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.
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) released its "Proposal for the Realization of a Circular Economy Based on Forest Resources" on June 2, 2012, which, along with the implementation of the revised Forest Management Control Law, [...]...
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. [...].
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 [...].
LivMap, a shared map developed by Hanposaki, a geographic information management and sharing service provider, has been released as an environmental value [...].
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 [...].
Caption by Hyatt Kabuto-cho Tokyo, an urban hotel under construction in Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Tokyo, will open on June 30 [...]
Mazex, a manufacturer and seller of industrial drones, has developed a new transport drone "Karusuke 55 (軽助55)" with a payload capacity of up to 55 kg [...].
TRE Holdings and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. have announced a strategy for Japan's first commercial-scale "green methanol" production and sales business [...].
Oji Holdings Corporation has constructed a pilot plant for the production of wood-derived sugar and ethanol on the premises of the Oji Paper Yonago Mill in Tottori Prefecture, [...].
GeoChat, a communication terminal developed by Forestsea, a provider of long-distance communication services, has been installed in the National Forestry Association [...].
Konica Minolta Japan has introduced "returned seedlings" from Somano Base, a company based in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, which is involved in reforestation, and all branch offices [...]...
Amidst growing interest in the cyclical use of forest resources and the creation of a society in harmony with nature, at FOREST, which oversees the "Circular Funeral (R)" program, is a 5 [...].
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 [...] [...
The "Biological Soil Crust (BSC) method," which is being jointly developed by Tokyo University of Agriculture, Nihon Koei, and Nikken Sohonen [...].
From the Shirakawa River basin in Gifu Prefecture, which produces famous timbers such as Tono hinoki and sugi cedar, the GX (Green Transformation) of the timber industry is being promoted [...].