Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd. (TSE:7649) is a Japanese operator of drug stores. The company continues to open new stores, the industry is growing and consolidation portends good things for the larger ...

Shou Sugi Ban (which translates as “the burning of Japanese cypress”) is a traditional Japanese technique of charring wood to make it more rot and insect resistant.

In this tutorial, I'll demonstrate the Japanese method of shou sugi ban, which involves burning wood to preserve it and protect it from fire and rot. This technique was used in the construction of ...

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