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[Rebroadcast] How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz

Deep Dive from The Japan Times

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The Future of Japan's Forests

If the project moves forward and actually materializes, then these cedar forests could be a source of alcohol. The average age of Japan's forestry workers are now around 65. In Tokigawa, one of the people I interviewed for the story said there's probably only two loggers left.

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