Seek Sustainable Japan launched in 2020 to entertain and inspire us all, sparking ideas through discussions about Japanese culture, travel & traditions with insiders and experts across Japan. All of the guests on the show are creating a more sustainable [i.e. better people-planet-profits balance] Japan in some way through their work, projects and way of life.
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Inspired with real marketing stories. Reall challenges. Real struggles. Real inspirations. Real lessons. In Vietnam market. Fundamentally By young aspiring marketers From Biti’s, Unilever, Nestlé, Grab, One Mount Group, GHTK, Dentsu Redder And many more. All graduate from 1 program Young Marketers Elite Development Across seasons It’s the first time ever Young Marketers Podcast Season 1 Back to Marketing Fundamentals For the passionate marketing lovers and brand builders And those wannabe Al ...
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Borned in 1987, in a small neighborhood of Itatiba, Roni Bulgarelli grew up on the little ranch of his father, a quiet and very calm place located in the suburb and a little distant from the center of his city. His interest in music came as early as the age of 13, in the year 2000, when he won from his father his first guitar. Between 2001 and 2004, during his adolescence, Roni always sought to improve the knowledge in his instrument. He spent a short period in guitar and guitar classes and ...
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Welcome to Kalliope's Sanctum, a story podcast hosted by writer Sylvia V. Linsteadt. This podcast is dedicated to Kalliope, primordial and first Muse of epic poetry and ecstatic song in ancient Greece. This podcast is a place of sanctuary for her oldest stories. It is a return to the wild garden, to the spring, to the ground of being & the source of inspiration in the Earth. Here, we honor Kalliope as Muse of Earth. Here, you will find some of the stories beneath the stories of Old Europe: s ...
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Part 3 (500th) Kyoto Creatives - Robert Yellin, Emily Kaneko Reynolds & Felicity Tillack
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Kyoto is a famous and important hub for Japanese art, culture and traditions- here we talk with 3 Kyoto based creatives who share their latest projects and insights: Robert Yellin is a living legend on anything connected to Japanese pottery and ceramics- he runs a curated pottery and ceramic art gallery along the famous philosopher's path. Felicity…
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Part 2 (500th Episode) - Talking Sustainable Farming with Chuck, Nao, Thomas & Heather
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In the second part of the Fabulous 500th Multi-Guest Episode we caught up with 4 wonderful organic and natural farmers on their latest projects and insights. Nao Fukuoka is cofounder of Iniabi farms in Hiroshima / Heather is cofounder of Nagano Naturally in Nagano / Chuck is founder of Midori farms in Kyoto and Shiga / Thomas Kloepfer is founder of…
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Part 1 of 4 (500th Episode) - Sustainable Business in Japan - Tove, James, Ruth & Joy
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This is the first of 4 parts of the 500th Episode of the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow-podcast with a multitude of talented and special guests who have previously appeared in the series. This part one is with Tove Kinooka co-founder of Enteleco consulting in Tokyo, James Hollow founder of Fabric consulting and research co in Tokyo, Ruth Jarman fo…
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Deep-Dive Sake Tours in Nada Hyogo - talking with Sake Brewer Andrew Russell
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Andrew Russell is originally from Scotland, but has been living and brewing sake in Japan for more than 8 years. In winter, Andrew is busy brewing sake from Oct to Mar each year, but during the off-brewing season, he gives excellent Sake tours in the famous brewing region of Nada in Hyogo. This is the third sake brewing area in Japan where he has w…
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30-min Sustainable Short-Takes for Japan in JUNE of 2024 - with Tove & Joy
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JUNE topics: Refugees | Same-Sex Couples Equality | Koike vs Renho Tokyo Gov | Big Garbage Reuse by Gov on Mercari app | Compost Toilets & Sustainable Travel | Peace Ed & Gaza from Hiroshima | Mountain Ecosystem Tokyo Event | BCCJ event Exploring Japan Corporate Diversity LINKS: ==Renho vs Koike for Tokyo Gov== https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/202…
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Pro-Wrestling & Peace Education in Japan | Ashley Souther
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Ashley Souther has lived and worked in Japan for almost 30 years and talks here about his passion for peace education at his high school in Hiroshima, his experience as a pro-wrestler in Gaza and then Japan, as well as how he tries to connect people to the human stories in Gaza and related war-torn areas of conflict. Ashley also talks of his resear…
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Running a Sustainable Indigo Business on Awaji Island - Sally Hancox
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I have a great love for the sustainability of Japanese indigo. It can be grown without pesticides while capturing carbon and restoring the soil, it can be used without damage to the people who work with it and it can be put down the drain without damage to the environment and waterways- a perfect solution to our modern textile needs. Aizome also ha…
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What does sustainably good urban planning in Japan look like?
