Best Jjwalsh Inboundambassador Podcasts (2025)

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Peace - Patti Smith - Startups / April Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Joy & Tove 31:34

17d ago31:34

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Joy and Tove share their insights on sustainable Japan issues, news, updates for April 2025By jjwalsh / InboundAmbassador

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3 Stories of Japan Sustainably-Focused Innovators for better travel, biz & startup 3:02:05

24d ago3:02:05

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Interviews with entrepreneurs Ally Hongo of Japan Travel Awards & Shiitake Creative, Elly Hirano a sustainably focused freelance entrepreneur & Robin Lewis of Social Innovation Japan & MyMizuBy jjwalsh / InboundAmbassador

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Japan Innovation Story- MyMizu app Journey to 5 Years | Robin Lewis 1:00:24

1M ago1:00:24

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Robin Lewis is the inspiring co-founder of the LESS PLASTIC, MORE FUN startup in Japan called MyMizu. In this talk, Robin reflects on the 5-year Journey to taking the innovative idea of creating a refill network across Japan (and beyond). What's ahead for the venture, and also offers insights and advice for leaders and entrepreneurs of the future. …

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What's it like to work as a sustainability consultant in Japan? Elly Hirano 1:00:35

1M ago1:00:35

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Elly Hirano is a freelance sustainability consultant in Japan with a variety of project insights and a great philosophy about a better way forward in business that balances the needs of people and planet with profits. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellyhirano/By jjwalsh / InboundAmbassador

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Rural Kyoto MINKA event & MINKA CON talking with Andrea Carlson 33:27

2M ago33:27

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Andrea Carlson is on the board of the Japan Minka Preservation Society and will join to share some of her passion for preserving old houses and rural traditions and culture in Japan. Andrea will also be introducing some exciting events and meet-ups, talks, experiences and more coming for the group for the enthusiastic Minka-loving community. https:…

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Sustainable Japan Short-Takes x 2 - Feb-March Episodes Double-Special 1:02:22

2M ago1:02:22

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30-min Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan events, products, services, trends, news, strategies & people to inspire us all. Tove Kinooka is the Director & Co-founder of Enteleco & Global Perspectives JJWalsh is the Founder of Inbound Ambassador & Seek Sustainable Japan | Co-Founder of GetHiroshima Tove LINKS LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/tove-k…

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Planet DAO is Reviving Rural Japan Communities with Investment Projects 59:59

2M ago59:59

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An innovative approach to Japan's AKIYA vacant house problem and dwindling rural communities through a DAO approach to ownership and investment in exciting projects to revive areas with great potential. In this talk, Tamaki Nishimura and Monika Sadkiewicz of PanetDAO share their passion to working with amazing rural communities to preserve importan…

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A Positive View of Future Japan Travel - Ally Hongo of Shiitake Creative & Japan Travel Awards 1:01:02

3M ago1:01:02

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Ally Hongo is the cofounder of Shiitake Creative KK which has produced the Japan Travel Awards since 2021. The awards are focused on better Japan travel for the inbound market which are also sustainable, accessible, and inclusive for LGBTQ & families - so these places, people and destinations are welcoming to all people who love to travel. Original…

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A Passion to Preserve Traditional Japan houses - Lauren & Marcus of the MINKA Preservation Society 1:00:34

3M ago1:00:34

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Lauren Schraf & Marcus Consolini join us to talk about the Minka Preservation Society- the motto is: "They build it, we preserve it". What is it and what are the elements of their inclusive work to support and preserve Japanese building traditions, artisans, tradespeople, and rural communities in Japan. It is a very wide tent and they have some exc…

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Creative Japan Rural Revival - Artist Michelle Huang CEO of AKiya Collective 1:04:27

3M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Michelle Huang is a creative-technologist and Akiya Collective founder passionate about "renovating abandoned houses in japan and converting them into habitat installations." How can we revive rural Japan? Michelle and her group are onto something new and important - by making good use of Akiya vacant homes in creative ways that reuse the value alr…

