The "Nakami-Imai" time frame transcends the division of responsibility between the past and the future as a manner of forest circulation.

The moment we call forests "resources," the cycle begins to break down. But in the eyes of Shintoism, [...]...

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Nagasaki Forest-Derived J-Credits Used as Logistics Fuel Kignas Sekiyu Begins Demonstration to Offset 10% of Diesel Fuel

Kignas Sekiyu K.K. has begun demonstration sales of carbon offset fuel using forest-derived J-credits created by the Nagasaki Forestry Corporation [...].

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Mitsui Home Hokkaido to convert five police boxes into wooden structures using CLT units Mitsui Home Hokkaido contributes to decarbonization by using Abies sachalinensis and other timber produced in Hokkaido

Mitsui Home Hokkaido was selected by the Hokkaido Police Department for the "FY2025 Purchased Police Box and Police Station Development Project. Sapporo City and Eniwa [...].

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Life Cycles of Forests and Oceans - "The Power to Read Water" in the Story of Migratory Trout

In December 2025, I translated a volume of nature writing. The trout tell the story of the river: riparian creatures, forests, and humanity [...].

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Kawachinagano City's Challenge: Forest Circulation Model to "Protect, Earn, and Grow" Four-Party Public-Private Partnership to Create Osaka Prefecture's First Forest-Derived J-Credits

Kawachinagano City in Osaka Prefecture is working with Creation, Sumitomo Forestry, and NTT Docomo Business to create forest-based J-credits [...].

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How to Develop "Platinum Human Resources" Resistant to Changing Times -- Making Education a Sustainable Industry through "Autonomous, Distributed, and Cooperative" Education

More than half a century has passed since the cry of "knowledge-intensive education has reached its limits," but a drastic change in the field of education has yet to be realized [...].

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WOOD COLLECTION 2026", a Gathering of the Forefront of Domestic Timber, Expanding the Possibilities of Forest Resource Recycling to Space and DX

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will hold WOOD Collection (Moku Collection) 2026, an exhibition and business meeting aimed at expanding the use of domestic lumber, on February 12 and 1 [...].

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Reconsidering Wooden Construction from the "Construction Site" Perspective: 2] Industrialization and Standardization of Construction Processes to Maximize the Merits of Wood Construction

As we saw in the first article, wooden construction is a reality for a construction industry facing a skills shortage and declining productivity, allowing for industrialization and skill reduction [...].

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Chugoku Bank and Bi-Will take on the challenge of "J-Credit for local production for local consumption": Circulating the value of forests in Okayama, Hiroshima, and Shimane through finance

Bi-Will recently began offering J-credits for a new financial product developed by the Chugoku Bank. Created in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions [...].

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The human silk pulp industrial city built in Shikika, Karafuto: Visiting the footsteps of young forest technocrats

It's a little harder to get to now, but I visited Sakhalin in the summer of 2015, before Russia launched an unreasonable war against Ukraine [...].

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Forestry Agency to Hold Symposium on February 3 and 4 to Accelerate Implementation of New Technologies Digitalization of Regional Forestry Bases and Frontiers of Smart Machinery and New Materials

The Forestry Agency held two symposiums in Tokyo on February 3 and 4 to accelerate the development and implementation of new technologies in the forest and forestry [...]

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The Okayama Model": Transforming Japan into a Nation Self-Sufficient in Resources and Urban Wood Construction, Challenged by Industry, Government, and Academia [Report on the Symposium on Forest Circular Economy, Part 1

While issues such as stagnant demand for domestic lumber and a shortage of forestry leaders are becoming apparent nationwide, the company boasts the nation's largest production of Japanese cypress and has a CLT (direct [...]].

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• Local Revitalization

Takamatsu Group Obtains Patent for "Bundling Lumber" Applying Kongo Gumi Palace Carpentry Techniques, Tackling the Challenge of Recycling Artificial Forests and Procuring Large-Diameter Timber

Takamatsu Construction Group recently received a patent for its "bundling material," which is based on the traditional techniques of miya carpentry. This is the group's [...].

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【#: The Daily Life of Women in Forestry】Heading to the Site in Full Winter Gear: The Realities of Women Facing Winter Forests

In winter, snow-covered trees stretch out in cold regions, creating a beautiful landscape that feels like another world. However, the reality of winter forestry [...]

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Producing fuel and chemical products from wood and other materials: Learning key commercialization points from leading overseas companies—Forest Circular Economy and Chemical Industry: Corporate Initiatives Toward Practical Application of Biomass Chemistry (1)

Last time, we introduced biomass conversion technologies. This time, we look at companies that are utilizing these conversion technologies and moving toward practical application [...]

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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.

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