As the heat intensifies, escaping indoors from the scorching outdoor temperatures that seem to reach 40 degrees, we are greeted by overly aggressive air conditioning, making it uncomfortably cold and seemingly prone to catching a cold. In fact...
Japan’s Future Forests has introduced a wooden maternity key holder, crafted exclusively from construction offcuts of domestically grown cedar trees. It is a testament to the organization’s commitment towards the promotion of domestic...
Hida City in Gifu Prefecture is home to magnificent autumn foliage wood that turns bright red in the fall. Unlike the monoculture cedar forests, which artificially make up nearly 20 percent of Japan’s forests, the natural “broadleaf” forest in...
Japanese brand, Urushi no Hashi Juhachi Zen, offers 18 stylish lacquered chopstick designs, as the name “Juhachi (18)” suggests. In Japanese culture, the eighteenth position is typically the most prominent in a performance, implying a performer’s...
In the 1945-1955s, Japan’s postwar reconstruction efforts led to an increase in demand for lumber, and the government promoted a forest development policy. However, after 1964, the demand for domestic lumber continued to decline due to the...