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1st Sustainable Japan Short-Takes of 2025 with Tove & JJ 30:46

4M ago30:46

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First chat of 2025 for this monthly sub-series of the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow with Tove Kinooka and JJWalsh. A 30-min chat about sustainable Japan topics that focus on a better balance between the needs of people and planet with profits. 30-min Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan events, products, services, trends, news, strategies & people to…

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Starting 2025 with an Optimistic View of Sustainable Japan Tourism & Branding 1:14:55

4M ago1:14:55

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I hope you are surviving your first month of 2025 with a sense of hope and enthusiasm for what we can do this year. Of course, there is a lot of depressing news these days. The fires in LA and being bombarded by unethical governance in the US is hard to take. But there is still some hope for this year in terms of sustainable strategy, innovation an…

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Catching up with Alex Kerr - Thatch roof design in Thailand & Sustainable tourism design in rural Japan 59:08

4M ago59:08

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An interesting and inspiring first talk of 2025 here with the amazing Alex Kerr who has spent his entire life focused on a better Japan through his book writing, consulting, business projects. Also, in recent years has also added a love of design, traditions and life in Thailand to his life focus. In this episode, Alex takes us through the design a…

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Time to shed old skin & declutter in Japan in 2025 for this Year of the Snake 30:22

5M ago30:22

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It’s January 2025 which is a perfect time for me to share some goals for this year of the snake as well as highlight positive insights from Japan to give you a more proactive slither start to the year than a defensive coil. Read the post on MEDIUM LINKS: Zero-Waste Town of Kamikatsu Japan Playlist San Francisco Recyling Center Visit - RECOLOGY Dani…

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Yoga & Wellness Entrepreneur in a Snowy Nagano Village - talking with ROWIE GERAERTS 1:00:32

5M ago1:00:32

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Originally from Melbourne Australia, Rowie Geraerts has found a home and supportive community in the town of Nozawa Onsen in Nagano, Japan. Rowie describes her career in Japan as an entrepreneur as a stopover before settling down which became a place to start planting roots. In Australia she says she always felt she was an easy-going water-baby, bu…

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2024 Short-Takes Wrap Up with Tove & JJ 32:17

5M ago32:17

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Tove & JJ wrap up their favorite sustainable short-takes of the year and give suggestions for great organizations to support, great blogs to read and shopping mindfulness as we enter the holiday season. Enjoy! TELL mental-emotional support Best of Sustainable Japan events Fabric Regenerative Biz event BCCJ Gender Equity event Hiroko Yoda Blog Impor…

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Talking with Facundo Arena of The Kyoto Connection - Creating Music Inspired by Japan 34:10

5M ago34:10

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Lead composer-producer artist Facundo Arena joins the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow-podcast to share insights about their Japan-inspired ambient musical journey as creators of THE KYOTO CONNECTION. After years of admiration of Japan, especially Japanese music and culture, the trio are finally on their way to Japan in April 6th to May 18th 2025. J…

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What do we know about Japan PM Ishiba - Diplomacy & Policies talk with Dr.Donna Weeks 1:01:33

6M ago1:01:33

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Dr.Donna Weeks joins us again on the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow to give us her insights on some of the key issues since the latest 2024 Japan election which created a government party, leadership and power dynamics reshuffle. Dr.Weeks has been following Ishiba's career over her political science career of 30+ years and has lots of great histor…

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Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with JJ & Tove 30:58

6M ago30:58

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Tove & Joy are both focused on sustainable issues in work across Japan doing consulting, training, educating, advising & developing sustainable strategy for business, events, organizations and tourism. Tove Kinooka is cofounder of Global Perspectives & Enteleco Consulting: https://www.entelecoconsulting.com/ JJWalsh is founder of Inbound Ambassador…

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How to Keep Sustainability Talk SIMPLE with Kids (or Anyone really!) 57:45

