TOKYO -- Planted forests are aging noticeably across Japan, with more than half now 50 years or older, making the country more vulnerable to typhoons and other natural disasters and also undermining its decarbonization efforts.
"The forest industry will keep falling into decline because there is no way of recording profit," a major forestry company said. (Source photo by Nikkei)
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