Forests are base camps for global food cycles
How can we link the demand for wooden buildings and fuels and chemical products derived from woody biomass to increased profits in the forestry industry and the sustainable use of forest resources? […]
"FORESTRISE 2026" brings together the latest technologies in "Wood Change"—including smart forestry, forest DX, and decarbonization—[…]
In the new Basic Plan for Forests and Forestry, which was approved by the Cabinet on June 5, the subtitle “Toward a ‘Forest Nation and Wooden City’ That Will Last a Hundred Years” was included for the first time […]
Rikugien Garden, located near Komagome Station on the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo, is a famous garden created by Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa. In the Meiji era (1868-1912), the garden was owned by Yataro Iwasaki, founder of Mitsubishi [...].
The term "advanced issue countries," which I have advocated, is finally being widely used by the public. However, not everything is an issue and [...].
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 [...].
Today, political divisions are deepening, especially in Europe and the United States, and existing values such as democracy and liberalism are being shaken. Against this backdrop, [...]...
From 2024 to 2025, a rice shortage will occur and rice prices will soar nationwide, causing the so-called "2024 rice riots" [...].
As noted in my column of May 9, the prewar period forests were in a very different situation from that of today. According to the "Accumulated Statistics on Forest Area since Meiji Era (Forest [...]".
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 [...].
The national challenges facing Japan today - carbon neutrality by 2050, regional sustainability, and resource self-sufficiency. These [...]...
Assuming the development of the forest circular economy described so far, we have estimated the supply and demand of woody biomass and its effects. Biomass chemistry and wood [...].
Cutting down trees to protect forests - that's what we do. When you hear that, it may seem intuitively contradictory. But look ahead [...].
Japan is a country without resources. We have heard these words many times at school and in the news. That is why we need to think about energy [...].
Forests contribute to the prevention of global warming by absorbing and fixing CO Their effective use will help achieve carbon neutrality [...].