10.3Fri 2025
Structuring and Networking Knowledge" to Solve Humanity's Challenges Needle-sharp specialized knowledge into collective knowledge with generative AI
Humanity is currently facing two essential crises. One is the CO2 problem (e.g., climate change), which concerns the very foundations of the Earth's survival [...].
10.1Wed 2025
Sustainable Socks Developed with Upcycled Cotton and "Wooden Yarn" Made from Yoshino Cedars and Japanese Cypresses Sock Manufacturer in Nara Tackles Regional Recycling
Soki, a sock manufacturer in Nara Prefecture, has developed "wooden threads" made from Japanese cedar and Japanese cypress produced in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, and "up [...]" recycled from scraps of wood from the manufacturing process.
10.1Wed 2025
New Wave of Decarbonized Markets Linking Forests and Farmland Sumitomo Forestry and Green Carbon Collaborate on Nature-Based Credits
Sumitomo Forestry, which is involved in the creation of forest-based J-credits, and Green Carbon [...], Japan's largest producer of agriculture-based credits.
10.1Wed 2025
Reforestation through "Shower Climbing" Experience Playing in Forests and Rivers: Tackling Recycling-Oriented Sustainable Tourism in Yurai, Hiroshima
The Yurai Tourism and Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that promotes tourism and community development utilizing local resources in the town of Yurai, Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City, has been climbing a stream [...].
Newsletter Registration] Connecting policy, industry, technology, and culture, we deliver ideas for a recycling-oriented society every week.
The Newsletter (free registration) provides a weekly selection of expert knowledge and the latest case studies from our website. We provide a wide range of decision-making support to those at the forefront of institutional design, business evaluation, research theme identification, and funding.
9.30Tue 2025
Forest culture of mutual cooperation taking root in Austria, where wood biomass heat supply is spreading [Heat supply business as a basis for local economic circulation 2].
I heard these words more than once during my business trips to Europe: "I don't have that much money saved and I'll be fine" and "The government will take care of me in my old age." [...].
9.29Mon 2025
Japanese Living with Trees: Memories of Forest Culture Engraved in Clothing, Food, and Housing
I believe that Japan is a country of "wood" and "water". However, when we look at the lifestyle of Japanese people today, it is the past tense of "it was a country [...].
9.24Wed 2025
France, a Forestry Country that Imitates Nature, Increases Production of Large-Diameter Hardwoods Read: Hitoshi Kadowaki, France, the Land of Hardwoods: From "Right Tree in the Right Place" to Natural Forestry (Part 1)
In the book "Forestry: German Forests and Japanese Forestry" by Yukikazu Murao, which I introduced in the previous issue, you will find that in the early 17th century, Germany was suffering from timber poverty (Germany: [...]) due to over-cutting.
9.22Mon 2025
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry: Shikoku] Deepening Local Connections through Forest-Related Activities
Shikoku is blessed with a mild climate and abundant precipitation, and its forest resources support the livelihood and culture of the region. Surrounded by rugged mountains and clear streams, nature [...].
9.18Thu 2025
Biomass Chemistry Advances to the Practical Stage with Various Conversion Technologies - Forest Circular Economy and Chemical Industry (3)
In the previous issue, we overviewed the characteristics of biomass as a resource. In this issue, we will discuss how biomass resources can be used to produce biochemicals and biofuels [...].
9.17Wed 2025
Shinshu larch is going from a landscape resource to a forestry resource.
When one hears the words "Karuizawa" or "Hakuba," many people think of resort destinations. Fresh air, majestic mountains, Western-style architecture and villa culture. It [...].
9.16Tue 2025
Managing the Wood Supply Chain in Light of the Rice Riots and Wood Shock
From 2024 to 2025, a rice shortage will occur and rice prices will soar nationwide, causing the so-called "2024 rice riots" [...].
9.13Sat 2025
Keio Electric Railway wins Grand Prix in Forest x ACT Challenge 2025 for its cyclical efforts to link cities and forests
Keio Electric Railway won the Grand Prix (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [...]) in the forest development category of the Forest x ACT Challenge 2025 organized by the Forestry Agency.
9.12Fri 2025
The "Japanese Spirit and Western Genius" I felt in the Meiji Shrine Forest: Reading Yukikazu Murao's "Forestry: German Forests and Japanese Forestry" (Part 2)
*Previously, three forest philosophies were formed under the influence of regional characteristics in Germany Read "Forestry: German Forests and Japanese Forestry" by Yukikazu Murao (in Japanese) [...
9.11Thu 2025
How to Create the Future Beyond the Walls of the Law Purpose and Courage Change Society
Every day we live under a variety of laws and regulations. At first glance, these rules restrict our behavior and present us with new challenges [...].
9.9Tue 2025
Japan's forest resources continue to increase due to postwar afforestation.
As noted in my column of May 9, the prewar period forests were in a very different situation from that of today. According to the "Accumulated Statistics on Forest Area since Meiji Era (Forest [...]".
9.5Fri 2025
Learning from Totsukawa "Village in the Sky," an outdoor experience to protect the forest and nurture the community "Playground for Adults" delivered by a French entrepreneur
Japan has abundant forest resources, but forest management [...] such as the problem of neglected Satoyama forests (*1) and the decrease in the number of forestry workers (*2).