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5.21Wed 2025

If we can build a consensus among the Japanese people that "forests are wonderful," a "circular forest economy" can be established.

Tokuyama Corporation was founded in 1918 in Tokuyama Town (now Shunan City), Yamaguchi Prefecture, with the aim of domestically producing soda ash, which at the time was dependent on imported [...].

5.20Tue 2025

Resource Utilization, Efficiency, Environment, and DX - The Future of Forestry with "Laser Forest Map

The vast forest resources that currently cover about two-thirds of the country's land are difficult to accurately assess in terms of quantity and quality due to their size and diversity, and forestry [...].

5.19Mon 2025

Uncovering the Two Crises Japan Has Faced Due to Excessive Logging of Forests Read "How the Japanese Have Created Forests" by Conrad Tatman (Part 1)

Tokuji Chiba's "A Study of Hageyama" shows that there was severe forest devastation during the Edo period. Then, if we look at Japanese history as a whole [...].

5.16Fri 2025

Forestry Revitalization Aimed at by Enhancing the Wood Cycle - Comprehensive Business Development from Construction to Finance

Sumitomo Forestry is a leading manufacturer and distributor of timber and building materials, contractor of detached houses, medium- and large-scale wooden buildings, real estate development, and wood biomass power generation.

5.14Wed 2025

Terajima Architects proposes a wooden building with up to five floors using the SE construction method.

Terashima Architects, which has been working on a number of high quake-resistant wooden houses, started a full-scale "wooden building construction business" in May. This [...].

5.14Wed 2025

循環葬×動物福祉で森林の価値を再発見 能勢妙見山で「WITH PET WEEKEND」を開催へ

森林資源の循環的活用と自然共生型社会の構築に関心が高まるなか、「循環葬(R)」を監修するat FORESTは5 […]

5.14Wed 2025

Wooden office buildings and condominiums are also wooden cities are "second forests" - Forest Circular Economy General Comments (3)

With regard to new demand for woody biomass, the increase in building materials due to the development of wooden cities should also be noted. Wooden cities are "the wooden construction of towns and [...].

5.13Tue 2025

Time to Review the "Hidden Wealth" of Forests: A Recycling Society Supported by Japan's Forests (3)

Japan is a country without resources. We have heard these words many times at school and in the news. That is why we need to think about energy [...].

5.13Tue 2025

See, touch, and learn about smart forestry" Forestry Agency to exhibit simulators and other cutting-edge technology at Osaka-Kansai Expo

The Forestry Agency will hold a hands-on exhibit on Japan's smart forestry at the Osaka Expo's "Future Food and Life Week" from June 8 to 15 [...] [...

5.12Mon 2025

Spreading the "wooden city" throughout Japan by using the unique KES construction method and fire-resistant technology to achieve wooden high-rise construction.

The development of "Wooden Cities (R)" is one of the pillars of the forestry industry's revitalization, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by turning cities into "second forests," or [...].

5.11Sun 2025

Forests as a Starting Point, Their Management and Challenges: Betting on the Revival of the Local Economy with Forestry at its Core

When considering the future of the forest economy, the starting point is the "field" of forests. After working at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

5.10Sat 2025

The chemical industry is being charged with a major responsibility to decarbonize - Forest Circular Economy and the Chemical Industry (1)

When I saw the title, which refers to the seemingly distant themes of "forests" and "the chemical industry," I wondered what the connection was [...].

5.9Fri 2025

Reading Tokuji Chiba's "Study of Hageyama" to Reveal the Structure of Poverty Leading to the Deprivation of Common Land (Part 2)

*Part 1 is here A famous book discussing local forest overuse and historical background Reading "Hageyama no Kenkyu" by Tokuji Chiba (Part 1) Tokuji Chiba "Hage [...].

5.8Thu 2025

Linkage between Forestry and Sawmill Facilities and Chemical Plants is the Key to Conversion from Oil to Biomass - Forest Circular Economy in General (2)

New demand for woody biomass will arise from the conversion of petrochemicals to biomass chemistry. In order to achieve carbon neutral [...].

5.8Thu 2025

Using Soil Algae Materials to Preserve Collapsed Slopes Natural Restoration Technology Gaining Attention in the Forest and Infrastructure Sectors

東京農業大学と日本工営、日健総本社が共同開発を進める「BSC工法(Biological Soil Crust工 […]

5.7Wed 2025

Is Cutting Down Trees Evil? Rejuvenating Old Forests: A Recycling Society Supported by Japan's Forests (2)

Forests absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and release oxygen - you may remember learning this. Although [...]...

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