Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2013/04 -2017/03
Author : Sato Noriko, IIGUNI Yoshiaki, HORI Yasuto, FURUIDO Hiromichi, YAMADA Shigeki, YAMAMOTO Miho, FUJIWARA Takahiro, CHOI Soo Im, KANG Had Mo, TSENG Yu-Liang, SASADA Keitaro, OWAKE Tatsuya
This study aimed to examine forestry promotion measures and the corresponding effects on mountainous areas in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. This study employed the use of literature reviews, governmental statistics analysis, and interview surveys. The three countries have attempted to expand wood production by setting numeric, self-sufficient target wood rates. However, Korea and Taiwan face challenges in developing and securing forestry workers and expanding domestic timber markets. In Japan, the wood processing industry’s increased expansion has been on par with domestic wood demand. However, the increased demand was for low-quality wood; therefore, economic effects in mountainous areas were limited and differed from region to region. Conversely, in Japan and South Korea, recent demographic statistic trend data show young people from urban areas moving to mountainous regions. Moreover, emerging trends observe growing numbers of self-employed young people in forestry in Japan.