As Japan’s concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
On another sweltering day in Tokyo last Sunday, some residents took to the streets to meticulously measure just…
The tiny Okayama village providing Japan with a blueprint for forest management
NISHIAWAKURA, OKAYAMA PREF. – Threading through the woodlands encircling Nishiawakura, a village in a mountainous area of Okayama…
As Oak Wilt Spreads, Hokkaido Officials Race to Save Timber
このページを 日本語 で読む Oak wilt, a disease caused by a fungus spread by insects, is moving northward and…
Hidden Wonders | World’s Longest Tree-Lined Avenue in Nikko
Towering cedars line a dense, overgrown road, their massive trunks rising like the walls of a living tunnel.…
Falling cherry blossom trees in Tokyo raise safety concerns
TOKYO (AP) — Many of Tokyo’s popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan’s…
Collapse of Tokyo’s aging cherry blossom trees raises safety concerns
TOKYO — Many of Tokyo’s popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan’s postwar…