Cutting edge processing technology and manufacturing and marketing of logs produced in the forestry industry
The environment surrounding the forestry industry is becoming increasingly challenging, with factors such as sluggish demand for domestic timber and population decline. On the other hand, decarbonization and economic security perspectives [...]
Wood requires a long drying period from felling to shipment, during which the top board spends its “sleeping time.” This time is utilized locally [...]
Hokkoku Bank signed a Positive Impact Finance (PIF) agreement with Mori Mirai, a timber distribution company, on October 31 [...]
The "Ichigao Condominium Project (tentative name)" promoted by the Yokohama Municipal Housing Supply Corporation has recently been awarded the "2025 Excellent [...]" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
NAIA, which develops the Nature Science cosmetics brand, is helping to build a cycle of sustainable use of Noto Hiba resources [...].
Tokyo Tatemono is collaborating with Livanes on a project called "Moku Niwa (木庭)" (もく [...]), in which city dwellers can regenerate a natural forest while living in the city.
Life Design Kabaya, whose core business is the sale of wooden houses, is promoting a "regional recycling-oriented housing supp [...]" promoted under an industry-government-academia collaboration in Okayama Prefecture.
Kitamoku, Ryu Mitarai Architects, and Mt. Toi collaborated to build "Dankyo" in Kitakaruizawa, Gunma Prefecture.
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 [...].
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 [...]".
Shelter and Toda Corporation have developed COO [...], a hybrid wood fire-resistant component that uses reinforced gypsum board and wood as fire-resistant covering material for steel pipe columns.
Can trees change the shape of cities? As a general construction company, we are seriously tackling such a question from the standpoint of [...].
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 [...].
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who serves as leader of the National Governors' Association's Project Team for the Utilization of Domestic Timber, announced on August 25 that she has decided to hold a meeting with Koizumi Shinjiro, the governor of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [...]...
The Forestry Agency is holding an exhibition "Wo [...]" at the Future Life Village at Expo 2010 Osaka-Kansai to introduce outstanding examples of the use of Japanese lumber.