Hitachi, Ltd.

Founded
1910
Headquarters
Marunouchi-1, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Kazuo Furukawa, President
Industry
Computer hardware, software
Products
software & services, computing & communications platforms, electronic devices
Slogan
Inspire the Next
Website
www.hitachi.com

Hitachi was founded in 1910 as an electrical repair shop. Today it is one of the leading retailers in new technology.

Hitachi Works
Hitachi Works is the oldest member of the Hitachi Group and consists of three factories: Kaigan, Yamatte, and Rinkai Works. Yamatte Works, the oldest of the three factories, was founded in 1910 by Namihei Odaira as an electrical equipment repair and manufacturing facility. This facility was named Hitachi, and is regarded as the ancestral home of Hitachi, Ltd.
Many management trainees intern at Hitachi Works before being permanently assigned to other Hitachi divisions. Senior management personnel are often participants in rotations at Hitachi Works for a few years as their career develops towards eventual head office stature. As a result, many of the senior managers of Hitachi Ltd. have passed through Hitachi Works.
Spin-off entities from Hitachi Works include Hitachi Cable (1956) and Hitachi Canadian Industries (1988).