Hitachi is working to improve its profitability by actively developing corporate affiliations, consolidations, mergers and acquisitions, and spin-offs to accelerate the restructuring of its group business portfolio. In addition, we are integrating the cutting-edge dominant technologies and expertise in the Hitachi Group, including IT, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, to strategically develop and enhance our new businesses that will serve as the nucleus of our next-generation initiatives. Hitachi will always breathe new life into the next age under a corporate statement "Inspire the Next".