| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A comparative study of the history of Japan-U.S. paper industry was conducted to clarify why Japan did not have any “integrated forest products companies,” which are popular in other countries. U.S. paper companies searched for forest land at the same time to put wood pulp to practical use. In contrast, Japanese companies have strongly depended on national forests. Although they began to acquire forest land energetically in the outlying areas during the pre-war Showa era, they lost a greater part of it because of the defeat in World War II. After the war, Japanese paper companies adopted kraft pulping and also switched raw materials to wood chips from round wood to adapt themselves to the circumstances of mainland. These changes diluted the relationship between paper industry, forestry, and wood industry. This obstructed the formation of “integrated forest products companies.” In this manner, wood industry became the one comprising numerous small- and medium-sized enterprises.
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