4.28Tuesday, 2026
How to Design the "Entrance" to Forest Services: Hinohara Village's Linkage of Small Centers to Attract Urban Dwellers
Cultural Use of Forests in Europe In recent years, the cultural value of forests, which goes beyond timber production, and the forest services that take advantage of this value [...]...
4.27Mon 2026
Forestry Agency's Implementation Vision and Private Solution Drive Forest Information Digitization [Forestry DX Trends 2026].
The move toward the digitalization of forest information and forestry management is accelerating in both the public and private sectors. In March, the Forestry Agency announced that smart forestry and new wood-based [...].
4.24Fri 2026
Trees have been in contact with us through play and healing. Reassessing their benefits in our daily lives.
Until the Showa period, many of the tools necessary in daily life, such as chopsticks, chests of drawers, and tables, were made of wood, and since long ago, people have been exposed to wood and protected by it [...].
4.22Wed 2026
Economic Value from Water Source Cultivation - Quantifying and Evaluating the Effects of Forest Management with Tools
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 [...].
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4.21Tuesday, 2026
Future Tree Selection and Group Selection Logging in the Ate 100-Year Project Forestation of Forestry Heritage to be Reconsidered on the Occasion of Noto's Reconstruction (Part 2)
*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 [...].
4.20Mon 2026
Market for Forest-Derived J-Credits to Expand from Demand Side ENEOS and Oita Prefecture Promote Decarbonization Model of Local Production for Local Consumption [J-Credit Trends 2026].
The movement of forest-derived J-credits is shifting from the establishment of creation methods to concrete "demand creation" in the real world. [...].
4.15Wed 2026
The top executives from industry, government, academia, and academia are determined to create demand and reform the supply chain in order to implement wood-frame urban development in society.
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 [...].
4.14Tuesday, 2026
# Daily Life of Women in Forestry] Chopping firewood, growing shiitake mushrooms, tasting gibier... Forest products open up new ways to interact with the forest.
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 [...].
4.13Mon 2026
From Construction Waste to Aviation Fuel Feedstock, Taking on the Challenge of Wood-Based Bioethanol Business [Biofuel and Feedstock-Related Company Trends 2026].
Efforts to convert to biomass-derived fuels and chemical feedstocks are progressing on the business, supply, technology, and institutional fronts. Sumitomo Forestry [...].
4.9Thu 2026
The Aesthetics of Wood and Musical Instruments that are Shaved and Polished - The Structure of Wood Value as Seen from the "35% Yield Rate
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 [...].
4.8Wed 2026
Making Abandoned Land an Asset - Redesigning Agriculture, Forestry, and Livestock Production with "Power Generation and Physical AI
The term "advanced issue countries," which I have advocated, is finally being widely used by the public. However, not everything is an issue and [...].
4.7Tuesday, 2026
Postponed】Forest Circular Economy x Komoro City Event "Small but Brilliant City Komoro
Important】This event has been postponed due to circumstances. A new date is currently being worked out [...].
4.6Mon 2026
Proposal] Bioeconomy Strategy to Domestically Produce Fuels and Chemicals from Forest Resources: Raw Material Issues Emerging from the Risks in the Middle East and a Roadmap for a Forest Circular Economy
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 [...].
4.3Fri 2026
Ghibli Forest Connects to Jomon and Asia: Reading "Terrestrial Forest Culture: The Depths of Japanese Culture" edited by Shumpei Kamiyama (Part 2)
*Previous column: "Civilization Theory of Forests" raised during the high-growth period Read "The Culture of Terrestrial Forests: The Depths of Japanese Culture" edited by Shumpei Ueyama ([...])
4.1Wed 2026
3] Low-cost distribution through roadside sales and factory inspections Direct delivery system that supports a highly profitable forestry business
*Previous article: [Material Production Innovation Learning from Austrian Forestry: 2] Forest Road Density Three Times Higher than in Japan "Roadside [...]" to Reduce Logging Costs
3.26Thu 2026
How to connect the construction and forestry industries - A collaborative model to transform road network maintenance into "infrastructure maintenance and management
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. [...].