and aoki is literally planting the seeds for an entirely new source of income. individually owned cedar trees. people can buy seedlings, plant them and wait for them to mature. a package of three seed lings costs $325. after a couple years customers can use the lumber to build a house or make furniture. >> translator: it was fun! >> reporter: in 2015 his firm prepared 100 packageges and sol them all. so far this year they have sold 35. >> translalator: we're about to have our second child. it's fun to think about our child and our tree when they're both grown. >> reporter: the seedling project is part of aoki's efforts to build a brand and add value to his products. >> translator: we are facing a lot of challenges, so we have to move quickly. >> reporter: aoki wants to create an industry that nurtures strong, healthy workers, just like the trees they harvest. >>> that's it for business news. i'm going to leave you with the markets. >>> "newsline" comes to you live from tokyo. the united states says two chinese military jets conducted what it calls an unsafe inte

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