TOKYO -- Hitachi is considering selling off its Japanese home appliance business, Nikkei has learned, as part of an ongoing push to focus on the group's social infrastructure and digital segments.
Samsung Electronics seen as one of multiple interested buyers

Hitachi's white goods business in Japan faces a decline in sales due to the country's shrinking population. (Source photos by Nikkei)
TOKYO -- Hitachi is considering selling off its Japanese home appliance business, Nikkei has learned, as part of an ongoing push to focus on the group's social infrastructure and digital segments.