日本在亚洲东部,由北海道、本州、四国、九州和许多附属于它们的小岛组成,领土面积37.22万平方公里,森林面积2520万公顷。森林复盖率67%,靠开发自已的木材资源就可以满足国家的需求,可是由于大多数是分散的私有林,自然生产力较低,因此无法办到。国有林790万公顷(31%),社会团体( Japan, in eastern Asia, consists of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and many islands attached to them, covering an area of ​​372,200 square kilometers and a forest area of ​​25.2 million hectares. The forest coverage rate of 67% can be met by the needs of the country by exploiting its own timber resources, but can not be done because most of the privately owned forests are scattered and have low natural productivity. State-owned forest 7.9 million hectares (31%), social organizations (