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 woody and lumbery communities, and encourage innovation in the forestry industry in order to fully utilize forest resources to decarbonize the economy, strengthen economic security, and create local communities.
8.5Tue 2025
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry: Tohoku] Realistic transmission of large vehicles and chainsaw operation
The Tohoku region, with its vast forests, is one of Japan's leading forestry regions. A variety of tree species such as Aomori hiba (cypress), Akita cedar, red pine, and beech are found in the region [...].
7.31Thu 2025
Forestry Agency to Hold "Wood Change 2025" at Osaka-Kansai Expo, Showcasing Best Practices Using Japanese Wood
The Forestry Agency will hold an exhibition "W [...]" at the 2025 Japan International Expo (Osaka-Kansai Expo) to introduce outstanding examples of the use of Japanese timber at the Expo.
7.30Wed 2025
Hints for Linking Tokyo 23 Wards Residents with Forests are Nature Experiences on Walks and Trips, Conditions for Expanding Use Indicated by Survey of 5,000 Residents
How do urban dwellers interact with forests? The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of the National Forestry Research and Development Institute [...].
7.26Sat 2025
Mizuho Lease and Green ELM to Verify Multifaceted Value Creation in Chiba, Japan, Toward "Forest Development x Finance" Utilizing Natural Forests as Natural Capital
Mizuho Lease and Green ELM have announced the launch of "Natu [...]," a solution that links companies with the multifaceted value provided by natural forests in the form of natural circulation.
7.25Fri 2025
Forest Circular Economy, edited by Hiroshi Komiyama, is a vision for the year 2050: Rebuilding Japan as a resource-rich nation will start with its forests.
The national challenges facing Japan today - carbon neutrality by 2050, regional sustainability, and resource self-sufficiency. These [...]...
7.24Thu 2025
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry: Kanto] Woodworking Workshops and Other Interactions with Local Residents
Although most people may think of mountainous regions when they hear the word "forestry," there are actually vast forests in the Kanto region as well. Tokyo and Saitama [...].
7.23Wed 2025
Cross-Industrial Collaboration of Construction and Electricity to Expand Use of Domestic Timber Cypress Sunadaya, an affiliate of Obayashi Corporation, and Chubu Electric Power Company to Build One of Japan's Largest Plants in Kushiro, Aiming to Begin Operations in 2028
Cypress Sunadaya, a group company of Obayashi Corporation, and Chubu Electric Power Company will build one of the largest lumber mills in Japan in Kushiro City, Hokkaido, and two [...].
7.19Sat 2025
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Invests in Australia's Licella Holdings to Expand Oil Conversion Business from Used Plastics and Biomass
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group is pleased to announce that its corporate venture capital subsidiary, Diamond Edge Ventures, I [...].
7.15Tue 2025
Elucidating the "Profitable Structure" of Privately Owned Austrian Forests: Forest Research Institute Compared with Japanese Forestry Cooperatives
The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, National Forestry Research and Development Institute, Japan [...] Austria and Japan share similarities in social systems and forest environment with Japan.
7.15Tue 2025
World's First Joint Project to Demonstrate Natural Capital Accounting Launched Mitsui, Nippon Paper Industries, Oji HD, and Sumitomo Forestry from Japan
How to "visualize" the value of forests through accounting? The forestry sector is collaborating internationally to incorporate natural capital into business management.
7.15Tue 2025
HOKKAIDO WOOD HOUSE" housing certification system begins operation to expand use of timber produced in Hokkaido, strengthening the cycle of local production for local consumption.
Hokkaido has established a system to certify houses made of Hokkaido timber as "HOKKAIDO WOOD HOUSE," and in June [...]
7.14Mon 2025
The Challenge of Fully Utilizing Forest Resources in Western Toyama Prefecture (3)
The recent heat wave and snowfall, the emergence of climate change, and the national goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2050 - these are the reasons why the "carbon neutrality" goal has become a reality in Japan. These are the backdrop to the [...].
7.12Sat 2025
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) Reduces Soil Greenhouse Gas Measurement Time to 1/7 Innovative Technology Contributes to Climate Change Research and Advanced Forest Management
The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of the National Forestry Research and Development Institute (NFRI) is a research institute that conducts research on carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from forest soils and its absorption by me [...].
7.11Fri 2025
Natto (fermented soybeans) made from Japanese cypress powder is born. A recycling model that connects forests, people, and soil.
Flavor, which operates wooden bathhouses and other facilities, offers "En-natural Hinoki Natto," fermented only with natural natto bacteria living in natural solid cypress, at 7 [...].
7.10Thu 2025
Sanyo Engineering, which contributes to the circular economy of the region by turning waste wood and unused forest materials into high-quality chips for power generation, has been recognized as an excellent company.
Sanyo Engineering, a machine designer and manufacturer of shredding and sorting equipment for wood and wood waste, is participating in the Hiroshima Industrial Promotion Organization's [...]
7.9Wed 2025
Waste Cooking Oil from Homes and Stores Becomes Aviation Fuel Domestic SAF Begins to be Supplied to Regular Passenger Flights
JGC Holdings, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, All Nippon Airways, and Japan Airlines have recently announced a domestic SAF (Sustainable [...]] that uses waste cooking oil as part of its raw material.
