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Forestry DX/GX (use of AI/IT)

Digitalization of forest resource information and smart forestry

7.14Tuesday, 2026

A Town of 3,700 People Receives 120,000 Cubic Meters of Logs Annually: The Timber Complex and Full-Volume Purchase That Transformed the Profitability of Forestry [Nichinan Town: On the Front Lines of Forest Resource Circulation, Part 1]

Nichinan Town, Tottori Prefecture, is a town with a population of about 3,700, facing declining birthrates, an aging population, and depopulation. Its annual timber production, which once stood at about 30,000 cubic meters, now stands at […]

6.17Wed 2026

There are no young trees. If things continue this way, the timber industry will disappear in 20 years—Togawa Lumber’s Challenge: A Circular Forestry Business Model [This Was the Turning Point]

"Right now, more than 80 percent of the trees are 50 years old or older, and there are no young trees. If things continue this way, in 20 years, all jobs related to timber will disappear […]

6.8Mon 2026

Forestry Agency Releases Simplified Assessment Method to Show "Numerical Value" of Forest Water Resources Recharge [Forest x Nature Positive Trends 2026].

The movement to realize "Nature Positive" (nature revitalization) is developing from multiple angles, transcending the boundaries of the national government, local governments, and private companies [...].

5.27Wed 2026

How to compensate for the "one man-made" situation in the field: The next issue in smart forestry will be labor-saving technologies such as drones for transporting saplings.

The focus of forestry DX is beginning to expand from the advancement of forestry information to the safety and labor saving of field work. In the past, smart forestry [...].

5.8Fri 2026

Municipality-led Government-Hunter Collaboration Begins Wide-area Cooperation and DX to Tackle Bear and Deer Damage [Trends in Bird and Wildlife Control 2026].

In recent years, as the increase in bear appearances and damage to forestry and agriculture caused by deer and wild boars have become increasingly serious, the conventional approach of relying on "human power" in the field of countermeasures [...].

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 [...].

4.22Wed 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 [...].

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. [...].

4.8Wed 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 [...].

4.1Wed 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. [...].

3.18Wed 2026

How to increase the utilization rate of high-performance forestry machinery The key to forest management is securing land for operations and continuity of operations.

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 [...].

3.16Mon 2026

Visualizing the Ate Forest and Linking it to the Future: Revisiting the Forestry Heritage Forest on the Occasion of Noto's Reconstruction (Part 1)

Noto's ate forestry" has been supported by the unique skills and wisdom developed over many years of practice by our predecessors. However, damage from earthquakes and torrential rains [...].

2.5Thu 2026

# Daily Life of a Forestry Girl] The Realities of a New Way of Working in the Forest, Using High-Performance Machinery

In recent years, the introduction of high-performance forestry machinery in the forestry industry has greatly improved work efficiency and safety. For example, from felling trees to ball [...].

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 [...

1.29Thu 2026

Satellite x AI visualization of "forest produces water" function Demonstration of forest credit enhancement through collaboration of three companies from different industries in the "Takao 100-Year Forest

Stellar Green, Sagawa Express, and Water Scape are pleased to announce a satellite [...] at the Takao 100-Year-Old Forest in Hachioji City, Tokyo.

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