“A new wave of women are taking forestry jobs, the result of economic, social and environmental policies sprouting in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Japan.  Cedars and cypresses are used to build local homes under the government’s program to encourage the use of domestic wood.  Abe came into office with his three-arrow strategy to end 15 years of deflation that stunted the economy. Nineteen months along, the first two points — monetary and fiscal stimulus — have succeeded in stoking inflation.  Ryosuke Aoki, the 37-year-old president and founder of Tokyo Chainsaws, said 80 percent of the company’s revenue comes from conservation work subsidized by national and local funds.” 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-06/women-harvesting-trees-meet-two-planks-of-abe-japan-plan.html

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