Japan's forest resource potential is great, but the current state of the forestry industry, which is the upstream of the supply chain, is difficult. The labor force in the forestry and lumber industry is [...].
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) released its "Proposal for the Realization of a Circular Economy Based on Forest Resources" on June 2, 2012, which, along with the implementation of the revised Forest Management Control Law, [...]...
Cutting down trees to protect forests - that's what we do. When you hear that, it may seem intuitively contradictory. But look ahead [...].
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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. [...].
R.C.CORE, which develops the BESS brand of log houses, has announced that it has developed a new paint removal system that eliminates the need to remove existing paint when repainting wooden structures [...].
LivMap, a shared map developed by Hanposaki, a geographic information management and sharing service provider, has been released as an environmental value [...].
Innofis, a manufacturer and seller of assistive suits, has developed the "Muscle Suit Soft-Power (R)," which reduces the burden on the user's lower back [...].
Caption by Hyatt Kabuto-cho Tokyo, an urban hotel under construction in Nihonbashi Kabuto-cho, Tokyo, will open on June 30 [...]
Mazex, a manufacturer and seller of industrial drones, has developed a new transport drone "Karusuke 55 (軽助55)" with a payload capacity of up to 55 kg [...].
TRE Holdings and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. have announced a strategy for Japan's first commercial-scale "green methanol" production and sales business [...].
Oji Holdings Corporation has constructed a pilot plant for the production of wood-derived sugar and ethanol on the premises of the Oji Paper Yonago Mill in Tottori Prefecture, [...].
Tokuyama Corporation was founded in 1918 in Tokuyama Town (now Shunan City), Yamaguchi Prefecture, with the aim of domestically producing soda ash, which at the time was dependent on imported [...].
The vast forest resources that currently cover about two-thirds of the country's land are difficult to accurately assess in terms of quantity and quality due to their size and diversity, and forestry [...].
Tokuji Chiba's "A Study of Hageyama" shows that there was severe forest devastation during the Edo period. Then, if we look at Japanese history as a whole [...].
GeoChat, a communication terminal developed by Forestsea, a provider of long-distance communication services, has been installed in the National Forestry Association [...].
Konica Minolta Japan has introduced "returned seedlings" from Somano Base, a company based in Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, which is involved in reforestation, and all branch offices [...]...