Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Origin of the Eleusine indica population on the active volcanic Nishinoshima Island, Japan

Nishinoshima Island, located approximately 1,000 km south of mainland Japan and 130 km from the Ogasawara Islands, emerged as a new island due to volcanic activity in 1973. On this isolated island, grasses such as Eleusine indica and Portulaca oleracea have been observed growing,...

Effects of furfurylation on white pocket rot in Japanese larch heartwood caused by Porodaedalea chrysoloma

Abstract Porodaedalea chrysoloma (Fr.) Fiasson et Niemelä is a basidiomycete that causes pitting white rot in conifer trees such as Japanese larch, leading to significant losses in wood density and mechanical strength. Consequently, the utilization of decayed wood is severely lim...

Associations of Happiness, Ikigai, and Enjoyment of Daily Life with Frequency of Forest Walking in a Japanese General Population: The Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Daiko Study

A number of studies have examined the acute effects of shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), or forest walking; however, only a limited number of epidemiological studies have examined the association between habitual forest walking and daily health. The aim of this study was to examine...