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In this follow-up episode with Miroslav Bachura, an architect design and urban planning insider based in Shizuoka - we discuss some key issues of good, more sustainable (people-planet-profits in balance) urban design with examples from Kyoto, Shizuoka and other areas. Miroslav Bachura joined us last month to talk about his renovation projects in Sh…
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Performing arts helps us live healthier & happier lives in Japan - Aya Kawakami Murray
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Japan needs the diverse perspectives represented in the creative performance arts & Aya tells us the how and why theatre, acting and performance helps us live healthier and happier lives. Aya Kawakami Murray is a university educator who founded the Theatre Iridescence in Nagoya and will give us insights on her backstory, vision for the theatre, a b…
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How to Find and Renovate a Minka - panel discussion at the Minka Summit 2024
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The Minka Summit 3-day Event in rural Kyoto (Hanase village) this year had so much great information and insights from experts and insiders across Japan who have first hand experience with renovation and preservation of old houses and traditions as well as developing their rural area communities. This podcast is the audio from the panel discussion …
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How to Connect to the Legacy of your MINKA - Panel Discussion at the Minka Summit 2024
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The Minka Summit 3-day Event in rural Kyoto (Hanase village) this year had so much great information and insights from experts and insiders across Japan who have first hand experience with renovation and preservation of old houses and traditions. This podcast is the audio from the panel discussion I moderated at this year's Minka Summit titled "Con…
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Spring Double | April-May Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Tove & Joy
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Double the fun in one episode of our April and May live talks in the Sustainable Japan short-takes series with consultants Tove Kinooka and Joy Jarman-Walsh. April 2024 Episode: 00:30 Bring Your Own Bottle 01:00 Refill with MyMizu 01:45 Singaport Hilton tap water sign 02:40 What is MyMizu? 03:15 Is Plastic Recycled? 04:05 Plastic Waste Export Crisi…
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Japan's MINKA houses design for style & safety | talking with architect Miroslav Bachura
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Miroslav Bachura is an architect-designer who is originally from Slovakia, now based in Shizuoka Japan. Here he talks about how to properly reuse Minka traditional Japanese houses and materials to be both stylish, cost effective, safe and more sustainable. Watch the talk with Miro here to see all the great pictures we refer to in this talk. Miro is…
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Investing in an Old House & Rural Japan as a Journalist-Filmmaker | David Caprara
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David Caprara is an American journalist who has been based in Japan since he first came as a JET in 2012. David has worked as a writer, researcher, director and producer with major broadcasting companies both inside and focused on Japan from the US. Watch the video of our talk on YouTube == DAVID CAPRARA LINKS == https://www.davidcaprara.com/ https…
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Positive Flip Side of "Good" Inbound Travelers to Japan
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2024 is set to be the biggest year yet for international visitors coming to Japan and while most news articles focus on overtourism and the bad apples in the crowd- I’d like to highlight how inbound tourism is having a positive influence on the local people, planet, proactive mindset and a more sustainable economy. Also, ideas for how we might appe…
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Celebrating Rural Japan Life & Reuse of Old Houses at Minka Summit ‘24
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Bonus podcast of my MEDIUM article Celebrating Rural Japan at the 3rd Annual Minka Summit in Hanase Village. Read the full article here: https://medium.com/@jjwalsh/celebrating-rural-japan-life-reuse-of-old-houses-at-minka-summit-24-1e496d5bc357 This year was the 3rd annual Minka Summit and we went back to the beautiful Hanase Village in rural Kyot…
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Japanese Thatch Roof Renovation - Mélanie Heresbach of 2m26 in rural Kyoto
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As a part of the 2024 Minka Summit in rural Kyoto, we had the chance to visit the stunning KAYABUKI thatch roof MINKA traditional home and atelier art studio of talented design team 2m26 Mélanie and Sebastien. Here Mélanie talks about the process of changing their roof from metal and tile back to natural straw thatch roof over the last year. 2m26 a…
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Vegan Educator-Entrepreneur Talks Japan Travel & Plantbased Philosophy - Brigitte Gemme
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Vancouver based Brigitte Gemme is a mom and researched professional who has been spreading her love of vegan eating and sustainable lifestyles with an international audience through her blogs, podcasts and workshops. In spring 2024, Brigitte traveled Japan with her family and has some advice for vegan eaters who want to enjoy the experience. 00:00 …
