Nov 02, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. Import of tropical logs by Japan surged 27% to 130 938 cubic meters in July, ITTO reported. However, total Japanese imports of tropical logs amounted to 721,377 cubic meters in the year to July, 16% below last year’s import volume. Japan’s total supply of Southeast logs fell 16.5% to 742,900 cubic meters up to July while inventories declined 17.3% to 278,800 cubic meters, equivalent to 2.7 month supply. Accumulated log imports in 2006 have come from Malaysia (75%, two-thirds of which from Sarawak), PNG (15%), Salomon Isl (9%) and Africa (1%).