Hitachi conducts business on a global scale across a broad range of business areas and utilizes sophisticated, specialized technologies to carry out its operations. As such, Hitachi's business activities are affected by a wide range of factors. The factors and measures taken for each risk factor are as follows.
The following risks and countermeasures are based on assumptions Hitachi considers reasonable as of the date of submission of Annual Securities Report (The 156th Business Term). The countermeasures below will not necessarily eliminate the effects of the risks and may not effectively mitigate the effects. For more details, please see the annual securities report.