The discussions centered on Japan's Act 48 of 2016, or the Act on Promotion of Use and Distribution of Legally-Harvested Wood and Wood Products. The law requires countries which export wood and wood ...

The solar panels that shelter the wood could power 15 more for an entire year. Solar is clearly a less carbon-intense alternative to the imported fossil fuels that fulfill the majority of Japan ...

Russia accounts for more than 80 percent of Japan’s imports of wood veneer sheets, which are used to make plywood boards. Nearly 20 percent of Japan’s imports of rafters, which are used to ...