6M ago57:45

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I had a great opportunity to talk with kids in 5th grade this month about sustainability and sdg's to simplify the key concepts- it was a great reminder that simplification is the standard I use use for all talks - especially for the sustainable tourism and travel talk I am giving to a general audience at the beginning of next year. Let's keep issu…

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Grateful for Japan's Farmers - CSA - Community Builders at Thanksgiving 23:21

6M ago23:21

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So grateful for the beautiful colors of autumn this time of year and family and friend gatherings over amazing foods- a time to show KANSHA gratitude for Japan's amazing farmers- especially those who are also regenerating the land, educating those eager to learn, reusing old AKIYA houses and rebuilding dying rural communities! Read the MEDIUM artic…

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Sustainable Sacred Island Craft Salt 13:32

6M ago13:32

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Introducing Hiroshima's sacred island of Miyajima latest sustainable product, Miyajima Salt as written about on GetHiroshima.com GetHiroshima article about Miyajima Salt 3-min SHORTS version on YouTube Sign your name of support for the campaign to reduce Hiroshima ocean plastic pollution #miyajima #craft #salt #hiroshima #entrepreneur #japan #susta…

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Sustainable Japan Short-Takes: B-Corp | We Exist | Gender Investing | Sustainable Tours & Business 31:29

7M ago31:29

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Our monthly short-takes episode for November 2024 with sustainability focused consultants Tove & Joy 00:00 Welcome 00:30 No Snow Mt.Fuji 02:00 Climate Change Gov 03:00 Fabric KK B Corp 06:25 WE EXIST docu-series 08:40 Gender-Focused Investing 11:00 Allies for Diversity 13:20 BentonHomestead on CNBC 14:40 CapGemini IT event 16:00 Tomoko Koyama Meter…

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LGBTQ+ Documentary Series WE EXIST - talking with Felicity Tillack and Tiffany Rossdale 1:00:06

7M ago1:00:06

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Felicity Tillack is a filmmaker based in Kyoto Japan now working on a documentary series about inclusion and diversity of the LGBTQ+ community in Japan. Tiffany Rossdale produces and stars in this documentary-series titled WE EXIST a focus on LGBTQ+ lifestyles and issues in Japan. Please Support the film "We Exist" via kickstarter: https://www.kick…

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Japanese A-bomb Survivors Anti-Nuclear Peace Activist Group Wins the Nobel Prize 2024 7:20

7M ago7:20

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Wonderful news that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb Survivor HIBAKUSHA group called NIHON HIDANKYO won the Nobel Peace Prize this year, but is a future without nuclear weapons a possibility? Talking about stories from guiding in Hiroshima in combination with this news of the award and current stance of the Japanese PM Ishida about the reality of …

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Japan Sustainable Short-Takes - Sept 2024 Updates with Tove & JJ 31:18

8M ago31:18

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Tove Kinooka and JJWalsh are both sustainability focused consultants, educators, advisors and advocates for sustainable business and strategies in Japan. Tove is based in the Tokyo area around the capital and Joy is based in Hiroshima city. Join us for the next live talk on Oct 28th at 8:30 Japan time: https://www.youtube.com/live/Fg2f4paE9f4?si=Bo…

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How to make Japan tourism more sustainable | GSTC manager Emi Kaiwa interview 59:56

8M ago59:56

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Global Sustainable Tourism Council manager Emi Kaiwa talks about her work in Africa with eco-tourism and strategies for how to train guides and managers in Japan to raise awareness of the value for travel that is in better balance with the needs of people, planet and profits. #sustainabletourism #sustainabletravel #gstc #interview #tourism #travel …

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Japan's Top-3 PM Candidates views on Energy, Tax & Social Issues | Rural Solar Pushback & Strategies 18:15

8M ago18:15

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On September 27th 2024 - the ruling LDP party will choose their next president from a group of seven candidates, but there are 3 top contenders are in the spotlight: Kishida, Ishiba and Takaichi. Sustainability is the underlying theme of all the big issues for the next Japan Prime Minister: energy, tax & social issues - it's worth having a look at …

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10 Great Sustainable Workplace Strategies 16:12