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30 min Sustainable Short-Takes for March 2024 with Joy & Tove
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Tove & Joy talk about the latest sustainability focused projects, news and entrepreneurship around Japan for March of 2024 that are on our radar. Tove Kinooka is co-founder of sustainability focused consultancy and training business in Tokyo: ENTELECO: https://www.entelecoconsulting.com/ https://jp.linkedin.com/in/tove-kinooka-35a39323 Joy Jarman-W…
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Fixing up Old Houses in OJIKA Nagasaki Japan - talking with Brett Rassmussen
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Brett works on Ojika island (Nagasaki) and elsewhere in Japan (new project in Nagano) under the business name “Okibi”. Here he talks about the ups and downs of fixing up old houses, reusing local materials, being as sustainable as possible with renewable energy, natural materials, community building and even beach cleanup activities as a part of hi…
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Choosing to stay in NOTO after the quake - talking with Bernd & Mitsue
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The Noto peninsula was rocked by one of Japan's strongest earthquakes on Jan 1, 2024. Bernd Schellhorn and Mitsue Nagase are residents of the Noto peninsula area who chose to move there from Kyoto and make it their home. Bernd and Mitsue have been on the Seek-Sustainable-Japan talkshow before sharing insights about Shojin-Ryori and Photography. Thi…
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Why should we care about traditional Japanese house design? talking with author Azby Brown
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As a preview for the 3rd annual Minka Summit on April 19-21 this year, I had the chance to talk with author and Japanese house design expert Azby Brown (who is this year's keynote speaker) about some of the ideas he will be presenting to the audience of over 500 traditional Japanese house enthusiasts from across Japan who will gather in rural Kyoto…
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Carole Fuchs - Green Ultra Athlete & Sustainable Business Entrepreneur in Japan
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Carole Fuchs is an impressive endurance athlete who has climbed Mt.Everest, she works at the British Embassy as a climate advocate, and is an entrepreneur who launched Feel Run - a sustainable business focused on promoting sustainability in sportswear, events and sports. The sportswear she makes reuses waste plastics and bamboo fibers - the company…
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Passion for Natural Plastering and Building in Japan - Emily Kaneko Reynolds
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Emily Kaneko Reynolds loves to build with earth and mud- in this talk, she shares some of her insights and passion for natural building materials. Emily wrote a book about Japan's Clay Walls (link below) and she gave a Tedx Talk in 2021 worth watching called : Save Your World, Build with Earth – Japan Style - TEDxKUFS : • Save Your World, Build wit…
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Sustainable Short Takes with Tove & Joy - February 2024
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What sustainable trends, events and innovations are on our radar this month (February 2024) Japan?By jjwalsh / InboundAmbassador
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Earthquake-Resistance Renovation of Traditional Houses in Japan
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Ayumi & Uberto are an international couple living in Fukuoka who know a lot about earthquake resistant traditional Japanese buildings. Ayumi wrote an excellent Medium blog about it and another about how Japanese students are educated and trained to survive an earthquake. They have been renovating and living in an old Japanese house KOMINKA after ma…
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2024 Minka (Traditional House) Japan Summit - Talking with the Event Organizers
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The 3rd annual Minka Summit will be held once again in Hanase Village (about an hour from Kyoto station). In this preview talk about this year's event, Lauren, Andrea and Stuart join to give insights on the special speakers, minka mall, minka tours, locals and the village, and how the event has changed over the last 3 years. Key Takeaways They are …
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Renovating Vacant House to Guest House with Tribute to Heritage - Dani Benton
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Originally from the US, Dani & Evan Benton have bought properties and land to live and run a guest house and to do natural farming in rural Japan. The Bentons have been so generous in sharing their knowledge on YouTube by documenting and sharing a variety of useful information about how to get a Japan business and startup visa, buy a house, renovat…
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Seed Saving & PFAS issues in Japan - talking with Ryoko Matsuno
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Dr.Ryoko Matsuno is an environmental researcher who has worn many hats over her career as a government official, researcher, educator, environmental activist, consultant and community organizer promoting sustainable living and sustainable business initiatives. In this talk Dr. Matsuno joins us to talk about her work researching and raising awarenes…
