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Kanto region (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)

Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata, Yamanashi, Shizuoka

5.18Mon 2026

Feel "I'm alive" in the forest. The Realities of "Forest Work" as Told by Nine Women Facing Nature through Diverse Approaches [Forest Circular Economy Talk Live Report].

Online Event "Circular Forest Economy Talk Live Vol.2 Women Creating Forest Work - Practices Connecting Forests and Communities [...].

5.13Wed 2026

Charcoal depicted in a 1943 toddler magazine Forest resources touted as an alternative to oil during wartime

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 [...].

5.12Tuesday, 2026

Targeting 70% domestic timber content and 30% increase in use of domestic timber for building materials by 2030 Accelerating implementation of non-residential and mid-rise buildings by the public and private sectors [Trends in Domestic Timber Construction 2026].

The use of domestic timber in the building sector is entering a new phase in the public and private sectors to realize a decarbonized society and to utilize local resources. in April, forest [...]...

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 [...]...

4.20Mon 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. [...].

3.13Fri 2026

# Daily Life of Women in Forestry] A Record of Work and Life in Spring, Starting in a Budding Forest

As the harsh cold of winter eases, young leaves sprout and birdsong increases in the forests. At forestry sites, the muddy conditions caused by melting snow [...].

3.6Fri 2026

New Wooden Wellness Pavilion, a Facility for Students' Physical and Mental Care, to be Built by Tsuda College and Sumitomo Forestry, Campus Improvement with a Decarbonization Perspective

Tsuda College and Sumitomo Forestry held a ceremony on March 3 [...] at the Kodaira Campus in Kodaira City, Tokyo, to mark the completion of the Wellness Pavilion, a new wooden, one-story facility.

2.21Sat 2026

SMBC to use branches and leaves from company-owned forests for fragrance cards, creating new value in collaboration with Estee

Estee and SMBC will utilize oil extracted from branches and leaves of thinned cypress trees generated in SMBC's company-owned forest, the "SMBC Forest," to [...]

2.17Tuesday, 2026

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Completes Construction of Rental Apartments with Hybrid Wooden Structure in Shinagawa, Proposing Wooden Well-Being and Decarbonization

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, with technical cooperation from Shimizu Corporation, completed construction of a rental condominium "Primal Shinagawa Oimachi" in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, in February [...].

2.14Sat 2026

Revision of Building Standards Law Expands Use of Wood in School Construction Mitsui Home Builds Wooden Extension to RC School Building at Fukushima Junior High School

Mitsui Home and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. have completed a two-story wooden junior high school building addition at Sakura no Seibo Gakuin Elementary and Junior High School in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture [...].

2.13Fri 2026

Demonstration at a Wooden Convenience Store Made of 100% Timber from Tochigi Prefecture 7-Eleven Promotes Local Production for Local Consumption and Decarbonization at its Standard-Style Stores

Seven-Eleven Japan has opened a "7-Eleven Utsunomiya Shinmachi 1-chome [...]" that uses 100% lumber produced in Tochigi Prefecture, from structural materials to interior design.

2.10Tuesday, 2026

Sanki Kogyo to Purchase 16,000 Tons of Forest J-Credits over 8 Years in Okuizumo Town, "Home of Tatara," for Corporate GX and Forestry Promotion

Bi-Will, Okuizumo Town in Shimane Prefecture, and Sanki Kogyo have signed a collaboration agreement to utilize forest-derived J-credits generated by Okuizumo Town [...].

2.4Wed 2026

Kai City to Use City-origin Renewable Energy to Power 43 Facilities Promoting Local Production and Local Consumption of Wood Biomass Power Generation through Public-Private Partnership

Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, will start renewable energy generation by woody biomass power generation using unused wood and other materials in the city as fuel in April.

1.30Fri 2026

Tokyu Corporation to Use Circulating Kishu Timber Certification System for Renewal of Ishikawadai Station, Challenging a Forest Circulation Model Linking Urban and Rural Areas

As part of the "SOCIAL WOOD PROJECT" to promote the recycling of forest resources, Tokyu Corporation has established a [...] at Ishikawadai Station on the Ikegami Line.

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.

1.29Thu 2026

Forest Circular Economy Talk Live Vol.2
Women Creating Forest Work - Practical Conference on Connecting Forests and Communities
Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:30 - 14:00, Online

In order to sustainably utilize Japan's forest resources, it is essential to make decisions and implement them on the ground, turning harvesting, utilization, and regeneration into an integrated [...].

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