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Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2000 (ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($67.9 billion*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. Hitachi, Ltd. has 1,069 subsidiaries, including 335 overseas corporations.

Hitachi has been a presence in the US. since 1959. There are approximately 70 Hitachi companies in North America. Hitachi America, Ltd., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., which markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout the U.S. Hitachi America has more than 6,000 employees in six divisions and 12 subsidiaries in North America.

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.