Hitachi, Ltd.(TSE:6501) today announced that the company has completed selection of the 
persons from outside the company to be members of its Advisory Board.  The Advisory Board 
is a new presidential advisory body established to allow Hitachi to obtain the advice of outside 
authorities from various fields.
 
The Advisory Board also has members from inside the company.  The internal members are the 
Chairman, Vice Chairman, President and Directors whose responsibilities are closely related to 
the theme under discussion.  The Advisory Board will meet twice a year, with the first meeting 
scheduled for July 1999.

- Members of the Advisory Board:  
Josei Itoh (69, Chairman, Nippon Life Insurance Company)
	1953	Graduated from Hitotsubashi University with Bachelor of Economics
	1953	Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
	1989	President, Nippon Life Insurance Company
	1997	Chairman, Nippon Life Insurance Company

Sumiko Iwao (64, Professor Emeritus, Keio University)
	1957	Graduated from Keio University with Bachelor of Arts 
		(Major: Psychology)
	1962	Instructor, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
	1963	Instructor, Keio University
	1968	Associate Professor, Keio University
	1975	Professor, Keio University
	1999	Professor Emeritus, Keio University; Professor, Musashi Institute of 
		Technology

Takeo Kani (67, Chairman & General Manager, Morgan Stanley Japan Ltd.)
	1954	Graduated from the University of Tokyo with Bachelor of Laws
	1954	Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd.(IBJ)
	1982	Director, IBJ
	1984	Managing Director, IBJ
	1990	Joined Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., Managing Director
	1991	Chairman & General Manager, Morgan Stanley Japan Ltd.

Joseph Kasputys (62, former Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce)
	1967	Graduated from Harvard University with MBA
	1973	Assistant Administrator for Office of Policy and Plans, U.S. Maritime 
		Administration
	1975	Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce
	1977	Executive Vice President, Data Resources, Inc.
	1981	President and CEO, Data Resources, Inc.
	1985	Executive Vice President, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
	1987	President and COO, Primark Corporation
	1988	Chairman, President and CEO, Primark Corporation

Toshiro Nishimura (66, Attorney at Law)
	1959	Graduated from the University of Tokyo with Bachelor of Laws
	1961	Member of the First Tokyo Bar Association
	1986	Chairman of Committee on International Relations, Japan Federation of            
		Bar Associations (JFBA)
	1996	Chairman of Committee on International Human Rights, JFBA
	1999	Chairman of The Council of JFBA, International Affairs

Note:  Present title and age are as of April 13, 1999.