This report looks at the Japanese laminating industry from the perspective of the technology and techniques used in manufacturing laminated products. Through contact sessions held with Canadian embassy officials, B.C. Trade officials and with members of the various Japanese laminating industry associations, information on the potential of laminated wood products in the Japanese market was made available. On completing the plant tours, a visit was made to the most prominent woodworking machinery trade fair in Japan, the Nagoya International Woodworking Machinery Fair. This fair provided a window on the latest developments in wood processing technology of Japanese origin. An examination of Japanese wood laminating technology (WP-OI 95.10) Copies available from Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1M5.