--- title: TÜV Rheinland Stories from Asia, Africa and Middle East | energy description: energy | Check out TÜV Rheinland stories on Testing, Inspection, Certification and Training from Asia, Africa and Middle East --- [![TUV Rheinland](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/TUEVRL-516low.jpg?width=388&height=432&name=TUEVRL-516low.jpg "TUV Rheinland")](https://apac.tuv.com/blog) Connect with us [![linkedin](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/linkedin-grey.png?width=24&name=linkedin-grey.png) ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tuv-rheinland-asia) [![linkedin_af](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/linkedin_af-grey.png?width=24&name=linkedin_af-grey.png) ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tuv-rheinland-africa/) [![twitter](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/twitter-grey.png?width=24&name=twitter-grey.png) ](https://twitter.com/tuvcom_asia) [![youtube](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/youtube-grey.png?width=24&name=youtube-grey.png) ](https://www.youtube.com/user/tuvrheinlandag) [**](https://insights.tuv.com/blog/topic/energy#left-menu) - [Home](https://apac.tuv.com/blog) - [About Us](https://www.tuv.com/en/corporate/about_us_1/facts_figures_1/facts_figures.html) - [Contact Us](https://apac.tuv.com/contact-us) Connect with us [![linkedin](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/linkedin-grey.png?width=24&name=linkedin-grey.png) ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tuv-rheinland-asia) [![linkedin_af](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/linkedin_af-grey.png?width=24&name=linkedin_af-grey.png) ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tuv-rheinland-africa/) [![twitter](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/twitter-grey.png?width=24&name=twitter-grey.png) ](https://twitter.com/tuvcom_asia) [![youtube](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/youtube-grey.png?width=24&name=youtube-grey.png) ](https://www.youtube.com/user/tuvrheinlandag) ![TÜV Rheinland Blog - Insights from Asia and Africa](https://insights.tuv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tuv-apac-blog-banner.jpg?width=1440&name=tuv-apac-blog-banner.jpg "TÜV Rheinland Blog - Insights from Asia and Africa") Latest Posts [![BlogBanner-TUV-23Oct-JapanBuilding-QOTD](https://insights.tuv.com/hubfs/BlogBanner-TUV-23Oct-JapanBuilding-QOTD.jpg) ](https://insights.tuv.com/blog/japan-moves-quickly-toward-energy-efficient-buildings) ## [Japan Moves Quickly Toward Energy-Efficient Buildings](https://insights.tuv.com/blog/japan-moves-quickly-toward-energy-efficient-buildings) Posted by [TUV Rheinland](https://insights.tuv.com/blog/author/tuv-rheinland) on Oct 11, 2018 3:42:31 PM Fire, typhoon and earthquake resistance of buildings has long been of paramount importance in Japan.As far back as the Edo period (1603–1868), Japan’s houses have been hit by natural disasters such ... 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