The Japanese Forestry Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has implemented a series of policies designed to increase the use of domestic wood. Over the past decade, these policies and programs promoted the “cascading-use of forest resources” to more fully utilize domestic wood resources, including low-grade woody biomass for biofuel. Thus, […]

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