Japanese cities, towns, and villages promoting regional development through forestry and timber industry
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 [...].
As Chairman of the Platinum Initiative Network and former President of the University of Tokyo, I have long been thinking about the future of Japan. Now, the world [...].
The national challenges facing Japan today - carbon neutrality by 2050, regional sustainability, and resource self-sufficiency. These [...]...
The recent heat wave and snowfall, the emergence of climate change, and the national goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2050 - these are the reasons why the "carbon neutrality" goal has become a reality in Japan. These are the backdrop to the [...].
Based in Tokushima Prefecture, the company provides services to local governments through recycling-oriented forestry and utilization of forest resources by Kori Kiri Rinkyo [...].
The western region of Toyama Prefecture is surrounded by clean water and rich forests. The region is now making the most of its bounty, and is close to being self-sufficient in resources [...].
Takeei Forestry recently held its second tree-planting ceremony at a clear-cut site in a company-owned forest in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. The company's employees planted a small amount of low-pollen pollen from within the prefecture [...].
The sound of engines of high-performance forestry machines echoes through the forests of Satoyama, where a single operator handles everything from felling to pruning and ball-cutting [...]...
In Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, where an increasing number of artificial cedar forests have reached the end of their harvesting season and are being left unplanted, forest owners can take advantage of a new project that will reduce the amount of logging and [...]...
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. [...].
When considering the future of the forest economy, the starting point is the "field" of forests. After working at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
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 [...].
The town of Minakami in Gunma Prefecture and Starbucks Coffee Japan have entered into a new partnership aimed at realizing a sustainable society that makes the most of local resources [...].
On March 26, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, concluded an "Agreement on Promotion of Circulation-Oriented Forest Maintenance" with Fukuchiyama District Forest Association and Ito Lumber. This [...].
Nippon Paper Industries and Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture, signed an "Agreement on Sustainable Forestry Cooperation" on March 27. The city's forestation lands under a division contract (Kosai [...]...