8.14Thu 2025
New EU Regulation "EUDR" is about to be put into operation to achieve zero deforestation.
Deforestation and degradation of the world's forests have become a serious problem (*1). In response to this situation, the international community is developing new regulations [...].
8.13Wed 2025
Utilization of oak-deficient trees as "Sastena benches" Establishment of a new recycling system for forest resources in the tourist resort of Hakuba, Japan
Hakuba Iwatake Mountain Resort, a member of the Japan Ski Resort Development Group, in cooperation with Yuasa Lumber and the North Alps Forestry Association, has announced a new ski resort in Nagano Prefecture [...].
8.13Wed 2025
Craft gin flavored with Abies sachalinensis born: Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, a new model for utilizing forest resources at a publicly owned and operated distillery
On August 27, a publicly owned and operated "Tankyu Distillery" opened in Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido. Making use of local agricultural products and forest resources [...].
8.13Wed 2025
Differentiation through collaboration with building material manufacturers and designers is the key to growth.
Total demand for lumber has been declining for a long time, especially for construction lumber, the main use of domestic lumber, which has shrunk due to the number of single-family housing starts and demographic [...].
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8.13Wed 2025
Machida City and Tamagawa Gakuen sign business collaboration agreement to use trees in public spaces as educational materials and for educational programs
Machida City, Tokyo, and Tamagawa Gakuen signed a new business collaboration agreement on August 12 to utilize and recycle trees in the city as resources [...]
8.12Tue 2025
Why Japan Needs a "Circular Forest Economy" Now: Resource Self-Sufficiency, Lifelong Growth, and a Resident-Financed Platinum Society
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 [...].
8.10Sun 2025
Wooden thread T-shirt from unused thinned wood Tackling the challenge of recycling domestic timber
phoneme, which offers unique apparel both domestically and internationally, uses "mokito" (wood thread), which is made from unused thinned wood, for its T-shirts [...]...
8.6Wed 2025
Energy company Sinanen supports Aoba Gumi's natural capital co-creation program to create a forest to nurture natural capital in Ashikaga.
Sinanen, an energy solutions company, has partnered with Aoba-gumi, a company that specializes in afforestation and forestry, to develop a forest in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, which is managed by Aoba-gumi [...].
8.5Tue 2025
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry: Tohoku] Realistic transmission of large vehicles and chainsaw operation
The Tohoku region, with its vast forests, is one of Japan's leading forestry regions. A variety of tree species such as Aomori hiba (cypress), Akita cedar, red pine, and beech are found in the region [...].
8.4Mon 2025
Establishing Technologies to Utilize Lignin, Key to Realizing a Decarbonized Society: Active Research Utilizing Microbial Metabolism [Cultivating the Future through Carbon Cultivation].
Reducing dependence on oil and securing sustainable material feedstocks are essential to achieving a decarbonized society. To address this challenge [...].
7.31Thu 2025
Forestry Agency to Hold "Wood Change 2025" at Osaka-Kansai Expo, Showcasing Best Practices Using Japanese Wood
The Forestry Agency will hold an exhibition "W [...]" at the 2025 Japan International Expo (Osaka-Kansai Expo) to introduce outstanding examples of the use of Japanese timber at the Expo.
7.30Wed 2025
Hints for Linking Tokyo 23 Wards Residents with Forests are Nature Experiences on Walks and Trips, Conditions for Expanding Use Indicated by Survey of 5,000 Residents
How do urban dwellers interact with forests? The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute of the National Forestry Research and Development Institute [...].
7.30Wed 2025
What communication is needed to eliminate "unfortunate mountain forests" that lose value after a long harvest season
In late June, we conducted a forest survey. The local forestry association's counselor, a person who wants to sell the forest (the owner), a person who wants to buy the forest, and me. The forest owner is a high [...].
7.29Tue 2025
Wooden condominiums: 4】When asked to use wood in their living rooms, bedrooms, and other relaxing spaces, respondents said they would like to use wood in their living rooms and bedrooms.
In the fourth installment of our survey on attitudes toward wooden condominiums using a sei-katsu-sha questionnaire, we asked, "What spaces in a home would you expect to incorporate wood [...].
7.28Mon 2025
Alarmed by Excessive Building Activities that Ruin Limited Forests Reading Kumazawa Bansan's "Shugi Wa Sho" and "Shugi Gaisho" (Part 2)
*Part 1 is here Kumazawa Bansan, the pioneer of Japanese forest history, was a thinker without discovery.
7.26Sat 2025
Mizuho Lease and Green ELM to Verify Multifaceted Value Creation in Chiba, Japan, Toward "Forest Development x Finance" Utilizing Natural Forests as Natural Capital
Mizuho Lease and Green ELM have announced the launch of "Natu [...]," a solution that links companies with the multifaceted value provided by natural forests in the form of natural circulation.