Hitachi Hosts Japan Teachers in North America, as Part of Long Standing Global Exchange Program
Apr 26, 2002 16:41 PM
BRISBANE, Calif. and TARRYTOWN, N.Y., April 29, 2002 -- Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced that four teachers from Japan are taking part this week in an educational and cultural exchange venue in North America as part of Hitachi's decade and a half long International School Teachers Exchange Program (HISTEP).
The HISTEP program provides educators from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan the opportunity to experience each other's educational system and society, and promote the open exchange of ideas between cultures
The four teachers will receive an overview of the U.S. educational system, as well as observe and teach classes. They will meet with local government and business leaders in Westchester County, New York; San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles Basin, spend the day with the family of a Hitachi employee, and tour points of interest in New York, before returning to Japan. In addition, the teachers will take part in roundtable discussions with their North America counterparts and alumni of the HISTEP Program, and participate in teaching venues in schools in Tarrytown, N.Y., Brisbane, Calif., and Torrance, Calif.
Shigeharu Mano, president and CEO of Hitachi America, Ltd., said, "The HISTEP program provides us the opportunity to promote and support education infrastructure and the mutual understanding among different cultures. The teachers have the opportunity to observe another culture and share the experience with their students." More than 110 educators have been part of this program, since it began in 1986
The Japan-based teachers in this year's program are Ms. Rumi Akiyama, Hitachi Commerce High School, Hitachi City; Mr. Hidehisa Inanobe, Katsuta Daisan Junior High School, Hitachinaka City; Mr. Yasuhiro Koizumi, Katsuta Technical High School, Hitachinaka City; and Ms. Sanae Suzuki, Daihara Junior High School, Hitachi City.
Hitachi America, Ltd. markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, consumer electronics and semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information on Hitachi America, visit http://www.hitachi.us/.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2001 (ended March 31, 2001) consolidated sales of 7,994 billion yen ($60.1 billion*). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com.
* At an exchange rate of 133 yen to the dollar.