Hitachi

Summary

Hitachi is a business^[1]. Hitachi ranks in the top 0.64% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,297 views/month, #188 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hitachi was a member of Linux Foundation^[3].
• Hitachi was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[4].
• Hitachi was a member of FIDO Alliance^[5].
• Hitachi was a member of World Lottery Association^[6].
• Hitachi was a member of SD Association^[7].
• Hitachi was a member of OpenPOWER Foundation^[8].
• Hitachi is in the country of Japan^[9].
• Hitachi is in the country of JP^[10].
• Hitachi's instance of is recorded as business^[11].
• Hitachi's instance of is recorded as conglomerate^[12].
• Hitachi's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[13].
• Hitachi's instance of is recorded as public company^[14].
• Hitachi's founder is recorded as Namihei Odaira^[15].
• Hitachi's headquarters location is recorded as Marunouchi^[16].
• Hitachi's chief executive officer is recorded as Toshiaki Higashihara^[17].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi Vantara^[18].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi Consulting^[19].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Koki Holdings Co.,Ltd.^[20].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi Construction Machinery^[21].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi Cable^[22].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy^[23].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi (United Kingdom)^[24].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi (Germany)^[25].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi (Canada)^[26].
• Hitachi's child organization or unit is recorded as Hitachi (Netherlands)^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300T6IPOCDWLKC615^[28]

• Registered legal name: 株式会社 日立製作所^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: JP^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): T417^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1920-01-31^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-03-18^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-26^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-26^[38]

• Managing LOU: 353800279ADEFGKNTV65^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000412^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 0100-01-008844^[41]

• Other names: Hitachi,Ltd.^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Hitachi's founder is recorded as Namihei Odaira^[15]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1910^[44] and 1920-01-31^[45]. Hitachi's location of formation is recorded as Hitachi^[46].

Leadership

Hitachi's chief executive officer is recorded as Toshiaki Higashihara^[17].

Operations

Hitachi's headquarters location is recorded as Marunouchi^[16]. Subsidiaries include Hitachi Vantara^[18], a business^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1980^[49], headquartered in Santa Clara^[50]; Hitachi Consulting^[19], a business^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 2000^[53], headquartered in Dallas^[54]; Koki Holdings Co.,Ltd.^[20], a business^[55], in Japan^[56], founded in 1948^[57], headquartered in Tokyo^[58]; Hitachi Construction Machinery^[21], a business^[59], in Japan^[60], founded in 1951^[61], headquartered in Tokyo^[62]; Hitachi Cable^[22], a business^[63], in Japan^[64], founded in 1956^[65], headquartered in Akihabara^[66]; and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy^[23], a business^[67], founded in 2007^[68], headquartered in Wilmington^[69].

Industry

Industries include consumer electronics industry^[70] and electrical industry^[71].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange^[72], OTC Markets Group^[73], and Nagoya Stock Exchange^[74].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hitachi include Hitachi Magic Wand^[75], a product model^[76], in Japan^[77], founded in 1968^[78].

Why It Matters

Hitachi ranks in the top 0.64% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,297 views/month, #188 of 29,529).^[2] Hitachi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[79] Hitachi is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[80]

Entities named for Hitachi include Hitachi Magic Wand^[75], a product model^[76], in Japan^[77], founded in 1968^[78].