Episodes
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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 supportBest of Sustainable Japan eventsFabric Regenerative Biz eventBCCJ Gender Equity eventHiroko Yoda BlogImport Concepts LocalizationSustainable PRIDE valueUseful Gift Japan traditionConsider Gift End of LifeRecycled Wool JapanSustainable Shop ToursJapan DenimJapanese IndigoHAKKO Fermented GoodsVenture Cafe YokohamaPowerful Questions eventEnd-of-Year MindfulnessLINKS
TELL mental-emotional support helpful https://telljp.com/counseling/
Japan Travel Awards 2024: https://japantravelawards.com/jta-2024-en
Sustainable Japan Times 2024 Awards: https://sustainable.japantimes.com/sjaward-company2024
Fabric Regenerative Business Report: https://fbrc.co/en/home
Hiroko Yoda - Japan Happiness Blog: https://blog.hirokoyoda.com/
BCCJ (British Chamber of Commerce Japan) https://bccjapan.com/
Art of Powerful Connections event: https://www.dccj.org/events/workshop-the-art-of-powerful-questions
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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 & cofounder of GetHiroshima: https://seeksustainablejapan.com/about/
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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.
Join us as we talk about the 25 years they have been making Kyoto & Japan inspired music and their plans for visiting Japan on their tour.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekyotoconnection
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekyotoconnection/
Website: https://www.thekyotoconnection.com/
BandCamp: https://kyotoconnection.bandcamp.com/music
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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 historical examples to draw on.
We focus on the key issues PM Ishiba outlined in his policy speech this week: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/29/japan/politics/ishiba-policy-speech/
BIO:
Dr.Donna Weeks was a Political Science Professor at Musashino University’ Faculty of Law in Tokyo from 2016 to 2024. She taught Japanese politics, political philosophy and security and her research focused on peace issues and Japanese elections.
Psephologist Dr. Donna Weeks has spent the last 40 years engaged with Japan's politics and peace issues. Now based back home in Brisbane, Australia, but still with an eye on Japanese politics Dr.Weeks can walk us through some of the key issues happening in Japan's government since the election.
Dr.Donna Weeks blog: https://psephyspix.blogspot.com/
on BlueSky, Instagram & threads: @psephyspix
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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 & cofounder of GetHiroshima: https://seeksustainablejapan.com/about/
LINKS
* Dr.Donna Weeks talks about Japan's new government and PM Ishiba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvIO2IhjayM
* Tove Kinooka Featured (YEA) by the Japan Times Sustainable Mag: https://sustainable.japantimes.com/lr/115 @thejapantimes
* BCCJ Women at Work in Japan Focus: Unlocking Japan's Potential with Gender Focused Investment https://bccjapan.com/events/unlocking-japans-potential-with-gender-focused-investment/
* Climate FRESK: https://climatefresk.org/world/
* Ichigo Bloom Climate Fresk: https://ichigobloom.jp/bloom/climatefresk/
* REI - Refugees Empowerment International: https://rei-npo.org/en/
* Mikan Bags: https://www.mikanbags.com/shop
* BikuDesigns: https://www.bikudesigns.com/
* Organic farmers I am grateful for: https://medium.com/@jjwalsh/grateful-for-educator-community-building-farmers-in-japan-db0a188e688e
Music thanks to talented original songwriter-singer in Ishikawa, Casey Bean: caseybean.bandcamp.com
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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 issues clear and simple so that the possibilities for positive change can stand out more clearly.
Read the story here on MEDIUM: https://medium.com/@jjwalsh/talking-sustainable-solutions-with-kids-a-reminder-to-keep-it-simple-606e24b2ec7c?sk=8609316f42ada8cade10fe31e5a5d271
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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 article here connected to this episodeAll the talks & farm visits on Seek Sustainable Japan - Organic Farmer PlaylistBGM thanks always to the talented Casey Bean - support Casey's original music on BandCamp
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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 Salt3-min SHORTS version on YouTubeSign your name of support for the campaign to reduce Hiroshima ocean plastic pollution#miyajima #craft #salt #hiroshima #entrepreneur #japan #sustainablebusiness #sustainabletourism #trades #suportlocal #buylocal
BGM thanks to the talents of Casey Bean - original singer-songwriter based in Ishikawa Japan - find all of his tunes on BandCamp
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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 Meterologist
17:41 Yuko Nakahata SustainaSeed
19:24 Same-Sex Marriage Legal
20:00 Sustainable Miyajima Tour Project
21:55 Wild Deer & Tourism
23:09 Musubi-Kiln Sustainable Biz
24:15 Good English Copy Value
24:45 Vegan Osaka
25:50 Toothpaste Packaging
28:28 Organic Fertilizer Experiment
30:00 Enjoy Autumn colors, fruit, veggies
== Upcoming Events & Talk Links ==
= Nov 9 to 30 REI Refugee Empowerment International Walkathon Event: https://rei-npo.org/en/event/stride-of-hope-walking-challenge/
= Dec 5 BCCJ Event on Gender Focused Investments: https://bccjapan.com/events/unlocking-japans-potential-with-gender-focused-investment/
= CapGemini IT company event: https://www.capgemini.com/about-us/
= Sustainaseed: https://en.sustainaseed.net/
= Musubi Kiln: https://musubikiln.com/
= Benton Homestead get a mention on CNBC @bentonhomestead @CNBC https://bentonhomestead.com/press
Watch the CNBC episode here: https://youtu.be/1F637H2yUlo?si=xvKT48MHI2DNZdtU
= Order your vegan cheeses and meat alternatives at VEGAN OSAKA
https://www.veganosaka.com/en/collections/vegan-cheeses
Watch the video version of this talk here on YouTube
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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.kickstarter.com/projects/wexistjapan/we-exist-japan-episode-2-lgbtq-documentary?ref=project_link
Watch the live talk with Felicity and Tiffany on YouTube
Support Casey Bean original singer-songwriter who provides the BGM for this podcast - find all of Casey Bean's wonderful tunes on BandCamp
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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 nuclear weapons and bans.
