April 11, 2022
Seishin Oigawa, a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Policy Management at the time of the award and a member of the laboratory of Associate Professor Yuko Shirai of the Graduate School of Media and Governance, has received the 20th (2021) Japanese Forest Economics Society Student Paper Award, sponsored by the Japanese Forest Economics Society.
The Japanese Forest Economics Society holds research meetings and publishes a journal to advance theoretical and empirical research in the social sciences and humanities concerning forestry, the forest industry, mountain villages, and the broad relationship between humans and forests.
The Japanese Forest Economics Society Student Paper Award is given to student members who have published an outstanding paper in the society's journal, "Journal of Forest Economics," and are recognized for making a scholarly contribution with future potential. The award was presented at the Japanese Forest Economics Society's spring general meeting, held online on March 30.
Oigawa's peer-reviewed paper, "The Role and Potential of Lumber Retailers in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area," was recognized for its scholarly contribution with future potential.
Comment from Mr. Oigawa
I am truly honored to receive the 2021 Japanese Forest Economics Society Student Paper Award. Based on the knowledge and experience I gained while studying forestry, I was able to deepen my learning in my own way by visiting forestry sites and lumber markets. I also had a fulfilling research life through many discussions in our study group. I hope that this research will contribute to the forestry, lumber distribution, and even the construction industries by conveying the business realities of lumber retailers. On the occasion of this award, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Professor Yuko Shirai for her constant and dedicated guidance, and to everyone who cooperated with my research.
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