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Satoyama capitalism

Abundant life and work with forests as a backdrop

9.30Tue 2025

Forest culture of mutual cooperation taking root in Austria, where wood biomass heat supply is spreading [Heat supply business as a basis for local economic circulation 2].

I heard these words more than once during my business trips to Europe: "I don't have that much money saved and I'll be fine" and "The government will take care of me in my old age." [...].

9.17Wed 2025

Shinshu larch is going from a landscape resource to a forestry resource.

When one hears the words "Karuizawa" or "Hakuba," many people think of resort destinations. Fresh air, majestic mountains, Western-style architecture and villa culture. It [...].

9.5Fri 2025

TENOHA TATESHINA Lab.", a new tourism base in Tateshina, where visitors can learn about forest cycles through "specimens, fragrance, and color" of highland plants.

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 [...].

9.3Wed 2025

Noto's satoyama and satoumi, supported by the ate forestry industry, also takes on the challenge of restoration utilizing forestry heritage and World Agricultural Heritage sites.

The Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture experienced unprecedented combined disasters in the history of the prefecture: the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's Day, 2024, and the Okunoto torrential rains in September. The disaster area [...].

8.29Fri 2025

A Sustainable Model Learned in Austrian Villages for Spreading Heat Energy in Mountain Villages [Heat Supply Business as a Basis for Local Economic Circulation 1: Overview].

Have you ever felt uncomfortable with the use of fossil fuels as a matter of course? Nowadays, electricity and heat energy are generated by coal and [...].

8.13Wed 2025

Craft gin flavored with Abies sachalinensis born: Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido, a new model for utilizing forest resources at a publicly owned and operated distillery

On August 27, a publicly owned and operated "Tankyu Distillery" opened in Higashikawa Town, Hokkaido. Making use of local agricultural products and forest resources [...].

7.18Fri 2025

New balance of power between shippers and buyers in the lumber market based on the concept of "local economic circulation and carbon neutrality

The percentage of domestic timber in demand for lumber has recovered to over 40%. Forests that are in the process of being logged or have passed their [...].

7.14Mon 2025

The Challenge of Fully Utilizing Forest Resources in Western Toyama Prefecture (3)

The recent heat wave and snowfall, the emergence of climate change, and the national goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2050 - these are the reasons why the "carbon neutrality" goal has become a reality in Japan. These are the backdrop to the [...].

7.9Wed 2025

Kikori Kikori Forestry recycles trees cut down from parks and roadside trees Comprehensive collaboration between Kobe City and "Shikoku Right Under the Tree Company" for recycling and utilization of forest resources

Based in Tokushima Prefecture, the company provides services to local governments through recycling-oriented forestry and utilization of forest resources by Kori Kiri Rinkyo [...].

6.23Mon 2025

Local Production for Local Consumption of Wood, Wooden Towns, and Woody Biomass to Enrich the Region: The Challenge of Fully Utilizing Forest Resources in Western Toyama Prefecture (2)

The western region of Toyama Prefecture is surrounded by clean water and rich forests. The region is now making the most of its bounty, and is close to being self-sufficient in resources [...].

6.14Sat 2025

Supporting Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Using Forest Space "Forests and Futures Sustainability Award 2025" Seeking Next-Generation Business Ideas

The Forest and the Future" is a general incorporated association, and the "Forest and the Future Sustainable Award 2025" is a business idea based on the theme of "the spatial value of forest [...]...

5.11Sun 2025

Forests as a Starting Point, Their Management and Challenges: Betting on the Revival of the Local Economy with Forestry at its Core

When considering the future of the forest economy, the starting point is the "field" of forests. After working at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

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