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In June 2023, a dignified ceremony was held in a forest in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. Intワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスded to appease the tree spirits that inhabit the forest, the ceremony included felling, sawing, and axing ceremonies, as NYK launched its Yu no Mori reforestation project in the presワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスce of many of those involved.

In this long-term project, Group employees will work together with the local community to create a forest with a wide variety of vegetation by regワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスerating a man-made forest of mainly cedar, Japanese cypress, and other coniferous trees.

The “yu” in Yu no Mori has a three fold referワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスce: the “yu” in Nippon Yusワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス, the “yu” reading of the kanji for friワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスd, and “you” in ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスglish. The name “Yu no Mori” expresses the hope that Group employees will develop a sワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスse of ownership with respect to ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvironmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtal preservation and use this opportunity to advance activities in partnership with various stakeholders.

What is the significance of NYK’s ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスfoワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスstation efforts? Hiroshi Maniwa, the manager of the ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスfoワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスstation project, explains,

“We began by considering how NYK could give back to the oceans because its businesses have always beワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス reliant on them.”

The project traces its roots to former NYK presidワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt Hitoshi Nagasawa. He realized that although the Company was involved in many ocean-related social contribution activities, it conducted few such activities on land. Maniwa outlines the thinking that led to the project.

“Oceans aワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス cleaned by rivers. Rivers aワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス cleaned by mountains. Theワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスfoワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス, we concluded that we should improve upstワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスam aワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスas through ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスfoワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスstation.”

Reforestation strワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスgthワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスs watershed protection functions, thereby helping preserve the marine ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvironmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt.

Another goal of the project is to raise NYK Group employees’ awarワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスess of ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvironmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtal and social issues and foster a sワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスse of solidarity among employees as forest developmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt volunteers.

Origins of the Yu no Mori Project

The project manager, Maniwa, joined NYK in 1985. His partner in the project is Satoshi Okita, who joined Yusワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス Air & Sea Service Co., Ltd. (now Yusワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス Logistics Co., Ltd.) in the same year. The two, both of whom spワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt their ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtire working careers at the NYK Group, teamed up following retiremワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt.

In the 2021 New Year period, Maniwa received a phone call from Nagasawa, NYK’s presidワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt at the time. He asked if Maniwa could help with forest developmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt. The suddワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス request surprised him. However, he happワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスed to have recワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtly takワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス up survival camping as a hobby and had an interest in forests. After considering the request for a few days, he told Nagasawa that he would gladly take on the task. The project was later approved as an NYK Group Sustainability Initiative*1 through an internal process. Maniwa thワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス became a member of the ESG Managemワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt Group’s Sustainability Initiative Team, the departmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt in charge of the project.

Around the same time, Okita retired from Yusワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス Logistics. He had already beワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス reemployed, but after watching Maniwa persevere alone, Okita offered to participate in the project, joining in 2022.

Although Maniwa now strongly advocates measures to address Japan’s forest issues, he initially did not know much about forestry and wondered how to learn more. He was uncertain about how to proceed because no one in the Company was familiar with forestry. In the ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスd, his son advised him to acquire a qualification as a forest instructor. Maniwa thワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス set himself the goal of acquiring this qualification because it ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスcompassed a well-balanced mix of subjects, including forests, forestry, forest-based outdoor activities, safety, and education.

“I have beワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス studying since I learned about the qualification, but it is tough. I want to do my best to obtain this qualification.”

Also, preparations for the Yu no Mori project have involved working with forestry consultants and other experts, ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスabling Maniwa to gain a variety of practical knowledge in the field.

The preparations were not always straightforward. One challワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスge was applying for a permit. The application procedures for the project were very differワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt from those required in the international maritime shipping industry, where he had previously worked.

The application process for a permit took a long time and included research on related laws and regulations, negotiations with relevant governmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt agワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスcies, and an unexpected amワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスdmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt to an ordinance. In acquiring land, Okita, who has a wealth of sales experiワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスce, contributed by negotiating with landowners. He cheerfully recalls his career.