BGM thanks to Casey Bean - support his music on BandCamp
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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=BoVYcQHsbqTrhhUl
Sept 2024 topics: Tove's One Young World Conference in Montreal & Montreal's Amazing Fruit & Vegetable Markets | Joy's talk with Dr. Donna Weeks & Japan's Top-3 for the Prime Minister Job- how Sustainable are their policies? | Joy's talk with Emi Kaiwa about sustainable tourism development | Tove's work on resilience at the workplace at the Conrad hotel Tokyo | Joy's work at the Ogasawara islands nature reserve article on Dolphin identification
00:00 Welcome to September Short-Takes
00:28 One Young World 2024
06:47 Japan's Top-3 for PM
07:40 Shijiro Koizumi
10:05 Carbon Tax
12:00 Shigeru Ishiba
13:40 Sanae Takaichi
16:19 Montreal Marche Market
19:58 Ogasawara island article
22:09 Building Resilience at Conrad hotel
27:00 After-hour freedoms from work
29:00 Emi Kaiwa of GSTC
Tove & Joy are both focused on sustainable issues in our work across Japan doing consulting, training, advising & development for business, organizations and tourism.
Tove Kinooka: Enteleco Consulting: https://www.entelecoconsulting.com/
Joy Jarman-Walsh (jjwalsh): Inbound Ambassador: https://linktr.ee/jjwalsh
== BGM thanks to the talented Casey Bean - support his music on BandCamp ==
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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 #sustainable #sustainability #podcast #emikaiwa #DMO #destinationmanagement #certification #training
BGM thanks to The Beanpod artist Casey Bean- support his music on BandCamp
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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 how the top-3 contenders differ on these key issues. The pushback in Japan rural areas for Mega-Solar farms, alternative strategies, and upcoming rooftop solar initiatives in Tokyo are also discussed here.
@medium article here:
https://medium.com/@jjwalsh/japan-top-3-for-pm-on-energy-future-df53d3947414
Background Music thanks to Casey Bean of The BeanPod podcast- support his original music on BandCamp: https://caseybean.bandcamp.com/
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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 inspiration for others struggling to see how they can reduce waste or encourage a circular mindset among staff.
I hope sharing these ideas will spark new ideas for you- please add your comments below.
Thanks for Casey Bean of The Beanpod podcast for the original music background - support Casey's music on BandCamp: https://caseybean.bandcamp.com/
#sustainable #business #strategy #japan #fabric #jameshollow #sustainablebusiness #businessstrategy #sustainability #podcast
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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 political interest start?Prime Minister Kishida (67)Taro Kono (61)Shinjiro Koizumi (43)Takayuki Kobayashi (50)USA Education of candidatesJapan gov relation to Harris vs TrumpYoko Kamikawa (70)Signaling with profile hobbiesTokyo Governor's RaceShinji Ishimaru surprise popularityThe Social ContractCompulsory voting & engagementArticle 9 Japan constitutionInspired by Seek Sustainable JapanSanae Takaichi (63)Used to be easier to choose PMToshimitsu Motegi (68)Shizo Abe's LegacyShigeru Ishiba (67)Dr.Donna Weeks' choicePM must be popularIs Japan Silver Democracy?Koizumi's Circular EconomyTransparency in PoliticsPsephologist Dr. Donna Weeks has spent the last 40 years engaged with Japan's politics and peace issues and spent most of her career teaching and researching Japanese politics and peace studies at the Department of Political Science at Musashino University, Tokyo.
Now based back home in Brisbane, Australia, but still with an eye on Japanese politics Dr.Weeks can walk us through some of the candidates to look out for in this upcoming prime minister race in Tokyo, the recent Tokyo governor's race and most importantly what kind of politics we should be seeking.
Dr.Donna Weeks blog: https://psephyspix.blogspot.com/
on Instagram & threads: @psephyspix
BGM thanks to Casey Bean of The BeanPod Podcast - support Casey on BandCamp
== Get in touch with JJWalsh @jjwalsh @inboundambassador https://linktr.ee/jjwalsh ==
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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 this podcast on YouTube
BGM thanks to Casey Bean- support his musical journey on BandCamp
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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 closing music - find his original tunes on BandCamp and listen to his podcast on your fave player The BEANPOD
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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 Japan. Video here made by All About Japan of the trip focused on composting toilet sustainability in tourism initiatives.
BGM by talented singer songwriter Casey Bean - support his music on BandCamp
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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 Stollenmeyer
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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 commemorate the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945.
This is an adaptation of a MEDIUM article I wrote here.
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