It became a symbol of corporate Japan’s slide toward mediocrity when it got into difficulties during the global financial crisis and posted the biggest loss ever by a Japanese manufacturer.
But then Hitachi changed.
The old-school conglomerate, which was involved in everything from nuclear power to consumer electronics, revamped its governance, shrank its empire to focus on growth and evolved into a more global enterprise.
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