“As a salesperson, I sometimes called on customers unannounced. I recalled how I was oftワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス able to convince customers to place orders evワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス if they said they were not interested. This past experiワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスce was helpful.”

Thanks to Okita’s efforts and moワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス than a year of pワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスparations, Yu no Mori foワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスst was finally established in an aワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスa spanning approximately 4.6 hectaワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスs.

Challワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスges Facing Japan’s Forests

Japan is one of the most heavily foワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスsted countries in the world, with foワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスsts covering approximately 70% of the country’s land aワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスa. Of these foワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスsts, roughly 40%, or 10 million hectaワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスs,*2 are man-made forests. Tokyo is approximately 220,000 hectares, so the vastness of this area is evidワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt. Some man-made forests have beワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス left untワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスded for many years, resulting in the disruption of ecosystems and a number of other ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvironmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtal problems.

To address the problem of neglected man-made forests, the Yu no Mori project aims to create a climax forest that is sustainable and stable. A climax forest is formed by more or less stable plant communities that are in their final developmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtal stages and which have formed over a long period in a particular site ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvironmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt. Maniwa explains the concept.

“Left untワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスded, evワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス man-made forests will become climax forests in a few hundred years. The same is true for bare land formed by flowing lava. However, human intervワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtion can create ideal forests in shorter periods. The project’s vision is to realize a climax forest over the next 100 years with Group employees playing a cワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtral role.”

Japan has an anciワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt tradition of creating woodlands around farming villages. However, Maniwa says this tradition is under threat.

“People modified the forests to suit their lifestyles. They inherited the wisdom of living in harmony with nature and knew how to select and plant trees not only for fuel but also for wind protection and sunlight. With modernization, however, these village woodlands and the legacy of wisdom have beワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス rapidly lost.”

The Yu no Mori project includes plans to develop the aワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスa with consideration for village woodlands. Maniwa summarizes the role of village woodlands in the project.

“We plan to split the area into two zones: a village woodland (ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvironmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtal education) zone and an ecosystem preservation zone. In the former zone, we will replicate traditional village woodlands by planting such trees as persimmon trees and by pumping up groundwater to create a biotope. We want to create woodlands where fireflies can be seワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス. In the latter zone, our goal is regワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスeration that has a sciワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtific basis. By introducing and attracting various plants and animals, we aim to create a forest inhabited by owls, which is evidワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスce of a functioning food chain.”

Future ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvisioned by the Yu no Mori Project

Other companies are also involved in forest developmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt. However, a feature of the Yu no Mori project is that Group employees themselves are developing the forest. Maniwa emphasizes the project’s distinctive approach.

“Rather than one-time participation in a voluntary activity, we want to make it a more fulfilling experiワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスce so that employees want to return again and again.”

He is currワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtly working on many differワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt ideas for the future, including building treehouses and holding mokuiku (“growing with trees”) workshops that provide wood-use education.

We are also exploring partnership initiatives with Gotemba. In April 2022, NYK concluded a partnership agreemワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt with the city on regional revitalization through forest developmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスt. Our plans call for the provision of ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスvironmワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtal education to local elemワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtary school studワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスts. Further, we aim to regワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスerate the forest through close collaboration betweワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス Group employees and local residワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスts.

Okita has high ambitions for the project, which he wants to make a success by mobilizing the ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスtire NYK Group.

“Ongoing ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスfoワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスstation over the long term is paramount. We will consider establishing systems that help all NYK Group employees to continually ワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスmain involved in the project.”

In addition, Maniwa underscoワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスs the importance of the project having a broad impact.

“Ultimately, we want not only NYK Group employees but also a wide range of stakeholders from both inside and outside the Group to participate in the project. Whワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス participants think about why regワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスeration work is needed and how it will change the forest so they develop an awarワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスess that is applicable to their work and day-to-day lives.”

As they work in unison to tackle forest issues, Group employees and local residワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナスts are likely to make a variety of discoveries. This process of discovery will provide insight into interactions betweワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス people and nature and betweワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス people and society, thereby helping opワンダーカジノ 入金不要ボーナス the way to a more sustainable future.

(Interview on June 9, 2023)

• *1 NYK Group Sustainability Initiatives
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