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The initiative titled “A New University Corporate Collaboration Model for Solving Social Issues Through Shared Vision: Hitachi–UTokyo Lab,” jointly led by Hitachi, Ltd. (hereinafter “Hitachi”) and The University of Tokyo (hereinafter “UTokyo”), has received the Chairman Award of the Japan Busines...

Hitachi is proud to announce that three products and services have received the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD 2026. The iF DESIGN AWARD is recognized as one of the world's most renowned design honors. Run by the independent iF Design Foundation in Germany, the award has served as a global benchmark...

Two papers presented at leading international software engineering conference ASE 2025 Hitachi has developed technologies aimed at making physical artificial intelligence (AI)*1 a reality by integrating control engineering,*2 AI, and software engineering*3 to improve control software in the autom...

Hitachi is pleased to announce that it will be joining a collaborative research team, led by The University of Tokyo, in the BioSkillDX: Unlocking Tacit Knowledge for Experimental Work Support in Life Sciences, which aims to compile tacit knowledge of lab procedures and support research operation...

In space situational awareness (SSA), the use of radio waves to estimate of the position and velocity of objects is a key method alongside observations using optical cameras. In 2024, Hitachi’s Research & Development Group developed a foundational technology that allows the measurement of radio w...

Natural disasters like earthquakes and floods can severely impact supply chain continuity, even when parts are sourced from multiple companies, if the factories are concentrated in the same region. However, data that links parts to their manufacturing sites is often scarce. To address this issue ...

Hitachi, Ltd. is participating as a partner in the Future City pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, where it is jointly exhibiting with KDDI under the theme of “Society 5.0 and Future City,” which envisions the future society in the year 2035. What does Hitachi seek to achieve by exhibitin...

Hitachi, Ltd. has contributed to the acceptance and widespread use of open source software (OSS), through its work starting from the founding of The Linux Foundation in 2000, on improving the reliability of the Linux kernel and on developing functions enabling use in social infrastructure. Aimed ...

Remish Leonard Minz R&D Centre Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd. Introduction When an engineer needs to diagnose a fault or validate a design, the difference between minutes and hours depends upon how quickly a legacy circuit schematic can be interpreted and trusted. At Hitachi, digital transformation is a...

Kota Dohi Research & Development Group Hitachi, Ltd. Empowering non-experts to unlock time-series insights Time series data are sequences of sensor measurements recorded over time (e.g., temperatures, pressures, vibrations) whose evolving shapes encode machine states and anomalies. Understanding ...

Hyogo Hiruma Research & Development Group Hitachi, Ltd. Indoor localization in noisy environments Indoor localization, the process of determining precise indoor locations, is crucial for enhancing productivity, safety, and user experience in various sectors, including construction, industry, and ...

Gaku Morio Research & Development Division Hitachi America, Ltd. Introduction Industrial activities, encompassing construction, production, transportation, and operations, are major contributors to climate change. Addressing this global issue requires transparent corporate pledges and genuine eff...

Introduction This roundtable explores how the explosive expansion of AI — and the associated growth in data centers needed to power them — is creating new and complex demands on the electricity grid, exposing limitations in traditional planning approaches. Moderated by Bo Yang, Vice President of ...

The emergence of generative AI is taking system development to new levels of automation and efficiency. While attention has focused on the application of generative AI to coding and testing processes in system development, its impact can be expected to go beyond efficiency-raising or solving huma...

In many parts of the globe, manufacturers face growing shortages of skilled workers. In the U.S. alone, the “skills gap” could result in a shortage of 2.1 million workers by 2030.*1 However, digital transformation (DX) initiatives have fallen short of expectations. Frontline workers often find di...

Accelerating social implementation of safe and secure AI by applying Hitachi AI Ethical Principles in AI related research and development under highly reliable operational structure AI has made great strides in recent years. If used appropriately, it can bring significant benefits to social life,...

AI and digitalization are profoundly reshaping the way we work and the structure of entire industries. Alongside these shifts, global trends—such as rising geopolitical risks, intensifying technological competition, and targeted investments—are pushing the industrial world to a turning point neve...

"Make a Difference!" is Hitachi Group's internal business plan contest. It aims to transform ideas from employees into viable businesses and drive innovation. Team Uwezo, comprising three members from Hitachi's Research & Development Group, won the Gold Ticket (top prize) in fiscal 2023 and is no...

Team Uwezo from the Research & Development Group won the top Gold Ticket prize in the 2023 “Make a Difference!” contest, an internal business plan contest for Hitachi Group employees in Japan and abroad. They're advancing a project to commercialize a solution for reducing lifestyle-related diseas...

Voice Messages for the Future Global crises—from environmental collapse and armed conflict to energy shocks and economic instability—are obstructing the urgent societal transformations needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In the midst of this crisis, how can we chart a path forwar...

Natural disasters like earthquakes and floods can severely impact supply chain continuity, even when parts are sourced from multiple companies, if the factories are concentrated in the same region. However, data that links parts to their manufacturing sites is often scarce. To address this issue ...

In Hitachi, the Digital Observatory Research Initiative is advancing research and development of a system capable of predicting supply chain risks in advance through collaborations with academic institutions and companies. As part of this effort, Hitachi leverages the API provided by ClimateAi, I...

Developing Hydrogen Production Technology to Achieve Low-Cost Production Through the Utilization of Surplus Renewable Energy and Grid Stabilization for Stable and Large-Scale Supply of Green Hydrogen To achieve a carbon-neutral society, it is anticipated that a large amount of hydrogen will be ne...

Developing integrated power and hydrogen supply-demand control technologies to build a hydrogen value chain that achieves both cost efficiency and stable supply. As renewable energy becomes more widespread and hydrogen gains traction in society, the efficient operation of energy grids is expected...

On November 20, 2025, the “2025 Technology Community” technology exchange event was held at Hitachi’s Kokubunji site, part of the Research & Development Group of Hitachi, Ltd. In the lecture session titled “AI Partner for the Future Workplace,” Tomoaki Yoshinaga, Senior Manager of the Vision Inte...

Hitachi Research and Development Group has launched the "100-Year Future Vision Project" to preserve and pass on the natural environment of the Kokubunji site to future generations. On October 7, 2025, a commemorative tree-planting event was held to mark the beginning of the project. The "Kyōsō-n...

Hokkaido University × Hitachi Hokkaido University Laboratory Fifth Forum 2025 Building a Future for the Region Hints for Understanding and Resolving Complexity and Diversity of Regional Challenges Highlight The Japanese government has put forward the Regional Revitalization 2.0 plan at the heart ...

Seventh Kyoto University Symposium of Hitachi Kyoto University Laboratory Social Implementation of New Value Highlight For all its tendency to focus on economic value, modern society is also taking a growing interest in other diverse forms of value, not the least of which is human-centered social...