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.
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 [...
2.4Wed 2026
Kai City to Use City-origin Renewable Energy to Power 43 Facilities Promoting Local Production and Local Consumption of Wood Biomass Power Generation through Public-Private Partnership
Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, will start renewable energy generation by woody biomass power generation using unused wood and other materials in the city as fuel in April.
2.3Tuesday, 2026
Shelter to Provide Non-Residential Wooden Pre-Cut CAD to "Moku Building" Partners Collaboration with Net Eagle to Improve Productivity in Medium- and Large-Scale Wooden Construction
Shelter is working with Net Eagle to provide non-residential [...] to partners in the Moku Building program, which supports the supply of medium- and large-sized wooden buildings.
1.31Sat 2026
40% Reduction in GHG Emissions through the Use of CLT Timber Produced in Okayama Prefecture LCA Calculations for the New Serio Building Show "Regional Contribution Using Trees
Celio, Haruo Shimada & Associates, Araki Gumi, and C-Cube Consulting have jointly announced the completion of the Celio Building, which will be completed in June 2025.
1.30Fri 2026
Tokyu Corporation to Use Circulating Kishu Timber Certification System for Renewal of Ishikawadai Station, Challenging a Forest Circulation Model Linking Urban and Rural Areas
As part of the "SOCIAL WOOD PROJECT" to promote the recycling of forest resources, Tokyu Corporation has established a [...] at Ishikawadai Station on the Ikegami Line.
1.30Fri 2026
Strong Cooperation among Leading Players in Industry, Government, and Academia to Fully Utilize Okayama's Forest Resources [Forest Circular Economy Symposium Report, Part 2
*Click here for the first part of the report: "Okayama Model": Transformation to a Resource Self-Sufficient Nation and Urban Wood Construction, Challenged by Industry-Government-Academia [...] Report of the Symposium on Forest Circular Economy [...
1.29Thu 2026
Satellite x AI visualization of "forest produces water" function Demonstration of forest credit enhancement through collaboration of three companies from different industries in the "Takao 100-Year Forest
Stellar Green, Sagawa Express, and Water Scape are pleased to announce a satellite [...] at the Takao 100-Year-Old Forest in Hachioji City, Tokyo.
1.29Thu 2026
Forest Circular Economy Talk Live Vol.2
Women Creating Forest Work - Practical Conference on Connecting Forests and Communities
Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:30 - 14:00, Online
In order to sustainably utilize Japan's forest resources, it is essential to make decisions and implement them on the ground, turning harvesting, utilization, and regeneration into an integrated [...].
1.28Wed 2026
Redesigning the entire forestry process with butterflies as the starting point Aoba and Butterfly are working on a biodiversity model.
Aoba Gumi, in cooperation with Tamas, the company behind the Butterfly brand of table tennis equipment, is working to conserve butterflies and restore their habitat throughout the forestry [...].
1.27Tuesday, 2026
Nature Positive Demonstration in a 50-hectare Gunma Forest: Hitachi Systems and Prefectural Federation of Forestry Cooperatives Visualize Biodiversity through Environmental DNA Analysis and Forest Analysis
Hitachi Systems, in collaboration with the Gunma Forest Union and Sunlit Seedlings, a Kyoto University startup, has announced the launch of a forest [...]...
1.22Thu 2026
Nagasaki Forest-Derived J-Credits Used as Logistics Fuel Kignas Sekiyu Begins Demonstration to Offset 10% of Diesel Fuel
Kignas Sekiyu K.K. has begun demonstration sales of carbon offset fuel using forest-derived J-credits created by the Nagasaki Forestry Corporation [...].
1.21Wed 2026
Mitsui Home Hokkaido to convert five police boxes into wooden structures using CLT units Mitsui Home Hokkaido contributes to decarbonization by using Abies sachalinensis and other timber produced in Hokkaido
Mitsui Home Hokkaido was selected by the Hokkaido Police Department for the "FY2025 Purchased Police Box and Police Station Development Project. Sapporo City and Eniwa [...].
1.17Sat 2026
Kawachinagano City's Challenge: Forest Circulation Model to "Protect, Earn, and Grow" Four-Party Public-Private Partnership to Create Osaka Prefecture's First Forest-Derived J-Credits
Kawachinagano City in Osaka Prefecture is working with Creation, Sumitomo Forestry, and NTT Docomo Business to create forest-based J-credits [...].
1.16Fri 2026
WOOD COLLECTION 2026", a Gathering of the Forefront of Domestic Timber, Expanding the Possibilities of Forest Resource Recycling to Space and DX
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will hold WOOD Collection (Moku Collection) 2026, an exhibition and business meeting aimed at expanding the use of domestic lumber, on February 12 and 1 [...].
