Hitachi 's annual loss of $ 8 billion biggest ever for Japanese manufacturer . Mitsubishi Corp. loses $ 2 billion ; Toyota $ 1 billion . Declines in the automobile , semiconductor and industrial equipment industries especially hurt Hitachi , as well as write-downs of securities due to the sharp declines in global stock exchanges . Japanese economy hurt by strong yen , soft overseas sales .
Hitachi 's annual loss of $ 8 billion biggest ever for Japanese manufacturer . Mitsubishi Corp. loses $ 2 billion ; Toyota $ 1 billion . Japanese economy hurt by strong yen , soft overseas sales .