Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501) today announced that Hitachi Elevator Engineering (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (HEES), a company that manufactures, sells and provides services for elevators and escalators in Republic of Singapore (Singapore), will be renamed Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. (HEA) and begin operations as a regional HQ for the Hitachi Group's elevator and escalator business in Southeast Asia *1, India and the Middle East *2 on October 1 this year.

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501, "Hitachi") announced today that it was selected for the second consecutive year for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2010.

Hitachi Asia Ltd. today announced the official opening of the Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative (HYLI) Alumni Forum, a special edition of the long-running community relations programme.

itachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501, "Hitachi") announced that Hitachi and Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Hitachi's Social Innovation Business in Asian Belt Zone through a Centre of Excellence (CoE), established in Hitachi Asia Ltd.'s Singapore headquarter on April 1, 2010.

Tokyo, May 14, 2008 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced Hitachi Group companies have decided to donate a total of 10,000,000 Japanese Yen to support victims of the cyclone in Myanmar and to assist in the restoration effort in the affected areas.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501 / NYSE: HIT) announced today that Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. ("Hitachi Lift India"), an elevator and escalator marketing and service company established in New Delhi in January this year, has moved into full-scale operation.

Mdm Aw Mui Chan, 70, has always wanted to participate in the Christmas festivities here but had no opportunity to do so. On Saturday, 17 November 2007, Mdm Aw got her wish fulfilled.

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT/TSE:6501) today announced that it has succeeded in the implementation of a prototype streaming storage appliance optimized for Video-on-Demand (VoD) services, designed to be used with Microsoft® Windows Media® Services 9 Series servers.