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Kyushu/Okinawa Area

Fukuoka, Oita, Saga, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Okinawa

12.5Fri 2025

Shochu Lees and Coffee Grounds Nurture Miyakonojo's Forests Kirishima Shuzo, Starbucks, Miyakonojo City, and more trees Launch Resource Recycling Project

Kirishima Shuzo and Starbucks Coffee Japan will open a collaborative facility, "KIRIS [...]," scheduled to open in January 2026.

12.5Fri 2025

【#: The Daily Lives of Women in Forestry】 Women Entrepreneurs' Challenge for Sustainable Forests and Communities

The forestry industry has long been dominated by “hereditary” and “family-run” businesses, and starting a business from scratch remains a minority practice even today. This is especially true for female entrepreneurs [...]

12.4Thu 2025

Bringing "Margao," a Resource Sleeping in the Satoyama, to the Table as a Domestic Spice Oisix and the Japan Institute of Forestry: A Challenge Connecting Food and Forests

Oisix Ra Daichi, operator of the food subscription service "Oisix," is researching edible plants lying dormant in Japan's satoyama landscapes [...]

11.22Sat 2025

Goto Connect Carbon Credits Program Launches to Value Regional Circulation and Biodiversity Goto City and Four Private Partners Sign Agreement

Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, is collaborating with four private entities—iForest, Somabayashi, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and the general incorporated association Mitsumeru Tabi—on a joint project titled "Goto [...]"

11.8Sat 2025

Nobeoka City Demonstrates Asahi Kasei's DX System, Reducing Complex Forest-Derived J-Credit Application Workload by 90%

Asahi Kasei has recently developed a system to streamline the application process for forest-derived J-Credits. A demonstration test is underway in Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture [...]

10.30Thu 2025

# Daily Life of Women in Forestry: Kyushu] Connecting the Blessings of the Forest with Techniques, Messages from the Field

The Kyushu region, with its mild and rainy climate, boasts some of the nation's best forest resources, with cedar and cypress trees thriving in the region. Oguni cedar, Hita cedar, and other high-quality [...].

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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