Issue 1 Special Issue: Strategy of information technology for utilization of forest resources
| Article type | Title | Authors | page |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOREWORD | Aiming for technology development for appropriate utilization of forest resources | Yuki Imatomi | １ |
| FOREWORD OF SPECIAL ISSUE | Introduction of the special issue on “Strategy of information technology for utilization of forest resources” | Yasushi Suzuki | 3-4 |
| REVIEW FOR SPECIAL ISSUE | Previous and forthcoming research related to information technology in Forest Engineering: Focusing on published articles in the Journal of the Japan Forest Engineering Society | Yasushi Suzuki, Tetsuhiko Yoshimura and Hisashi Hasegawa | 5-16 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL REPORT FOR SPECIAL ISSUE | Present status on description form and usage method of daily work report in Japanese forestry | Masaya Fujino and Koichi Kuriyama | 17-24 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL NOTE FOR SPECIAL ISSUE | Efforts towards growth industrialization of forestry through reconstruction of regional industry | Mikio Hondo | 25-30 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL NOTE FOR SPECIAL ISSUE | What kind of information do timber consumers need? - The goals of ‘the Standard Specification of the Cloud Computing System for Forest Management - | Akiko Niino, Hideaki Suzuki and Hiroyuki Okada | 31-36 |
| ARITCLE | Development of high speed bamboo lactobacilli powdering machine aimed for bamboo forest renovation | Takashi Sano, Toshio Nitami and Hideo Sakai | 37-46 |
| ARITCLE | Utilization of broad-leaved tree stands for woody biomass power generation: Feasibility of simultaneous cutting in coniferous tree stands | Yuji Fukuda, Yasushi Suzuki, Suguru Osaki and Yoshiaki Iiguni | 47-56 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL REPORT | Examination of the effect and the issue of felling training using simulated trees: accuracy of felling direction and hinge cutting | Kyoko Tobita, Takumi Uemura, Toshio Nitami and Takuyuki Yoshioka | 57-64 |
| NOTE | Report on the second seminar of “Availability estimation and harvesting system of unused woody materials” | Kazuhiro Aruga | 65-67 |
| NOTE | Report on the Student Seminar of Japan Forest Engineering Society 2018 | Shohei Kameyama | 69-71 |
| TOPICS | The new forest plan for 100 years and the human resource development in Toyota city | Haruhiko Suzuki | 73-78 |
| MISCELLANEOUS NOTE | On the memorial of Prof. Satoshi Yamamoto | Toshio Nitami | 79 |
Issue 2
| Article type | Title | Authors | page |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTICLE | Effectiveness of risk assessment in Japanese forestry | Chika Nakajima and Yozo Yamada | 87-97 |
| ARTICLE | Required soil shear strength of the embankment of a logging road subjected to contact pressure of forest machines | Hiroko Muneoka, Hidenori Suzuki, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Sasaki, Yuta Inomata and Hirokazu Yamaguchi | 99-108 |
| NOTE | Application of new technology to sustainable forestry management; A Report on the 21st Workshop on Forest Production System | Hisashi Hasegawa | 109-117 |
| BOOK REVIEW | Yasushi Suzuki | 119-120 |
Issue 3
| Article type | Title | Authors | page |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTICLE | Frequency rate of labor accident caused by forestry machines | Yuta Inomata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi and Kengo Usui | 123-130 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL REPORT | Strength evaluation by the difference in the eye-processing of fiber rope | Kazuhiro Yabe, Yuki Imatomi and Takayuki Ito | 131-136 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL NOTE | Median problem approach for minimization of wood transportation cost | Seishiro Taki, Keisuke Inakawa and Katsuhiko Takata | 137-140 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL NOTE | Labor productivity of full tree and tree length logging system using a self-propelled carriage introduced from Europe | Kenji Hirayama, Naoki Nozue, Tetsuji Hakamata, Masahiko Nakazawa, Tatsuya Sasaki and Chikashi Yoshida | 141-144 |
| NOTE | A new forest harvesting system with consideration for forest regeneration and future forestry; A Report on the 22nd Workshop on Forest Production System | Hisashi Hasegawa | 145-148 |
| NOTE | Report on Seminars for Young Persons in 2018th FOREST UTILIZATIONS & FOREST PLANNINGS | Masaru Watanabe | 149-151 |
| NOTE | Report on the exhibition by JFES at Forestry Machine Show 2018 | Tadashi Hatabu | 153-154 |
| NOTE | Report on the symposium of the JFES 2019 “Efforts to turn forestry into a growth sector in Niigata Prefecture” | Shohei Kameyama and Takuyuki Yoshioka | 155-160 |
| NOTE | Report on the 2019 student seminar for introduction of the Japan Forest Engineering Society | Yasushi Suzuki, Hisashi Hasegawa, Kenta Doi, Kotone Hasegawa, Chisa Nakata, Kaho Ito, Kana Nishida, Masaaki Ono, Kouta Horiuchi, Shuntaro Fujio, Rikuta Watanabe, Takahiko Ikebata, Takumi Mochidome, Shohei Kameyama, Yuto Suzuki, Yoshiaki Ito, Kentaro Nojima and Soma Nitta | 161-168 |
| NOTE | Report on the third seminar of “Availability estimation and harvesting system of unused woody materials” | Kazuhiro Aruga, Hiroaki Shirasawa, Masashi Saito, Takuyuki Yoshioka and Atsushi Yamaba | 169-172 |
| TOPICS | Method to make the containerized seedling using the biodegradable plastics tube | Kawabata Masafumi | 173-174 |
Issue 4
| Article type | Title | Authors | page |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTICLE | Productivities and costs of row- and selective-thinning operations using a tower yarder in broad-leaved forest | Masahiko Nakazawa, Chikashi Yoshida, Tatsuya Sasaki, Takumi Uemura, Seishiro Taki, Takuyuki Ito, Shinjiro Oya and Haruto Akamatsu | 187-196 |
| ARTICLE | Evaluating the precision and accuracy of low-cost Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers beneath a forest canopy positioned in a crisscross arrangement | Tetsuhiko Yoshimura and Yasushi Suzuki | 197-204 |
| ARTICLE | Wound healing in trees after cable logging thinning operations | Kazusa Takeshima, Yasushi Suzuki and Toshihiko Yamasaki | 205-215 |
| RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL REPORT | Model to estimate the height of the gravity position in standing trees | Seishiro Taki, Masahiko Nakazawa, Takumi Uemura and Haruto Akamatsu | 217-222 |
| TOPICS | Long-life measures of forest road facilities. Periodic inspection of forest road bridges | Yoshiyuki Okutani | 223 |