Introduction: Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi, Ltd. is committed to producing household appliances, computer products, semiconductors, industrial machinery, and other products. It is the largest comprehensive motor manufacturer in Japan. In the Japanese manufacturing industry, it is the second largest manufacturing company after Toyota Motor Corporation, and ranks as the fourth largest company in Japan after Toyota, Japan Post, and Japan Telecom in the entire industry. Ranked 38th in the 2012 Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies.
