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.
4.15Wed 2026
The top executives from industry, government, academia, and academia are determined to create demand and reform the supply chain in order to implement wood-frame urban development in society.
In response to the challenges facing Japan, such as the super-aging society, declining population, and stagnation of local economies, the "forest cycle," which links forest resources to the creation of local value, has been [...].
4.14Tuesday, 2026
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry] Chopping firewood, growing shiitake mushrooms, tasting gibier... Forest products open up new ways to interact with the forest.
Many people may feel that the forestry industry is a world that they have little connection with. However, we are not so much concerned with the "forest products" obtained from forests [...].
4.13Mon 2026
From Construction Waste to Aviation Fuel Feedstock, Taking on the Challenge of Wood-Based Bioethanol Business [Biofuel and Feedstock-Related Company Trends 2026].
Efforts to convert to biomass-derived fuels and chemical feedstocks are progressing on the business, supply, technology, and institutional fronts. Sumitomo Forestry [...].
4.7Tuesday, 2026
Forest Circular Economy x Komoro City Event
Komoro, a small but shining city.
Friday, May 8, 2026 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Stella Hall, Komoro Citizens Exchange Center 2F (with online live broadcast)
Last November, Toshihiro Koizumi, mayor of Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture, published a book titled "Small but Brilliant City Komoro: How to Create a "Fashionable Countryside"" ([...]).
4.6Mon 2026
Proposal] Bioeconomy Strategy to Domestically Produce Fuels and Chemicals from Forest Resources: Raw Material Issues Emerging from the Risks in the Middle East and a Roadmap for a Forest Circular Economy
The destabilization of the Middle East situation over the Strait of Hormuz reiterates the vulnerability of Japan's energy and economic security, which depends on foreign countries for fossil fuels [...].
4.1Wed 2026
3] Low-cost distribution through roadside sales and factory inspections Direct delivery system that supports a highly profitable forestry business
*Previous article: [Material Production Innovation Learning from Austrian Forestry: 2] Forest Road Density Three Times Higher than in Japan "Roadside [...]" to Reduce Logging Costs
3.13Fri 2026
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry] A Record of Work and Life in Spring, Starting in a Budding Forest
As the harsh cold of winter eases, young leaves sprout and birdsong increases in the forests. At forestry sites, the muddy conditions caused by melting snow [...].
3.6Fri 2026
3/30】Top executives from Okayama's industry, government, academia, and finance gather at the Wooden Town Development Forum to discuss social implementation of a circular forest economy.
Against the backdrop of the declining population and stagnant regional economies that Japan is facing, the social implementation of a "circular forest economy" that links forest resources to local value creation [...].
2.25Wed 2026
Nobeoka City sells 1,000 tons of forest-derived J-credits to the general public nationwide at 8,000 yen/ton, cultivating large-scale demand with discounts of up to 20%.
Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, is inviting companies and organizations from all over Japan to apply for "forest-derived J-credits" generated through the maintenance of city-owned forests.
2.21Sat 2026
SMBC to use branches and leaves from company-owned forests for fragrance cards, creating new value in collaboration with Estee
Estee and SMBC will utilize oil extracted from branches and leaves of thinned cypress trees generated in SMBC's company-owned forest, the "SMBC Forest," to [...]
2.17Tuesday, 2026
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Completes Construction of Rental Apartments with Hybrid Wooden Structure in Shinagawa, Proposing Wooden Well-Being and Decarbonization
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, with technical cooperation from Shimizu Corporation, completed construction of a rental condominium "Primal Shinagawa Oimachi" in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, in February [...].
2.14Sat 2026
Revision of Building Standards Law Expands Use of Wood in School Construction Mitsui Home Builds Wooden Extension to RC School Building at Fukushima Junior High School
Mitsui Home and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. have completed a two-story wooden junior high school building addition at Sakura no Seibo Gakuin Elementary and Junior High School in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture [...].
2.13Fri 2026
Demonstration at a Wooden Convenience Store Made of 100% Timber from Tochigi Prefecture 7-Eleven Promotes Local Production for Local Consumption and Decarbonization at its Standard-Style Stores
Seven-Eleven Japan has opened a "7-Eleven Utsunomiya Shinmachi 1-chome [...]" that uses 100% lumber produced in Tochigi Prefecture, from structural materials to interior design.
2.10Tuesday, 2026
Sanki Kogyo to Purchase 16,000 Tons of Forest J-Credits over 8 Years in Okuizumo Town, "Home of Tatara," for Corporate GX and Forestry Promotion
Bi-Will, Okuizumo Town in Shimane Prefecture, and Sanki Kogyo have signed a collaboration agreement to utilize forest-derived J-credits generated by Okuizumo Town [...].
2.5Thu 2026
# Daily Life of a Forestry Girl] The Realities of a New Way of Working in the Forest, Using High-Performance Machinery
In recent years, the introduction of high-performance forestry machinery in the forestry industry has greatly improved work efficiency and safety. For example, from felling trees to ball [...].
2.4Wed 2026
Innovation in Material Production Learning from Austrian Forestry: 2] "Roadside Forestry," which reduces logging costs by reducing the density of forest roads to three times that of Japan
*Previous article: [Material Production Innovation Learning from Austrian Forestry: 1] Price competitiveness created by oligopoly of sawmills and high-speed production Japan [...
