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2.4Wed 2026

Innovation in Material Production Learning from Austrian Forestry: 2] "Roadside Forestry," which reduces logging costs by reducing the density of forest roads to three times that of Japan

*Previous article: [Material Production Innovation Learning from Austrian Forestry: 1] Price competitiveness created by oligopoly of sawmills and high-speed production Japan [...

1.26Mon 2026

Recommendations for High-Quality Forestry] Investment in forestry roads will increase productivity Gravel bedding is 40 cm, twice that of Japan.

*Previous column: [Austria Inspection Report] Requirements for "High-Grade Forestry" Leading to a Balance of Culture x Environment x Structure Forestry [...

1.22Thu 2026

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 [...].

1.16Fri 2026

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 [...].

1.14Wed 2026

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 [...]

1.13Tuesday, 2026

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 [...]].

12.26Fri 2025

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.

11.1Sat 2025

Hokkoku Bank Signs Positive Impact Finance Agreement with Mori Mirai Providing Financial Support for Sustainable Timber Procurement and Distribution

Hokkoku Bank signed a Positive Impact Finance (PIF) agreement with Mori Mirai, a timber distribution company, on October 31 [...]

10.17Fri 2025

Life Design Kabaya Wins Good Design Award and Wood Design Award for CLT Hybrid Construction Method to Promote Use of Lumber from Okayama Prefecture and Establishment of Circulating Wooden Housing Supply Chain

Life Design Kabaya, whose core business is the sale of wooden houses, is promoting a "regional recycling-oriented housing supp [...]" promoted under an industry-government-academia collaboration in Okayama Prefecture.

7.18Fri 2025

New balance of power between shippers and buyers in the lumber market based on the concept of "local economic circulation and carbon neutrality

The percentage of domestic timber in demand for lumber has recovered to over 40%. Forests that are in the process of being logged or have passed their [...].

6.13Fri 2025

Toward "Profitable Forestry" through Whole-Timber Purchase Stockyards and Efficient, Labor-Saving Operations: The Challenge of Fully Utilizing Forest Resources in Western Toyama Prefecture (1)

The sound of engines of high-performance forestry machines echoes through the forests of Satoyama, where a single operator handles everything from felling to pruning and ball-cutting [...]...

5.24Sat 2025

Versatile drone capable of carrying up to 55 kg appears, a new solution to the problem of transporting in forested areas.

Mazex, a manufacturer and seller of industrial drones, has developed a new transport drone "Karusuke 55 (軽助55)" with a payload capacity of up to 55 kg [...].

4.9Wed 2025

Using Drones to Tackle Forestry Challenges on Steep Slopes Demonstration Experiment of Aerial Transport of 4 Tons of Materials in Soeda Town, Fukuoka Prefecture

Heavy machinery and vehicles cannot enter, and the number of workers is decreasing year by year - a solution from the sky has emerged to the problems faced by forestry sites in mountainous areas. Torbiz [...].

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