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Funding Sustainable Businesses to "Do Well AND Do Good" - Tokyo VC Schyler Alexandra Cole
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Schyler Alexandra Cole is a VC passionate about supporting entrepreneurs and business people focused on doing good for people and planet with their business ideas. She is also passionate about living a healthy and balanced lifestyle through her work as a yoga and pilates instructor. Schyler gives insights on her work as a VC, research and startups …
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16. Swan Stories- A Conversation with Nao Sims
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In this special, first ever interview-episode, I'm sharing a recent conversation between myself and my beloved friend Nao Sims—teacher of women's sacred dance for over 25 years, beekeeper, gardener, homesteader, mother, and lover of poetry and myth— as a celebration and announcement for our March 2nd & 3rd in-person workshop on Vancouver Island, Sw…
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Foodie Map Community App - HUE - talking with COO Entrepreneur Noriko Shindo
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Nori is an inspiring entrepreneur, working mother and sustainable business expert based in Tokyo - this time Nori joins us to introduce HUE - a new kind of foodie / map app to share your favorite eateries with likeminded users in Japan and beyond. The Pod-Save-America episode I reference in the beginning of the show on being sober & community conne…
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Top-3 Sustainable Japan Highlights in 2023 with Joy & Tove
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Welcome to our last 30-min chat of 2023 - what were the top-3 sustainable highlights in Japan for us this year? LINKS (== Tove ~~ Joy) == Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center & Hotel & Upcycle shop is an inspiring place for training people in how to put sustainable ideas and targets into action: https://www.y-ship.yokohama/green-transformation/ == Sustainab…
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Explore Kyoto's Spiritual Side with Nathan- a Buddhism Insider guide
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Kyoto is one of Japan's top travel destinations but without a good guide, most visitors miss out on the deeper meaning and stories of some of its key sights- especially at its temples. See the video of this talk: https://youtube.com/live/kRI5MfGURS4 In this talk, Rev. Dr. Nathan Jishin Michon 慈心 who is a deep-Kyoto guide and insider expert on the d…
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Author Alex Kerr talks about his latest book Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests
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Alex Kerr is a living treasure of knowledge about all things Japan- especially Japanese culture, traditional houses, community development, village life and the arts. In this talk, Alex shares insights about his latest book which features unknown destination gems in Japan which still retain their traditional charms - called HIDDEN JAPAN. Alex Kerr …
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North to South Craft Brewery Japan Journey - talk with Matthew Boynton of Sakamichi (Steep Hill) Brewing
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Catching up with craft-beer brewmaster & insider Sakamichi Brewing co-founder Matthew Boynton. Matthew shares his North to South Japan top craft breweries and tap-room top-10 list with us - so many great examples of how these businesses take care of their local communities and environment while running a successful business! #craftbeer #japan #sust…
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November 2023 Sustainability Highlights with Tove & JJ
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Putting strategies into action to balance the needs of people and planet is the ongoing aim of many of us around the world- here are a few positive examples to inspire from Japan. In this month’s sustainable short-takes talk this month, sustainability-focused consultant Tove Kinooka shared her recent Enteleco project- at one of my favorite destinat…
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Exploring diversity & borders in life & culture through art - Ava Grauls, Makiko Shimizu Harris & Megumi Ohata
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== Enjoy JJ's Ad-Free Seek-Sustainable-Japan Videos all winter == Ava Grauls, Makiko Shimizu Harris & Megumi Ohata talk here about their beautiful and fascinating artwork which they displayed together in Hiroshima, Japan at Gallery G this summer (2023). These 3 talented humans share insights about their work as well as advice for budding creatives …
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Japan's Decision to Release Nuclear Waste Water & Radiation Testing in the Ukraine - Azby Brown
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Azby Brown is a long time resident of Japan and lead research of the radiation testing open source advocacy, education and training organization SAFECAST. Here Azby talks about the decision by the Japanese government to release waste water into the ocean and the surrounding issues and consequences as well as advice for how future actions and decisi…
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Autumn Short-Takes About Sustainability in Japan with Tove & Joy
