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~~SECURITIES~~FORM ~~AND~~6-K ~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

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~~REPORT~~Washington, OFD.C. ~~FOREIGN~~20549 ~~PRIVATE ISSUER~~

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~~THE~~PURSUANT ~~SECURITIES~~TO ~~EXCHANGE~~RULE ~~ACT~~13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF ~~1934~~

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~~Commission~~For ~~File~~the ~~Number~~month ~~1-8320~~of April 2012

~~Hitachi,~~Commission ~~Ltd.~~File Number 1-8320

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~~1. Press release dated March 30, 2012 regarding application for delisting from New York Stock Exchange and certain domestic stock exchanges~~Yes No X

~~SIGNATURES~~If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-

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Date	March 30, 2012		By	/s/ Toshiaki Kuzuoka
				Toshiaki Kuzuoka Senior Vice President and Executive Officer

This report on Form 6-K contains the following:

~~FOR~~1. ~~IMMEDIATE~~Press ~~RELEASE~~release dated April 5, 2012 regarding delisting schedule from New York Stock Exchange

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~~and~~SIGNATURES ~~Certain Domestic Stock Exchanges~~

~~Tokyo,~~Pursuant ~~March 30, 2012 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced that it has decided~~ to ~~apply~~the ~~for~~requirements ~~voluntary delisting~~ of ~~its~~the ~~shares~~Securities ~~(including~~Exchange ~~American~~Act ~~Depositary~~of ~~Shares~~1934, ~~or ADSs) from~~ the ~~New~~registrant ~~York~~has ~~Stock~~duly ~~Exchange,~~caused orthis ~~the~~report ~~NYSE,~~to ~~and~~be ~~the~~signed ~~Fukuoka~~on ~~and~~its ~~Sapporo~~behalf ~~stock~~by ~~exchanges~~the inundersigned, ~~Japan~~thereunto asduly ~~follows~~authorized.

1. Stock exchanges from which Hitachi will delist


		Hitachi, Ltd.
		(Registrant)

Date April 5, 2012	By	/s/ Toshiaki Kuzuoka
		Toshiaki Kuzuoka
		Senior Vice President and Executive Officer

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~~Domestic:~~FOR ~~Fukuoka~~IMMEDIATE ~~and~~RELEASE ~~Sapporo~~

InHitachi ~~connection~~Announces ~~with~~Delisting ~~the~~Schedule ~~delisting~~ from the NYSE, Hitachi intends to file for termination of registration of its ADSs and its reporting obligations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules promulgated thereunder.

~~Hitachi~~New ~~intends~~York toStock ~~maintain~~Exchange its American Depositary Receipt program in the United States, and therefore anticipates that its ADSs will continue to be traded on the U.S. over-the-counter market. Hitachi’s shares of common stock will continue to be listed on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges in Japan.

2Tokyo, April 5, 2012 — Hitachi, Ltd. ~~Reason~~(NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced the delisting schedule from the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, notifying to the NYSE on April 5, 2012 (Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.) applying for voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, in connection with its announcement on March 30, 2012 relating to its intention of delisting from the NYSE.

~~Hitachi listed its ADSs on the NYSE in April 1982 to diversify its means of capital raising, to promote trading of its shares in the United States and to raise the visibility of the Hitachi brand~~1. ~~Since~~Delisting schedule then, Hitachi has complied with the disclosure requirements of U.S. securities laws and regulations and made efforts to enhance voluntary disclosures to assist U.S. shareholders and investors deepen their understanding of Hitachi. Meanwhile, the securities markets have significantly changed. The changes include (i)Eastern aStandard ~~substantial~~Time ~~increase~~ in ~~trading in~~ the ~~Japanese stock markets by overseas investors due to internationalization of the Japanese securities markets and (ii) a substantial reduction in the gaps between~~ U.S.) ~~and Japanese disclosure requirements and internal control over financial reporting due to a series of amendments to Japanese securities laws and regulations.~~

Against this backdrop, Hitachi believes that the costs and expenses associated with the continued listing on the NYSE are not economically justified, taking into account the fact that the trading volume of Hitachi’s ADSs on the NYSE accounts for only a small fraction of the total trading volume of Hitachi’s shares. Therefore, Hitachi


April 5, 2012 (Thu.)		Notice to the NYSE applying for voluntary delisting
April 16, 2012 (Mon.)		Submission of a Form 25 for delisting from the NYSE
April 27, 2012 (Fri.)		Effective date of delisting from the NYSE

-Concurrently 2with -the delisting, Hitachi plans to submit a Form 15F to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for termination of registration of its ADSs and its reporting obligations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder.

~~decided~~2. toMaintaining ~~apply~~a ~~for~~sponsored ~~voluntary~~ADR ~~delisting~~program ~~of its ADSs from the NYSE and for deregistration of its ADSs under the Exchange Act to eliminate the associated costs and expenses and thereby promote profitability.~~

Hitachi ~~concurrently~~intends ~~decided~~ to ~~apply~~maintain ~~for voluntary delisting of~~ its ~~shares~~American ofDepositary Receipt ~~common~~program ~~stock~~in ~~from~~ the ~~Fukuoka~~United ~~and Sapporo stock exchanges in Japan~~States, ~~taking~~and ~~into~~therefore ~~account~~anticipates ~~the fact~~ that ~~the~~its ~~trading~~ADSs ~~volume~~will ofcontinue ~~Hitachi’s~~to ~~shares~~be traded on ~~these~~the ~~exchanges~~U.S. isover-the-counter ~~remarkably low~~market.

3. ~~Schedule~~Stock Exchanges on which Hitachi will maintain its listing

~~Hitachi plans to file its application with the NYSE in mid-April 2012 and expects to complete~~Tokyo, inOsaka ~~principle, the delisting ten days after its filing of the application. Concurrently with the delisting, Hitachi also plans to file for termination of registration of its ADSs~~ and ~~its~~Nagoya ~~reporting obligations under the Exchange Act.~~

(Hitachi plans to ~~file~~delist its ~~applications~~shares ~~with~~from ~~the~~ Fukuoka and Sapporo ~~stock exchanges immediately~~. After acceptance of the application by the stock exchanges, the delisting is expected to take effect, in principle, about one month after the date Hitachi’s shares are designated as securities to be delisted.)

4. ~~Continuous~~Contact ~~efforts~~information tofor ~~maintain~~inquiries ~~and~~regarding ~~enhance~~Hitachi’s ~~disclosure~~ADSs ~~for investors~~

~~Hitachi~~Citibank ~~will~~Shareholder ~~continue~~Services to disclose financial statements, annual reports and other material documents in English on its website and hold various meetings to brief shareholders and investors in Japan and overseas on its business strategies to ensure that such shareholders and investors will continue to have appropriate information about Hitachi, irrespective of the delisting from the NYSE. Hitachi will also continue to prepare its consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

5. Contact information for inquiries regarding Hitachi’s ADSs


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~~About~~ 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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2010 (ended March , 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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