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.
11.19Wed 2025
Forest Circular Economy Talk Live Vol.1
How to Revive Local Forests: Learning from the Right Tree in the Right Place, Born of the French Forestry Industry
Friday, December 12, 2025 20:00-21:30｜Online
The "Forest Circular Economy Talk Live" program will be held in conjunction with practitioners involved in the forest industry and regional economies, sharing their wisdom and practical examples of dealing with issues in the field.
11.18Tue 2025
Transforming the Forestry Industry with Data and Connecting the Region with Circulation: The Challenge of Shibata Sangyo, Iwate [Platinum Forest Industry Initiative Lecture] (Japanese only)
Why hasn't productivity in the forestry industry increased? As labor shortages and costs continue to rise, how can we change the structure of the forestry industry and how can we maintain it as a regional industry?
11.15Sat 2025
Wooden Town: Shin-Kiba's Wood Waste Transformed into Station Information Hub JR East Startup's Circular Design Challenge
JR East Startup, Spacewasp, and Hakuten are collaborating on a project themed "Circular Design for Regional Resources" around Tokyo's Shin-Kiba Station [...]
11.14Fri 2025
Reconstructing "Yusan Culture" in Unused Plantations: Tokushima-Based Culture Brand "yusan" Launches
Using disused plantation forests in Mugi Town, Tokushima Prefecture as a field, we reconstruct the relationship between people, culture, and nature starting from sensibility and creativity [...]
11.8Sat 2025
Nobeoka City Demonstrates Asahi Kasei's DX System, Reducing Complex Forest-Derived J-Credit Application Workload by 90%
Asahi Kasei has recently developed a system to streamline the application process for forest-derived J-Credits. A demonstration test is underway in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture [...]
11.8Sat 2025
Benches for Sitting in the Forest: Utilizing Locally Dried Cypress Tops Circular Project Launches from Okazaki
Wood requires a long drying period from felling to shipment, during which the top board spends its “sleeping time.” This time is utilized locally [...]
11.1Sat 2025
Hokkoku Bank Signs Positive Impact Finance Agreement with Mori Mirai Providing Financial Support for Sustainable Timber Procurement and Distribution
Hokkoku Bank signed a Positive Impact Finance (PIF) agreement with Mori Mirai, a timber distribution company, on October 31 [...]
10.30Thu 2025
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry: Kyushu] Connecting the Blessings of the Forest with Techniques, Messages from the Field
The Kyushu region, with its mild and rainy climate, boasts some of the nation's best forest resources, with cedar and cypress trees thriving in the region. Oguni cedar, Hita cedar, and other high-quality [...].
10.30Thu 2025
Students Create Art Forest with Timber from Tochigi Prefecture Project Seeks New Use of Local Resources in Collaboration with Three Universities
In Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Tokyo Denki University, Kyoritsu Women's University, and Hokkai Gakuen University have collaborated to create artworks utilizing wood sourced from Tochigi Prefecture [...]
10.29Wed 2025
Yokohama Municipal Housing Corporation, Japan's First Local Public Corporation to Lease a Six-Story Wooden Building Using Domestic Timber and the P&UA Construction Method
The "Ichigao Condominium Project (tentative name)" promoted by the Yokohama Municipal Housing Supply Corporation has recently been awarded the "2025 Excellent [...]" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
10.25Sat 2025
Obayashi Corporation develops "SynchroMOK," a tool that automates "burn depth calculation," a barrier to mid-size wood construction, and links it to BIM to streamline design.
Obayashi Corporation has been working on BIM (Burn Depth Calculation) for wooden structures in accordance with the Fire Collapse Prevention Performance Verification Method and the Evacuation Collapse Prevention Performance Verification Method.
10.24Fri 2025
Cosmetics Using Noto Hiba to Support Reforestation of Ishikawa's Prefectural Tree Ate NAIA Donates Part of Sales to Prefectural Forest Association Fund
NAIA, which develops the Nature Science cosmetics brand, is helping to build a cycle of sustainable use of Noto Hiba resources [...].
10.21Tue 2025
MOKUTEI" Project to Restore Forests in Cities Launched at Tokyo Tatemono Yaesu Building Reproducing "Fallen Tree Renewal" to Create a Cycle of Well-Being and Biodiversity
Tokyo Tatemono is collaborating with Livanes on a project called "Moku Niwa (木庭)" (もく [...]), in which city dwellers can regenerate a natural forest while living in the city.
10.17Fri 2025
Life Design Kabaya Wins Good Design Award and Wood Design Award for CLT Hybrid Construction Method to Promote Use of Lumber from Okayama Prefecture and Establishment of Circulating Wooden Housing Supply Chain
Life Design Kabaya, whose core business is the sale of wooden houses, is promoting a "regional recycling-oriented housing supp [...]" promoted under an industry-government-academia collaboration in Okayama Prefecture.
10.17Fri 2025
Aomori University to hold a study group on comparative environmental thought on October 30 to explore the relationship between forests and people from the perspective of "forest aesthetics.
Aomori University's Research Center for Comparative Environmental Thought will hold its second meeting of the 2025 academic year on October 30. This time, the Hokkaido University Agricultural [...].
10.16Thu 2025
# Daily Life of a Forestry Girl: Kinki/Chugoku] Doing Hard Work and Raising Children! Bringing a New Breeze to the Work Site
The warm and humid climate of the Kinki and Chugoku regions is rich in forest resources, with coniferous trees such as Japanese cedar and cypress being produced in abundance. [...].
