Biodiversity loss has accelerated at an alarming rate in recent decades, driven largely by human activities such as clearing ...

Tokyo, vol. 18), by T. Terada and T. Utigasaki, states that the annual loss due to forest fires in Japan is second in magnitude only to that suffered by the United States. Japanese meteorologists ...

The forest is in Hiroshima's Etajima district, an island with a population of over 20,000 people. Japan saw in 2024 its hottest year since records began in 1898, mirroring other nations as ever ...

TOKYO — Firefighters and helicopters were combating a blaze in a forest on a Japanese island on Friday, with media reports saying it may have been started by nearby military exercises. Public ...

A “forest environment tax” will be introduced ... A growing swath of mountain forests in Japan are not being tended to properly, mainly due to falling lumber prices, fueling concerns about ...

Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A forest fire that broke out on Friday within Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Nagahama Shooting Range in Hiroshima Prefecture continued to burn over 20 hours later ...

This initiative underscores the company's dedication to forest conservation and sustainable resource management, supporting global and local efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable ...

The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor harvests ...

The Indonesian government wants to turn 20 million hectares (49 million acres) of forest into areas for food and energy production and water reserves, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni recently said ...

Chikurin-no-Michi is a magical space filled with the fresh scent of bamboo and lush greenery, embodying the beauty of Arashiyama. It has appeared in a number of movies and TV series. The best times to ...