FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February 2012

Commission File Number 1-8320

Hitachi, Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8280, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

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This report on Form 6-K contains the following:

1.	Press release dated February 1, 2012 regarding comments on the articles of results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


			Hitachi, Ltd.
			(Registrant)

Date	February 1, 2012	By	/s/ Toshiaki Kuzuoka
			Toshiaki Kuzuoka
			Senior Vice President and Executive Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hitachi Comments on the Articles of

Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2011

Tokyo, February 1, 2012 — Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) commented on news articles that reported Hitachi’s financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended December 31, 2011 and outlook for the fiscal 2011 ending March 31, 2012. These articles weren’t based on Hitachi’s disclosed information. The announcement of Hitachi’s financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 is scheduled on February 2.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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