Hitachi

Japanese multinational engineering and electronics company
Organization business Q53238
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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].

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Founding

Hitachi's founder is recorded as Namihei Odaira[15]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1910[28] and 1920-01-31[29]. Hitachi's location of formation is recorded as Hitachi[30].

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[31], in United States[32], founded in 1980[33], headquartered in Santa Clara[34]; Hitachi Consulting[19], a business[35], in United States[36], founded in 2000[37], headquartered in Dallas[38]; Koki Holdings Co.,Ltd.[20], a business[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1948[41], headquartered in Tokyo[42]; Hitachi Construction Machinery[21], a business[43], in Japan[44], founded in 1951[45], headquartered in Tokyo[46]; Hitachi Cable[22], a business[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1956[49], headquartered in Akihabara[50]; and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy[23], a business[51], founded in 2007[52], headquartered in Wilmington[53].

Industry

Industries include consumer electronics industry[54] and electrical industry[55].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange[56], OTC Markets Group[57], and Nagoya Stock Exchange[58].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hitachi include Hitachi Magic Wand[59], a product model[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1968[62].

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.[63] Hitachi is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

Entities named for Hitachi include Hitachi Magic Wand[59], a product model[60], in Japan[61], founded in 1968[62].

References

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  8. [16] . hitachi.com. Retrieved . hitachi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . hitachi.co.jp. hitachi.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [3] . linuxfoundation.org. Retrieved . linuxfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [5] . fidoalliance.org. Retrieved . fidoalliance.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [6] . world-lotteries.org. Retrieved . world-lotteries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [7] . sdcard.org. Retrieved . sdcard.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [8] . openpowerfoundation.org. openpowerfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [30] . wikidata.org.

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  26. [62] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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