One of the important public benefit functions of forests is the recharge of water resources. Japan is blessed with abundant rainfall and does not usually feel a lack of water resources [...].
*Click here for the first part of the article Visualizing the Forest of Ate and Connecting it to the Future Forestation of the Forestry Heritage to be Reconsidered on the Occasion of Noto's Reconstruction (Part 1) Noto Han [...].
The movement of forest-derived J-credits is shifting from the establishment of creation methods to concrete "demand creation" in the real world. [...].
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In response to the challenges facing Japan, such as the super-aging society, declining population, and stagnation of local economies, the "forest cycle," which links forest resources to the creation of local value, has been [...].
Many people may feel that the forestry industry is a world that they have little connection with. However, we are not so much concerned with the "forest products" obtained from forests [...].
Efforts to convert to biomass-derived fuels and chemical feedstocks are progressing on the business, supply, technology, and institutional fronts. Sumitomo Forestry [...].
Round objects become square. Wood is formed from logs, which change shape into square columns and beam girders. As it is cut away from its original volume, the remaining [...].
The term "advanced issue countries," which I have advocated, is finally being widely used by the public. However, not everything is an issue and [...].
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The destabilization of the Middle East situation over the Strait of Hormuz reiterates the vulnerability of Japan's energy and economic security, which depends on foreign countries for fossil fuels [...].
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In recent years, Japan's forestry industry has seen a series of demonstration experiments by different industries, including IT companies and machinery manufacturers, against the backdrop of smart forestry and DX. [...].
The 2nd Global Nature Positive Summit will be held in Kumamoto City in July 2026. Organized by Nature Positive i [...].
*Previous columns are here [From a Shinto priest's perspective] The principle of "toshin," or restoring reflux, as a manner of forest circulation [Key points of this article] Section [...].
Profitable and profitable forestry is one of the requirements for high quality forestry, or platinum forestry. Currently in Japan, there are many companies that have achieved profitable forestry [...].