There are many uses for the Japanese Yew. Parts of the Japanese Yew Pine are edible. The fleshy, purple parts of the fruit are edible and have been consumed raw by humans or baked  them into pies and cakes (4). Japanese Yew Pines are also a source of medicine used to treat worms, blood disorders, and as a tonic for kidney, lungs, and the stomach ailments (5). Humans have also used the wood of the Japanese Yew Pine to make furniture, utensils, paper, and farming equipment (5). The hard seed contained inside the fleshy fruit has minor toxicity to humans if ingested and will cause vomiting or diarrhea meriting a call to the Poison Control Center (8). For this reason, care should be taken to limit use of this plant where animals are present, as consumption of the fruit and the accompanying seed will result in severe illness (9). 

 These plants can grow to be extremely large. They do tend to grow slowly, but if they have been growing long enough, can be used to shade areas (4). It can also be grown as a decorative lawn, street and park tree because of how beautiful they look when they are fully grown. Since they can tolerate low lighting they are grown inside homes as well as malls and shopping centers as an ornamental(4). They can also be grown under stairwells and up the side of buildings (2). Many people also trim the Japanese Yew into hedges, but this does not show how beautiful the plant can be in full growth (1).