitachi Ltd., holds a press conference in Beijing on June 9, 2014.

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Hitachi robot capable of understanding gestures

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. introduces its improved humanoid ''EMIEW2,'' capable of simple dialogue, in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on May 20, 2014. The robot can understand human gestures, such as nodding, and use different replies in conversation.

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Hitachi robot holds conversation with man

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd.'s improved humanoid ''EMIEW2'' talks with a man in Kokubunji in Tokyo on May 20, 2014. The robot can understand human gestures, such as nodding, and use different replies in conversation.

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Robots to probe Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a robot that can move through narrow pipes by changing shape developed by Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. The companies announced during a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2014, that they have developed robots to detect cooling water leakage points and the condition of nuclear fuel at the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Robots to probe Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a robot that can move through radioactive water to perform research related to the removal of melted nuclear fuel developed by Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. The companies announced during a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2014, that they have developed robots to detect cooling water leakage points and the condition of nuclear fuel at the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Hitachi Senior Vice President Higashihara to become president

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiaki Higashihara (L), who will be promoted to president and chief operating officer of Hitachi Ltd. from senior vice president on April 1, shakes hands with current President Hiroaki Nakanishi prior to a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2014. Nakanishi will become chairman and chief executive officer, the company said.

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Hitachi Senior Vice President Higashihara to become president

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiaki Higashihara, who will be promoted to president and chief operating officer of Hitachi Ltd. from senior vice president on April 1, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2014. Hiroaki Nakanishi, the current president, will become chairman and chief executive officer, the company said.

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M'bishi Heavy chief Omiya

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya, president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2012. Omiya showed a positive attitude about integrating the company's nuclear power business with that of Hitachi Ltd.

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Hitachi's robot for Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - The Hitachi Ltd. group unveils Astaco-SoRa at the company's plant in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2012. The relatively small, remote controlled, two-armed robot was designed to clear out, or transport things into, a highly irradiated area and will be promoted for use at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Thermal power generation business

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Hideaki Omiya (R) and Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi hold a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012. The two companies will merge their thermal power generation and other power production businesses to boost competitiveness in the global market amid growing demand.

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Thermal power generation business

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Hideaki Omiya (L) and Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012. The two companies will merge their thermal power generation and other power production businesses to boost competitiveness in the global market amid growing demand.

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More Japanese firms add fall initiation ceremony for non-April hires

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. holds an initiation ceremony in fall for the first time this year on Oct. 1, 2012 at its headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

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Hitachi aims to quadruple sales in Brazil by FY 2015

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., speaks at a press conference in Sao Paulo on July 24, 2012. Nakanishi said the Japanese electronics maker aims to quadruple its sales in Brazil to 120 billion yen by the end of fiscal 2015 by investing 24 billion yen in the country by fiscal 2015.

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Physicist Tonomura dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2006 shows Japanese physicist Akira Tonomura. A fellow at electronics giant Hitachi Ltd. tipped as a future Nobel Prize winner for years, Tonomura died of pancreatic cancer early on May 2, 2012, at a hospital in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture. He was 70. Tonomura was known for developing electron holography for observing microscopic structures in matter using the wave nature of electrons and confirming the so-called Aharonov-Bohm effect, the existence of which had long been disputed among physicists.

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Hitachi's humanoid robot

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. unveils to the press the EMIEW2, a humanoid service robot with communicative functions, at the company's research laboratory in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Feb. 21, 2012.

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Hitachi Pres. Nakanishi in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi is interviewed at the company's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2011. He said that it is unlikely Hitachi will invest in Olympus Corp. or buy its medical equipment business as Hitachi foresees no synergistic benefits with its own medical business.

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Hotel targeting Japanese guests in New Delhi

NEW DELHI, India - Photo taken in September 2011 shows the inside of Avalon Courtyard, a hotel that opened in New Delhi in September 2010 targeting Japanese guests. Run by Hitachi Life Ltd., it has a Japanese restaurant and a Japanese-style communal bath, and makes Japanese newspapers and TV programs available.

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Chubu Electric, Hitachi settle over power plant accident

NAGOYA, Japan - Shuichi Terada, head of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s legal department, announces at a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 6, 2011, that the utility has reached a settlement with Hitachi Ltd. over a 2006 accident at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture involving a Hitachi-made turbine. Hitachi will pay 9 billion yen to Chubu Electric.

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Hitachi President Nakanishi

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi talks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011.

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Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi agree on small LCD business merger

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Kimikazu Nomi, president of the government-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki, Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi, and Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Hiroshi Yoshioka hold hands in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2011. Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi agreed to integrate their businesses on small and medium-sized liquid crystal display panels for smartphones and tablet computers.

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Hitachi headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - A building housing the headquarters of Hitachi Ltd. in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is pictured on Aug. 4, 2011.