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FORESTS

A stone quarry near Avinashi village in Rajasthan's Neem Ka Thana town on May 19
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 5, 2026
Mining turns India¡¯s heat-shield hills to dust
A loss of the hills to mining is boosting already dangerously hot temperatures in New Delhi, raising the risk of desertification, and worsening health problems, experts warn.
Everimpact¡¯s Alain Retiere visits a project site in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. Through a collaboration that also includes local foresters and Hitachi Systems, the team is striving to connect Japanese forestry with international carbon finance.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
May 31, 2026
How carbon finance could give a boost to Japan¡¯s ailing forestry industry
The drop in value of forests has turned them into a burden, but one group hopes carbon credits could reverse that trend, while also helping the planet.
Indigenous Chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire, of the Kayapo ethnic group, speaks during interview at the Village of Pykany, Menkragnoti Indigenous Territory, southwestern Para state, Brazil, on May 21.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
May 30, 2026
New gold rush threatens indigenous havens in Brazil¡¯s Amazon
¡°We have to expel them, otherwise, they¡¯ll just keep pushing in,¡± said Indigenous Chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire.
Scientists have warned that many of Europe¡¯s forests are bearing the scars of years of rising temperatures and intense drought.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
May 30, 2026
Trees taking drastic measures to survive climate-driven heat
Countless trees across Europe¡¯s forests are adopting drastic ¡ª and often fatal ¡ª strategies to survive worsening heat and drought linked to climate change.
An aerial view shows cattle walking on a tract of the Amazon rainforest that has been cleared by loggers and farmers near the Virola-Jatoba Sustainable Development Project in Anapu, Para state, Brazil, in 2019.
BUSINESS
May 12, 2026
How China¡¯s evolving consumer habits may protect the Amazon rainforest
A pledge from a meat association in Tianjin to buy deforestation-free beef is challenging a long-held assumption among Brazilian farmers that China cares only about price.
A group of forestry organizations created an online platform to boost transactions of domestic timber and the protection of forests.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2026
Japan group launches online timber market
Timber is typically traded through negotiations. In such deals, individuals who own forests and cooperatives often have to sell at depressed prices dictated by lumber firms.
The city of Otsuchi on Saturday
JAPAN
May 3, 2026
Iwate town declares forest fire under control on 11th day
According to the prefectural government, the fire burned about 1,633 hectares.
A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2026
Iwate wildfire starting to be brought under control, authorities say
While the town lifted evacuation orders in most areas as the fire is being brought under control, there is still no clear timeline for full containment.
Hmong volunteer firefighter Mongkol Yingyotmongkolsaen flies standard and infrared drones to monitor for fires from above, track any flames that are spreading and detect heat at night.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 27, 2026
Tech-equipped Indigenous firefighters protect Thai forests
Hmong villagers zip through forested slopes and cut through brush with machetes while others scan for smoke on live feeds from their phones.
Nearly half of Japan¡¯s population suffers from hay fever, fueled by pollen from vast cedar and cypress plantations.
ENVIRONMENT / Earth science / Longform
Mar 23, 2026
The human-made roots of Japan¡¯s hay fever crisis
Efforts to thin forests and breed low-pollen cedar advance, even as labor gaps and neglected land complicate the work.
An aerial view of a cleared patch of the Shakarparian forest in Islamabad. Trees across Islamabad are being felled for infrastructure and even military monuments, prompting local anger and lawsuits.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 8, 2026
Pakistan¡¯s capital picks concrete over trees, angering residents
Trees are being felled across Islamabad for infrastructure and military monuments.
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 6, 2026
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
A small but growing number of domestic winemakers are using vessels made from native trees such as ¡°mizunara,¡± moving away from the norm of using European or American oak.
Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food rose 12.8% from the previous year to a record ?1.7 trillion in 2025, though they fell short of the government¡¯s ?2 trillion target, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2026
Japan¡¯s farm, food and fishery exports in 2025 set record for 13th year
The total failed to reach the government¡¯s target of ?2 trillion for 2025 even though exports to all top 10 destinations increased year on year.
A worker arranges baskets of acai fruit at the Ver-o-Peso wholesale market in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on Nov. 5. Brazil has declared the berry a national fruit, though experts say the law is largely symbolic.
