Forestry products (World War II times)
Local forestry represented a production of 14,000,000 meters of wood with a value of ?75,000,000, a total value of ?50,000,000 in cut wood, ?3,000,000 in bamboo and other secondary wood products for a total value of ?100,000,000. The local forests covered 200,000 km?, 90,000 km? under State administration or Imperial Family reserves and taking part in scientific forest research during latter years. Coal of wood was valued at 100,000,000 yen. The Sugi (Scryptomeria Japonica), representing a quarter of the total quantity, Pine more than 20%in quantity and value and the Hinoki (Chamaecypaaris Obtusa) only 1/4% of quantity, but more than 9% in value.

Despite many forests and their importance, Japan continued to buy wood overseas. In accord with another dates, Japan had 200,000 km? of forest, 100,000 km? in private hands, the other 75,000 km? in state control and 12,000 km? owned by the Imperial House. Wood exports were made to the rest of the Japanese empire and to foreign markets.

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