Nine Young Leaders Receive Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community, Show the Way to Making Real Community Change

(CSRwire) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2006--These nine young people can teach America's adults about solving some of society's toughest problems. The recipients of the 2006 Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community, announced today by The Hitachi Foundation, are tackling everything from helping low-income families own homes, to combating illiteracy among America's children, to raising voter awareness among African American high school students, to protecting people from predatory lending. In the process, these young men and women are showing how the "system" can be exploited for good.

Hitachi Automotive Products USA, Inc. -- Los Angeles Earns California Environmental Honor as 2003 'WRAP of the Year' Award Winner for Outstanding Waste Reduction

(CSRwire) TORRANCE, CA - For outstanding achievement in environmental protection and waste reduction, Hitachi Automotive Products (USA), Inc. in Torrance was honored today by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. The manufacturer, part of the family of companies of Hitachi, Ltd., was recognized as one of the State's top 10 winners of the Waste Reduction Awards Program 'WRAP of the Year' for 2003.