Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi, Ltd. is committed to household appliances, computer products, semiconductors, industrial machinery and other products. Ranked 38th in the list of the world's top 500 companies selected by the US "Fortune" magazine in 2012. Hitachi has developed into an enterprise group with about 150 companies in China, and its business fields involve energy systems, railways and other transportation systems that ensure people's safe and comfortable travel.