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The Japan Laminated Wood Products Association released the amount of production of structural laminated lumber based on type of wood by its members (68 regular members and 6 supporting members) from January to December 2024. The amount of production was 1,450,315 m³, and it includes imported lumber based on the type of wood, domestic lumber based on the type of wood, and hybrid lumber (laminated lumber made from a combination of different types of wood). The amount of imported lumber was 877,689 m³ (13.6% increase compared to the previous year) accounting for 60.5% of the total.
Approved by the Cabinet on December 26, 2025, the tax reform for fiscal 2026 includes an extension and expansion of housing-related tax systems including mortgage tax deduction. The borrowing limit for existing homes with high energy-conservation features will be raised, and additional measures concerning borrowing limits will be introduced for households with children and young couples along with the deduction period being extended to 13 years. A measure to relax the floor area requirement to 40 m² or more will also be applied to existing homes.
ELEMUS LLC (Aichi Prefecture), which is globally developing the license for URCYL, a new, 100% plant-based, castable material made from urushi (lacquer tree) and wood powder, signed a license agreement with Taya Shikkiten, a Wajima lacquerware manufacturer, and exhibited the new product at Maison & Objet, an international trade fair held in Paris from January 15 to 19. Using traditional Wajima lacquerware techniques and cutting-edge material technology, the company aims to fully enter the global hotel and restaurant market and expand its market. ELEMUS has appointed Mineaki Saito, the former vice president of Hermes, as its global brand producer.