San Diego-based enterprise IT management software developer ServiceNow reported this morning that it is expanding into the Japanese market, via a deal with Hitachi Solutions, a unit of Hitachi Group. ServiceNow said that Hitachi Solutions is its first business partner in Japan, and will provide its software-as-a-service to the Japanese market. Hitachi Solutions will provide implementation, training and first-level support for Japanese customers for ServiceNow. ServiceNow develops software used for automating enterprise information technology operations.