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  • Monday, 27 February, 2023
    Hitachi plans US hiring spree as Big Tech slashes jobs

    Japanese conglomerate eyes further stateside acquisitions, focused on cloud services

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    KKR to take Hitachi Transport private in $5bn deal

    Sale to US private equity group is part of Hitachi’s drive to focus on digital services

  • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
    LexJapanese business & finance
    Four-day week: the wrong perk for Japan’s unshirking workers Premium content

    A shorter working week is not a guaranteed fix to the problem of low labour productivity

  • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
    HS2
    Hitachi and Alstom win £2.8bn trains contract for UK’s high-speed railway

    German manufacturer Siemens to take legal action against decision

  • Friday, 23 July, 2021
    ESG investing
    Corporate Japan gets serious about ESG

    Managers are waking up to the need for concrete action on sustainability and human rights

  • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
    Hiroaki Nakanishi
    Former Hitachi chief Hiroaki Nakanishi dies at 75

    Executive led Keidanren business federation and helped transform Japanese corporate governance

  • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    UK’s post Brexit subsidy plan, the details behind the Asda deal

    Government to set out proposals for a simpler, more 'nimble' system of state subsidies

  • Monday, 28 June, 2021
    Hitachi targets strong US growth under Biden’s infrastructure plan

    Japanese group’s new president seeks to build on the acquisition of software company GlobalLogic

  • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    UK electric car motorway charging network sold to Hitachi venture

    Gridserve purchase from green energy group Ecotricity set to trigger tens of millions in infrastructure investment

  • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
    Lex
    Hitachi: derailed by reputational issues Premium content

    Cracks in UK railcars made by the Japanese group underscore long-running problems

  • Sunday, 9 May, 2021
    UK infrastructure
    Ministers ask rail industry for plan to restore services hit by fault

    Some of the busiest intercity lines face prolonged disruption after cracks were found on trains

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    LexHitachi Metals Ltd
    Hitachi/Bain: deal tests conglomerate’s metal Premium content

    Sale of unit would be good move for Japanese group and offers potential to private equity firm

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Private equity
    Bain nears $8bn deal to buy Hitachi Metals

    Potential sale is latest sign of rising global private equity interest in Japanese groups

  • Wednesday, 31 March, 2021
    Hitachi agrees to buy US software group for $9.5bn

    Acquisition of GlobalLogic part of plan to turn Japanese conglomerate into digital powerhouse

  • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
    UK energy
    Hitachi blames Covid-19 for pullout from UK nuclear project

    Japanese conglomerate’s decision will cast a shadow over future of UK energy policy

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    UK energy
    Hitachi preparing to pull out of nuclear project in blow to UK climate ambitions

    Expected withdrawal from Anglesey scheme will deal fresh blow to power station programme

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    Lex
    Hitachi/UK nuclear: atomic conglomerate Premium content

    Japanese group should do its investors a favour and forget about Wylfa Newydd

  • Sunday, 16 August, 2020
    UK energy
    Hitachi seeks to resurrect Welsh nuclear plant plans

    Japanese industrial group wants clarity from UK ministers on financing model

  • Sunday, 12 April, 2020
    Hitachi anticipates wave of Chinese infrastructure spending

    Japanese conglomerate expects rebound in construction industry as cities end lockdowns

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Japan posts record number of M&A deals as restructuring booms

    Value of transactions reaches 12-year high with upbeat pace expected in 2020

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
    Nuclear energy
    Poland’s richest man teams up with GE Hitachi on nuclear reactor

    Chemicals billionaire Michal Solowow aims to cut the country’s reliance on coal

  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
    FT SeriesThe Company of the Future: Profit and Purpose
    Governance reboot keeps Hitachi in the spotlight

    Japanese group’s move to simplify its structure and focus has reaped rewards

  • Thursday, 24 January, 2019
    UK energy
    Hitachi chairman says UK needs to nationalise Wylfa nuclear project

    Hiroaki Nakanishi suggests that Britain take majority stake to cover funding gap

  • Sunday, 20 January, 2019
    Chinese competition no ‘excuse’ for Siemens-Alstom rail tie-up

    Rival Hitachi says companies are winning contracts but as yet pose little threat in Europe

  • Thursday, 17 January, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The UK needs a more realistic energy strategy

    New nuclear plants may not be worth the cost to government purse

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