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Year
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Major Event
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| 1978 |
- Foundation of the office in Tokyo, Japan.
Consisted of Motor Vehicle Safety (now Mobility),
Steam and Pressure Engineering (now Industry & Cyber Security), and Product Safety (now Products).
10 resident employees.
- Pressure Equipment Inspection Service started.
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| 1983 |
- Incorporated as TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd., with the Head Office located in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo.
First subsidiary of the TUV Rheinland Group in Asia.
- Safety Inspection for Electric and Electronics Equipment Service started.
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| 1989 |
- Adopted the current triangular symbol as new corporate logo.
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| 1992 |
- Renamed Japanese company name as “Rheinland Giken”.
- Western Japan Regional Office established in Osaka.
- Laboratories established in Kanagawa and Osaka.
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| 1993 |
- The Head Office was moved to Shin-Yokohama, Kanagawa.
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| 1995 |
- Launched Certification of Management Systems (now Systems).
- Grew to include over 100 employees.
- Started issuing TUV Rheinland original S Mark for use by Japanese customers.
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| 1996 |
- Kyusyu Office established in Fukuoka.
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| 1998 |
- TUV Rheinland Japan received accreditation as an NCB (National Certification Body) and a CBTL (Certification Body Testing Laboratory) by CB Scheme.
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| 2000 |
- Renamed Japanese company name as “TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.”.
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| 2001 |
- TUV Rheinland Japan received accreditation as an accredited inspection body for Electrical Appliance and Material Safety by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
- TUVdotCOM (now Certipedia) Service started.
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| 2002 |
- TUV Rheinland Japan registered as a Certification Body enabling us to perform terminal equipment certification by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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| 2003 |
- TUV Rheinland Japan registered as a Registered Certification Body enabling us to perform radio equipment certification by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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| 2005 |
- GTAC (Global Technology Assessment Center) established in Kanagawa.
- TUV Rheinland Japan registered as a Registered Certification Body for medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic reagents designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
- Supported "Deutschland in Japan 2005/2006" and helped exhibit the works of German artists.
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| 2010 |
- Kyushu EMC Laboratory established in Fukuoka.
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| 2011 |
- TUV Rheinland Japan for the first time issued over 10,000 CB certificates per year, in its capacity as an NCB.
- Volunteer Project: "Evaluation of Decontamination Results at Public Schools" in Minamisoma, Fukushima.
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| 2012 |
- KTAC (Kansai Technology Center) established in Osaka.
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| 2013 |
- Updated the design of TUV Rheinland’s certification mark.
- Launched "Girls' Day", an event that encourages young women to consider careers in engineering.
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| 2014 |
- TUV Rheinland Japan registered as a Registered Certification Body for specially controlled medical devices designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
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| 2018 |
- TUV Rheinland Japan registered as a Registered Certification Body for specially controlled medical devices designated by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
- Cybersecurity Service for Medical and Automotive devices started.
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| 2019 |
- Awarded “Eruboshi” Certificate under the Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace.
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| 2020 |
- MTC (Mobility Technology Center) established in Aichi.
- Launched Academy & Life Care.
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| 2021 |
- TUV Rheinland became a UK Approved Body - UKCA Marking.
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| 2023 |
- 40th anniversary of TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
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