Sustainably-focused Entrepreneurship in Osaka, Japan | Kina Jackson

Seek Sustainable Japan

Social Entrepreneur Kina Jackson is based in Osaka where she works as a consultant, educator, translator and interpreter. In this talk, Kina Jackson talks social-good app, Black Women in Japan group, plantbased VEGAN OSAKA promotion for delicious meat-alternatives, finding ways to handle work stress, and collaborations among the Osaka-Kansai community.

00:00 Welcome

01:15 Entrepreneurship award

03:30 Workplace balance at home

04:48 Philadelphia vs Kansai

05:22 Osaka Entrepreneurs shout-out

06:50 Vegan Osaka

09:14 Omnivore driven plantbased startup

10:30 Plantbased Menu at Vegan Osaka

12:00 Sustainable protein wins

13:40 Mixed group customers

15:00 Meat eateries need vegan options

20:00 Made-in-Osaka plantbased products

21:07 Black Women in Japan community

23:40 Karen Hill Anton

25:00 Diversity & Inclusion Workshops (DEI)

25:40 Women Empowerment "Migaku Me"

26:50 SDG's USA-Liberia-Japan project

33:20 Cross-Cultural Business Workshops

36:00 Social Good App GOCHISO

41:00 Passion for volunteering & social good in biz

48:00 Workplace health and wellness seminar BCCJ

50:00 Enjoy the spring blossoms! Thanks for joining!

Kina Jackson is a sustainability focused entrepreneur who has been based in Osaka, Japan since 2002 when she came to try out living in Japan as an English teacher.

Kina Jackson founded a consulting and translation business called KJ consulting where she does translation and interpreting work. Kina Jackson was the co-founding director of the social-good app Gochiso (now called Mamoru) where purchases for goods and services could support community projects that make a difference.

Currently, among other interesting projects, Kina is the business development representative for Vegan Osaka - a B2B enterprise to promote plant-based cheeses, meats and sweets made in Osaka to the Japanese market.

https://www.kjconsultingjapan.com/