WORLD
Feb 3, 2026
Brazil declares acai a national fruit to ward off ¡®biopiracy¡¯
Cases like a Japanese company trademarking the use of the name acai in 2003, which took Brazil four years to cancel, drove the law declaring acai a national fruit in Brazil.
Cedar pollen is expected to start dispersing in northern Kyushu, Shizuoka and southern Kanto in early February, spreading across much of western and eastern Japan by mid-month, Weathernews said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2026
Cedar pollen season to start in early February; above-average levels expected
Nationwide pollen volumes are forecast to be 18% higher than last year¡¯s levels and 28% higher than the long-term average.
People involved in tree-planting activities under the profit-sharing afforestation program in March in Kagoshima Prefecture
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2026
Japan to quantify companies¡¯ forest conservation efforts
The agency¡¯s goal is to encourage corporate participation in forest conservation by making it easier for companies to gain recognition from customers and the market.
Dried out trees in a forest near Reiskirchen, Germany
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 23, 2025
How German engineers are building future-proof forests
Forest engineers are working on ways to future-proof forests in ?North Rhine-Westphalia under a program that includes mixing tree varieties to build resilience.
Hiromichi Sato cuts a tree with a chainsaw in Furudono, Fukushima Prefecture. The 39-year-old native of the city coastal town of Namie, which was evacuated following the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011, hopes to revive his hometown through forestry.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 15, 2025
Forester dreams of reviving woodlands in disaster-hit hometown
Hiromichi Sato is equipping himself with the skills necessary to rejuvenate the forestry sector of the coastal town of Namie.
People wade through the floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods at Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 2, 2025
¡®Mischievous hands¡¯: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods
Landslides buried homes and crippled rescue and relief efforts, while floodwaters washed ashore dozens of logs.
The outskirts of Bopolu, Liberia, in 2021. Liberia¡¯s government signed a "carbon credit" agreement with a little-known Dubai company in 2023 that promised to protect vast tracts of forests and offset big polluters' emissions.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 26, 2025
The case of Africa¡¯s ¡®vanishing¡¯ carbon deals
Blue Carbon¡¯s Africa venture highlights the complexity of delivering on carbon credits, plans that are often criticized for offering polluters a chance to ¡°greenwash¡± emissions.
Japanese companies get serious about workplace DEI
People working in human resources departments participate in a workshop in Tokyo in January. The participants played a card game in which they took on roles of people with various disabilities.
Japan to allow local governments to ban private lodging
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in March. Various cities around the world have cracked down on private lodgings, such as in Barcelona where the city is attempting to eradicate all short-stay apartments by 2028.
Study finds large gap in daily steps people in Japan take, depending on area
Employed people walk more than those without jobs, a study from the University of Tokyo found, suggesting factors beyond the environment also shape how much people walk.
Japan to raise visa fees for foreign nationals in first revision in 48 years
Tourists from abroad wearing kimonos pose for a souvenir photo with cherry blossoms in the city of Kyoto in March.
How a U.S. author found ¡ª and helped build ¡ª community in a Japanese hot spring town
American author Hannah Kirshner recently opened Mokkei as a hub for local knowledge-sharing and a retreat for tourists. Kirshner had spotted the century-old farmhouse years ago and dreamed of making it a ¡°lifelong art project.¡±
Japan-South Korea detente persists ¡ª but breakthrough remains elusive
While Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have kept relations from sliding backward, experts say they have struggled to turn stability into concrete steps forward.
Japan¡¯s AI goldrush faces backlash as data centers sprout up in urban areas
Erin and Munekazu Tanikawa look out from their balcony at the construction site of a planned 52-meter-tall data center that would dominate their surroundings, in the city of Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, last month.
Distracted walkers in Japan are a real safety risk. My mother knows firsthand.
In Tokyo and other major Japanese cities, <i>aruki-sumaho</i> ¡ª walking while using a smartphone ¡ª has become a persistent safety concern as commuters navigate crowded stations and sidewalks while focused on their devices.
Can automation offset Japan¡¯s military workforce shortage?
A Ground Self-Defense Force uncrewed ground vehicle takes part in a live-fire military exercise at the Higashi Fuji Training Field in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 7.
Japan¡¯s World Cup picture comes into focus after rout of Tunisia
Japan&#039;s Ko Itakura clears the ball during the first half against Tunisia during a Group F match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico, on Saturday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
By Tomoko Otake

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