Latest Issues

Volume 2024-3 | Autumn 2024


Exploring the different fields of expertise required by mushroom farming. As Autumn, the busy season for mushrooms approaches, the JEMJ takes a look at how expert knowledge and well-tested practice drives the Japanese industry.

Chestnut mushrooms in bottles
The importance of mother spawn
Trends in Japanese wood ear production

Volume 2024-2 | Summer 2024


Discover sustainable business strategies, innovative cultivation techniques, conference highlights, grower spotlights, and a historic mushroom farm visit in our latest issue.

Creating a sustainable business in mushrooms
Sawdust-based cultivation of Pleurotus eryngii
Impressions from the 2024 North American Mushroom Conference

Volume 2024-1 | Spring 2024


Exploring the intriguing world of mushrooms with articles on food science, the historical significance of human-mushroom connections, a unique profile on hanabiratake growers, and an exploration of whether mushrooms are overlooked in the health food trend.

Scientific analysis of biochemical ingredients of mushrooms
Unveiling the profound legacy of human-mushroom relations
Meet the growers: a unique take on hanabiratake