12.26Fri 2025
Nomura Real Estate Group Establishes Guidelines for All Sourced Wood to Strengthen Supply Chain Management Based on Biodiversity Policy
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. has announced the "Nomura Real Estate [...]", which covers all timber and timber products procured throughout the supply chain.
12.25Thu 2025
[Austria Study Tour Report] Requirements for "High-Quality Forestry" Guided by the Balance of Culture, Environment, and Structure
Judging by the number of stamps in my passport, this was my 25th business trip to Austria. This time, including myself, there were 16 people [...]
12.24Wed 2025
Reclaiming the Sensation of Wood Touching the Body—Benefits in Japanese Lifestyle Culture and Circulation in Modern Society
Since ancient times, Japan has built its lifestyle and culture in close connection with wood, within an environment where forests cover approximately 70% of its land. Japan [...]
12.22Mon 2025
Learning from Austrian Forestry: Innovation in Material Production (1) Price Competitiveness Born from Sawmill Monopolization and High-Speed Production
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?
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12.19Fri 2025
What Happens When Forests Are Left Untouched... The Perspective of "Potential Natural Vegetation" Reading Akira Miyawaki's "Plants and Humans: The Balance of the Biosphere" (Part 1)
After reading the previous work, "The Path of the Cedar" (by Tomitaro Toyama), I recalled that while the cedar (Cedrus japonica, family Cupressaceae) is unique to Japan, it is not considered part of the potential natural vegetation [...]
12.19Fri 2025
Connecting the wood that bears the memory of the Expo to the future: Sekisui House and the University of Tokyo's "Traveling CLT," a recycling model for demolished wood.
Sekisui House, in collaboration with the University of Tokyo's "KUMA LAB" and other industry-academia organizations, has developed the C [...] used in the Japanese Government Pavilion (Japan Pavilion) at the Osaka/Kansai Expo.
12.18Thu 2025
JVCKENWOOD and National Federation of Forestry Cooperative Associations Sign Collaboration Agreement to Protect "Forestry Safety" through the Use of Commercial Radio Equipment that Connects Even in Forests Outside of Communication Range
JVC KENWOOD and the National Federation of Forestry Unions (Zenmorinren) recently signed a collaboration agreement on "Strengthening Forestry Work Safety Measures" [...].
12.17Wed 2025
Preserving Vanished Mountain Trails for Future Generations: The Challenge of Totsukawa Village's Nishikumano Kaido Revitalization Project
The Kii Mountains, stretching from southern Nara Prefecture into Wakayama and Mie Prefectures, form one of Japan's most extensive forests, characterized by deep woodlands and steep ridges [...]
12.16Tue 2025
Additionally, we will gradually transition our existing office furniture series to domestically sourced wood. The first phase will feature free-address desks.
Plus, a manufacturer of office furniture, has launched its free-address desk "minimo lots" made from domestic wood [...]
12.15Mon 2025
Rethinking Wooden Architecture from the "Field": 1 In a construction industry facing skill shortages and reduced labor requirements, wooden construction emerges as a practical solution.
The expansion of wooden construction in Japan is driven by policy demands such as decarbonization and the use of domestic timber. However, at the site level, another crucial factor cannot be overlooked [...]
12.12Fri 2025
Tokyo Metro Signs First Virtual PPA for Biomass Power Generation in Subway System New Collaborative Model for "Domestic Wood Utilization" via Urban Infrastructure
Tokyo Metro has partnered with Sano Biomass Power Generation, funded by Kansai Electric Power and others, to develop Japan's first subway project utilizing domestically sourced wood biomass.
12.12Fri 2025
Japan's Fully Circular Economy Takes Shape: The Future Envisioned by Urban Mining Resources Like Smartphones and Solar Sharing on Farmland
Japan, a "pioneer nation" facing challenges such as a declining birthrate and aging population, as well as resource and energy issues, has seen these problems emerge ahead of other countries. To solve these challenges [...]
12.11Thu 2025
The Value of Wood Education in Capturing "Ma"──Resilience Inspired by Forests and Shinto
Forests possess the power to revive time and again, even after being destroyed. Fallen trees invite light, moss covers the soil, and tiny sprouts begin to emerge [...]
12.10Wed 2025
Is Planted Forestry Nature Positive? Interpreting the Interim Report of the Forest Natural Capital Project Released for COP30
The annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) not only hosts international negotiations related to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, but also various [...]
12.9Tue 2025
48.8% of respondents said they "feel more relaxed working" in an office with a tree.
The WOOD Collection (MOKU Collection) Management Office has conducted a nationwide survey of businesspersons regarding "workplace environments with trees" [...].
12.6Sat 2025
Exploring the Potential of Large-Diameter Timber in Mountains, Villages, and Seaside Areas Neba Village and Forestry Cooperative Launch Natural Drying Trials Aiming for Fossil Fuel-Free Wood Drying
Neba Village and the Neba Village Forestry Cooperative conducted a natural drying comparison test for large-diameter timber, "Neba Scal [...]," to utilize the village's abundant large-diameter timber.