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Ever since humanity departed from caves and upgraded our dwellings, wood has been an integral element in both the ...

Hay fever (allergic rhinitis), or kafunsho in Japanese, is a growing health concern for millions of Japanese individuals. The rise in this allergic condition is due to a mix of environmental factors, ...

This dates the "Yayoi sugi" cedar back to the Yayoi Pottery Culture Period (1000 B.C.-A.D. 250). At its full height, it stood about 26 meters high with a circumference stretching 8 meters ...

Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting-point of the palaearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient ...