Editorial Board, Forest Circular Economy
Forestcircularity-editor
We aim to realize "Vision 2050: Japan Shines, Forest Circular Economy" promoted by the Platinum Forest Industry Initiative. We will disseminate ideas and initiatives to promote biomass chemistry, realize wooden cities, and encourage innovation in the forestry industry in order to fully utilize forest resources to decarbonize, strengthen economic security, and create local communities.
6.26Thu 2025
Support for forest-derived carbon credit creation and return of profits to forest owners New regional co-creation model through collaboration between NTT West Group's Co-Design Institute for Regional Development and invox
The NTT West Group's Co-Design Institute for Regional Development has recently announced that invox, a CO2 emissions calculation system [...]...
6.25Wed 2025
# Daily Life of a Forestry Girl: Hokkaido] Communicating the preciousness of time spent in contact with forests and trees
Hokkaido boasts the largest forest area of any prefecture in Japan and has a thriving forestry industry. In particular, Abies sachalinensis and Ezo spruce produced in Hokkaido are light and easy to process [...].
6.23Mon 2025
Local Production for Local Consumption of Wood, Wooden Towns, and Woody Biomass to Enrich the Region: The Challenge of Fully Utilizing Forest Resources in Western Toyama Prefecture (2)
The western region of Toyama Prefecture is surrounded by clean water and rich forests. The region is now making the most of its bounty, and is close to being self-sufficient in resources [...].
6.20Fri 2025
Oji HD and Hoshino Resort collaborate for horizontal recycling of used paper hand towels from hotels, etc.
Oji Holdings and its group company Oji Nepia have teamed up with Hoshino Resort to provide used [...] used by hotels and restaurants.
6.20Fri 2025
Reforestation and anti-hay fever measures with low-pollen cedar from Iwate Prefecture Takeei Forestry employees and local residents hold a tree-planting ceremony in Hanamaki.
Takeei Forestry recently held its second tree-planting ceremony at a clear-cut site in a company-owned forest in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. The company's employees planted a small amount of low-pollen pollen from within the prefecture [...].
6.16Mon 2025
Webinar to Commemorate the Launch of "Forest Circular Economy" (Webinar)
The Future Created by Forest Recycling
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 13:00-17:00
In this special seminar commemorating the first issue of "Forest Circular Economy," various people who will accelerate this "Forest Circular Economy" will present topics and hold discussions.
6.13Fri 2025
Toward "Profitable Forestry" through Whole-Timber Purchase Stockyards and Efficient, Labor-Saving Operations: The Challenge of Fully Utilizing Forest Resources in Western Toyama Prefecture (1)
The sound of engines of high-performance forestry machines echoes through the forests of Satoyama, where a single operator handles everything from felling to pruning and ball-cutting [...]...
6.12Thu 2025
MHI Invests in iPEACE223, Developing Technology to Produce Clean Fuels Using Bioethanol New Option for Fossil Fuel Phase-Out
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced that iPEACE [...], a startup with technology to produce clean fuels and chemical feedstocks from bioethanol.
6.10Tue 2025
Integrated Support for Reforestation and Management at No Cost to Forest Owners Establishment of a New Corporation, "Niigata Mountain Baton," to Restore Abandoned Forests
In Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, where an increasing number of artificial cedar forests have reached the end of their harvesting season and are being left unplanted, forest owners can take advantage of a new project that will reduce the amount of logging and [...]...
6.5Thu 2025
Non-housing Wooden Construction Fair 2025] Focus on the latest technology to achieve larger scale and higher rise, and corporate strategies to drive market expansion.
The "Nonresidential Wood Construction Fair 2025," which brings together the latest technologies and solutions for "wood and wood construction" in nonresidential buildings, will be held on June [...]...
6.4Wed 2025
Sumitomo Forestry Company Housing, a six-story mixed wood-frame structure, is completed as a new model for medium- and large-scale housing complexes.
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. has completed a six-story mixed wooden company housing complex in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and began using it on June 1. With a total of 46 units, this company [...].
6.4Wed 2025
Biodiversity Becomes a New Evaluation Axis for Forestry Management: FY2024 White Paper on Forestry and Forest Products
The 2024 White Paper on Forests and Forestry was approved by the Cabinet and released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on June 3, 2024. In this year's White Paper, for the first time, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has published the "White Paper on Forestry and Forestry for FY2024.
5.31Sat 2025
Forest Conservation Activities Started at Watami Forest in Rikuzentakata City
On May 28, Watami, a major restaurant company, held a forest opening ceremony and forest preservation activities at "Watami Forest" established in a city-owned forest in Rikuzentakata City. [...].
5.31Sat 2025
Riopake, a construction technology that repaints existing paint without peeling it off.
R.C.CORE, which develops the BESS brand of log houses, has announced that it has developed a new paint removal system that eliminates the need to remove existing paint when repainting wooden structures [...].
5.31Sat 2025
Streamlining J-credit patrols with LivMap, a smartphone map application Sharing forest information in real time
LivMap, a shared map developed by Hanposaki, a geographic information management and sharing service provider, has been released as an environmental value [...].
5.29Thu 2025
Assist Suit Reduces Back Burden by 35%, Contributing to Improved Working Conditions in Forestry Workplaces
Innofis, a manufacturer and seller of assistive suits, has developed the "Muscle Suit Soft-Power (R)," which reduces the burden on the user's lower back [...].