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Our Autumn Sustainability in Japan and beyond chat - here Tove Kinooka and JJWalsh (both of us do sustainability focused work, consulting and projects in Japan) share some of our insights for exciting sustainable business, travel, events and projects in Japan (or relevant to Japan). Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/6SZ8N1Nnw…
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The Positive Practice of Organic Farming in Japan - Heather Nagano Farm Tour
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Heather Fukase is originally from Australia, and has lived in a beautiful rural area of Nagano above Matsumoto-city for the last 17 years where she has raised a family. For more than 10 years Heather (and her husband) has been growing vegetables and fruit organically and as naturally as possible. Watch the video of this talk: https://youtu.be/6UgDb…
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How Japanese Consumers view Sustainable Brands & Living - James Hollow CEO of Fabric KK
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How do Japanese consumers think about sustainability and sustainable brands? This is the 3rd annual report that James Hollow and his team at Fabric in Tokyo have compiled this data from their original research. See FABRIC co's entire Sustainability in Japan 3 report "The pathway to regenerative business" Watch the video version of this talk on yout…
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Documenting Tohoku Recovery with a Film about the MCT - talking with Robbie McKain & James Clark
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Writer James Clark and filmmaker Robbie McKain have joined forces to do a fundraiser for a film about the Michinoku Coastal Train (MCT) in Tohoku - a 1000 km trail that was created to bring more visitors to the area to enjoy the beautiful coastal hike while supporting the communities still rebuilding after the 2011 Earthquake-Tsunami-Nuclear Power …
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Buddhist Voices in Crisis Care - Refuge in the Storm | talking with Rev.Dr. Nathan Jishin Michon
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Nathan and I met recently in Kyoto when I gave a talk on PRIDE at the Creative Mornings event. He has been researching and writing and practicing meditation and religious studies in Japan and around the world for many years and has a deep understanding of how Buddhist philosophies and teachings can help in counseling and supporting people in times …
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MEDIUM article | Slow travel to Japan's Earth Celebration
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This is a read of a medium article I wrote (plus some extras) about going to the Sado island Earth Celebration event this year. Original article here. Background music thanks to performers in the KODO taiko "roam through OGI town" parade I joined on the 1st day of the festival. See all my videos of performances, interviews and live tours on my YouT…
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Event Recap for Earth Celebration Sado Island with Yui and JJ
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Yui Kamiya and JJWalsh talk about the 2023 Earth Celebration Event on Sado Island, Niigata. This event is one of Japan's longest running summer festivals and this year was the 35th Earth Celebration event. Yui Kamiya is one of the organizers of the event who has seen it's development over the last 10 years and tells us some insights from the operat…
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Avoid crowds for Japan travel - talking with Instagram influencer SugaLenin - Kristina Minami
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Kristina Minami @sugalenin is a social media influencer on Instagram that touts herself as an anti-overtourism expert. Kristina was on the Reuters sponsored webinar I moderated on Sept 7, 2023 which has had more than 500K views. Here Kristina elaborates on the webinar insights by sharing sustainable travel opportunities off-the-beaten-track in othe…
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SDG Manga - EVs - Sustainable Events - Tokyo Webinar - Organic Farm | Sustainable Short-Takes with Tove & Joy
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Monthly 30-min chat between two Sustainability-focused consultants in Japan, Tove Kinooka in Tokyo & JJWalsh in Hiroshima - what topics are on our radar this month of August 2023? See the time-jumps and topics below: Watch the video on YouTube here for the added visuals 00:00 Welcome to Sustainable Short-Takes 02:00 Extreme Heat Summer in Japan - N…
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Fixing up a 250-Year-Old House in Japan Snow Country - House Tour & Talk with Ed Stratham
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Ed Stratham is a talented entrepreneur and community builder based in Nagano, Japan. In this talk with Ed he gives us an insightful house tour of his 250+ year old property that he has been working on renovating. He also has great advice for anyone interested in renovating old houses in Japan. Amazingly, despite doing most of the work himself, Ed h…
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The Sado Island Earth Celebration 2023 Overview - talking with event insider Yui Kamiya
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Earth Celebration on Sado island NIIGATA is one of the summer festivals in Japan I have wanted to get to for many years and this year August 18-20, 2023 the festival will be back in full force. Here organizer and KODO taiko-drum ensemble member and manager Yui Kamiya talks about travel to this beautiful island and what we can expect to see and enjo…
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