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 August 2006
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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Yes No x
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This report on Form 6-K contains the following:
| 1. | Press release dated August 2, 2006 regarding comments on the articles of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station No. 5 posted in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated August 2, 2006 |
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: August 24, 2006 | By | /s/ Takashi Hatchoji | ||||||
| Takashi Hatchoji Executive Vice President and Executive Officer | ||||||||
Hitachi comments on the articles of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station No. 5 posted
in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated August 2, 2006
Tokyo, August 2, 2006 — Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today commented on the articles of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun dated August 2, 2006 stating that Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. has decided to claim over 100 billion yen damages to Hitachi for the incident of turbines of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station No. 5. The cause of the incident is currently under investigation. Hitachi has not received the claim for damages in relation to the incident from Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
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