Providing experiences utilizing forest spaces in various fields such as health, tourism, and education
The "Forest Circular Economy Talk Live" program will be held in conjunction with practitioners involved in the forest industry and regional economies, sharing their wisdom and practical examples of dealing with issues in the field.
Why hasn't productivity in the forestry industry increased? As labor shortages and costs continue to rise, how can we change the structure of the forestry industry and how can we maintain it as a regional industry?
Kitamoku, Ryu Mitarai Architects, and Mt. Toi collaborated to build "Dankyo" in Kitakaruizawa, Gunma Prefecture.
Oji Holdings, Yamaha Motor, and Precision Forestry Measurement have collaborated on the acquisition and analysis of forest information using remote sensing [...].
Why has the "circular forest economy" not been realized in Japan? Chapter 7 of "Forests and Time," for which the author was in charge of writing, "Forest Management's Party Nature [...].
It was last summer when I published a book titled "Forest and Time: A Social History of the Region Surrounded by Forests" with my fellow researchers from Shinsensha Publishing Co. We went to the backwoods [...]...
Sumitomo Forestry, which is involved in the creation of forest-based J-credits, and Green Carbon [...], Japan's largest producer of agriculture-based credits.
The Yurai Tourism and Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that promotes tourism and community development utilizing local resources in the town of Yurai, Saeki Ward, Hiroshima City, has been climbing a stream [...].
Shikoku is blessed with a mild climate and abundant precipitation, and its forest resources support the livelihood and culture of the region. Surrounded by rugged mountains and clear streams, nature [...].
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 [...]".
Japan has abundant forest resources, but forest management [...] such as the problem of neglected Satoyama forests (*1) and the decrease in the number of forestry workers (*2).
TENOHA TATESH, a forest material laboratory, is a hands-on facility utilizing plants native to Tateshina, Nagano Prefecture, at an altitude of 1,300 meters [...].
Watahan Kenzai Corporation, a general wood construction materials manufacturer, acquired approximately 1,500 hectares of forestland in Sendai, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, from the Noike Airin Agricultural Cooperative Association in August [...].
The majestic mountains and rich forest resources of the Chubu region have long supported local lifestyles and industries. From forests close to urban areas to [...].
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 [...].