8.20Wed 2025
People and Places to Survive the Summer Heat in Mountain Villages in Hokuriku: A Relationship of Sharing the Same Air with Those to Whom You Entrust Your Forests
As I write this on August 12, it is raining again in Hokuriku. The previous week, heavy rainfall had flooded the roads in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, and caused self [...].
7.30Wed 2025
What communication is needed to eliminate "unfortunate mountain forests" that lose value after a long harvest season
In late June, we conducted a forest survey. The local forestry association's counselor, a person who wants to sell the forest (the owner), a person who wants to buy the forest, and me. The forest owner is a high [...].
7.18Fri 2025
New balance of power between shippers and buyers in the lumber market based on the concept of "local economic circulation and carbon neutrality
The percentage of domestic timber in demand for lumber has recovered to over 40%. Forests that are in the process of being logged or have passed their [...].
7.4Fri 2025
Can Money Buy Carbon Neutrality? The Forest-Economy Paradox
Before we get into forestry, wood processing, and wood use, there is something to consider: the policy toward carbon neutrality in 2050 [...].
6.6Fri 2025
Let's strive to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 through a new forest culture and technological innovation!
We have 25 years to go until we achieve our promised carbon neutrality by 2050! We cannot achieve this goal by curbing CO2 emissions alone [...].
5.11Sun 2025
Forests as a Starting Point, Their Management and Challenges: Betting on the Revival of the Local Economy with Forestry at its Core
When considering the future of the forest economy, the starting point is the "field" of forests. After working at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
