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Japanese cities, towns, and villages promoting regional development through forestry and timber industry

4.22Tue 2025

Starbucks and Minakami Town, the "water reservoir of the Tokyo metropolitan area," sign a partnership agreement on forest conservation, promoting the use of wood from forest thinnings at the headwaters of the Tone River.

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 [...].

4.12Sat 2025

Fukuchiyama City to Promote "Cut, Spend, Plant, and Grow" Recycling Forest Maintenance, First Public-Private Partnership Model in Kyoto Prefecture

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 [...].

4.2Wed 2025

Nippon Paper Industries and Kosai City Sign Sustainable Forestry Collaboration Agreement to Promote Zero Carbon in the Region by Creating J-Credits

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 [...]...

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