8M ago16:12

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James Hollow and his team at Fabric have set up 10 great strategies in their workplace to give them first-hand insights that inform their consulting work & passion to live a more sustainable life. == See all the short videos of James Hollow introducing these strategies here == So much of what James is putting in place at his office can be an inspir…

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Who will be Japan's Next PM? Insights from Political Scientist Dr.Donna Weeks 1:02:09

9M ago1:02:09

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Dr.Donna Weeks - longtime friend of Seek-Sustainable-Japan - gives insights on the top-7 candidates in Japan's LDP presidential election this month (who will be the country's prime minister) based on her 40 years of research and engagement with Japanese politics as a psephologist. TOPICS covered in this talk: Politics & Sustainability? How did your…

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Sustainable initiatives in Japan, Europe & Hawaii - Short-Takes for August 2024 30:57

9M ago30:57

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Great to catch up after the summer break with fellow sustainability-focused consultant Tove Kinooka on our monthly series Sustainable Japan short-takes. It was a lively discussion of connections across topics that help us find better ways to balance the needs of people and planet with profits. Read about this podcast on MEDIUM | See the video of th…

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Building Japanese traditional boats in Europe, USA & for the SHOGUN series = Douglas Brooks 1:00:46

9M ago1:00:46

1:00:46

Follow up interview with the inspiring carpenter-educator-writer Douglas Brooks about more of his projects in Japan and around the world to preserve and celebrate the traditional wooden boats of Japan. Watch the interview here on YouTube to add visuals to the images we are talking about. As always, big thanks to Casey Bean for the opening and closi…

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Photography & Sustainability on Japan's Tropical Ogasawara Islands 1:12:42

9M ago1:12:42

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In early spring 2024, Tom Miyagawa Coulton and I traveled on a 24h ferry from Tokyo to some of Japan's most remote and not well known tropical nature reserves called the Bonin or Ogasawara islands. YouTube video of this talk here Tom is a talented photographer and is always a great collaborator on writing and consulting projects like this around Ja…

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Part 4 (500th) Minka Founders & the Future of Traditional Japanese Homes 1:02:33

10M ago1:02:33

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Amazing last segment of the Fabulous 500th episode of the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow podcast as we talk with four amazing guests about traditional Japanese houses preservation, renovation and design. Guests: Azby Brown, Alex Kerr, Brett Rassmussen and Jon StollenmeyerBy jjwalsh / InboundAmbassador

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Pearl Harbor Visit on Hiroshima Day - making connections for mutual understanding 22:42

10M ago22:42

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Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima Peace Memorial park are difficult places to visit, but also important destinations to maintain and allow people to consider wartime choices and their consequences. This year, I had the chance to visit Pearl Harbor on Hiroshima day August 6th and attend a peace light-up event at Pearl Harbor again on August 7th to commemor…

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500th Episode of Seek Sustainable Japan with Many Fabulous Guests 2:33:00

10M ago2:33:00

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Celebrating the 500th episode of the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow and podcast with so many fabulous guests who have previously been on the show to help me talk about some of the most popular and important topics in the series: Business, Farming, Art & Artisans, Minka and traditional house renovation, preservation and design. Part 1 == Sustainabl…

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Part 3 (500th) Kyoto Creatives - Robert Yellin, Emily Kaneko Reynolds & Felicity Tillack 27:34

10M ago27:34

27:34

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 32:10

10M ago32:10

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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 33:50

11M ago33:50

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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 1:05:10

11M ago1:05:10

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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 32:22

11M ago32:22

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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 1:02:01

11M ago1:02:01

1:02:01

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 57:39

12M ago57:39

57:39

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? 1:02:50

12M ago1:02:50

1:02:50

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 1:02:01

12M ago1:02:01

1:02:01

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 1:09:45

12M ago1:09:45

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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 1:17:30

12M ago1:17:30

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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 1:03:19

1y ago1:03:19

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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 1:04:07

1y ago1:04:07

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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 59:39

1y ago59:39

59:39

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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