Seek Sustainable Japan

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Seek Sustainable Japan is a positive view of sustainable Japan through discussions with "Good People Doing Great Things" as a way to share ideas worth preserving and building on. Everything from community building to Japanese culture, art, crafts, trades, reuse & renovation, farming, entrepreneurship, sustainable business & products, events, organizations, travel & traditions. All of the guests on the show are creating a more sustainable Japan [i.e. better people-planet-profits balance] through their work, projects and way of life. JJWalsh is founder of the Inbound-Ambassador co. as well as founder & host of the talkshow-podcast Seek Sustainable Japan. JJ is originally from Hawaii, but now a 30 year+ Japan resident. JJ is a sustainability-focused guide, educator and consultant based in Hiroshima Japan. #inboundambassador #seeksustainablejapan

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July 9, 20261 hr 2 min

Dark Tourism Memorial Design - Architect-Educator Athanasios Tsakonas

University of Melbourne Architecht-Educator Athanasios Tsakonas talks about the design of dark-tourism, A-bomb survivor trees of reconciliation & WW2 memorial sites in Hiroshima, Yokohama and Australia. LINKS LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/athanasios-tsakonas-85490438/ Green Legacy Hiroshima: https://gethiroshima.com/features/green-legacy/ Yokohama commonwealth war cemetery https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/49433/yokohama-war-cemetery/ Podcast with Tsakonas on the Eucalyptus of the Yokohama Memorial https://www.shrine.org.au/eucalypts-hodogaya-podcast Tan & Tsakonas architectural office in Singapore: https://www.archify.com/sg/tan-tsakonas-architects

June 29, 202631 min

Japan & London Sustainability Insights from Tove & JJ for JUNE 2026

Great topics in today's chat: renewable energy, sustainable life & business solutions, fabulous plantbased food, wonderful hotels in London, Hiroshima & Fukuoka putting people & planet forward, Ideas from London to promote EV's & ultra-low emissions #talkshow #cleanenergy #lowemissions #london #hiroshima #fukuoka #onomichi #heatwave #greathotels #japan #uk Topics & Updates - June 2026 Tove Kinooka Global Perspectives KK / Enteleco Consulting https://www.globalperspectives.biz/ / https://www.linkedin.com/company/enteleco https://www.linkedin.com/in/tove-kinooka JJWalsh - InboundAmbassador co. - sustainable tourism & business consulting & development / sustainable tour training & guiding / moderator-speaker-host of Seek Sustainable Japan https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjwalsh-inbound-ambassador/ https'//www.inboundambassador.com

June 18, 20261 hr 3 min

Get the most from your trip to Japan: talking with sustainable travel influencer Kristina Minami

Kristina Minami is better known as SUGA-LENIN on Instagram where she had hundreds of thousands of loyal followers who enjoy her deep insights on rural Japan travel. Exciting to see that Kristina is now leveraging her experience to develop tours and guides for some of her favorite trips off-the-beaten track in the Japanese countryside.https://inner-japan.com/

June 11, 202658 min

Japan's Hidden Stories - talking with Unseen-Japan founder Jay Allen

As a long-time fan of Anime and Manga, Jay Allen has been diving into Japanese history and culture for many years even before coming as a software engineer & technical writer turned journalist. Jay has been the publisher and chief writer of the popular site Unseen-Japan since 2018 and living in Tokyo, Japan full-time since 2024 writing and guiding tours for Tokyo's nightlife and lesser-known capitol city gems. In this talk, Jay Allen has great insights about social issues, travel, history and culture as well as current news events and key issues worth discussing for a better informed international community. Looking forward to talking with Jay and learning more of the backstory and philosophy of his work and projects as well as their guided tours. https://unseen-japan.com/author/unseenjapanpress/ @UnseenJapanCustom Tokyo Tours: https://unseen-japan.com/unseen-japan-tours/ Articles by Jay Allen on UnseenJapan: https://unseen-japan.com/author/unseenjapanpress/ Safety Pin Self-Defense of Groping on Tokyo Trains: https://unseen-japan.com/tokyo-chikan-campaign-self-defense/

June 7, 202658 min

Renovating a Kyoto Machiya Townhouse as a Holiday Home in Japan

Adrienne and Zealous Wiley are US based Palm Springs designers who fell in love with traditional Japanese houses and are living their dream by purchasing and beautifully renovating a 100-year-old machiya (traditional townhouse) in Kyoto, Japan. This live chat with Adrienne and Zealous gives us insights on their design decisions and steps of renovation as what led them to take on this new lifestyle.Their journey buying and fixing up a Japanese house started with @shumatsuopost and his team of experts for finding houses and getting the paperwork done. Zealous made this beautiful website of their renovation journey: https://higashiyama-machiya.com/YouTube & Instagram: @psiminkyoto Machiya Journal on Substack: https://psiminkyoto.substack.com/

June 6, 20261 hr 1 min

The Power of Mentoring Kids - Oita & Oahu - Throwback Tuesday

This talk is a lightly edited version of a talk I did with my dad Jay Jarman 5-years ago on Seek Sustainable Japan. Still so many wonderful insights here on living a life and running a business with a focus on helping kids in need. Dad has now officially retired but as the founder of such a wonderful organization he is still very much a part of their fabulous work.LINKS https://www.commongrace.org/ http://www.malamamentors.org/

June 6, 202615 min

Sell us Green Bananas Japan - Sustainable Issues in Japanese News

Podcast inspired from recent Japan news connected to sustainable Japan - my Latest MEDIUM article

June 4, 202630 min

What's happening in MAY 2026? Sustainable Japan Topics with JJ & Tove

Tove & Joy join again this month to give updates on events, businesses, products and projects focused on a better, more sustainable Japan

May 31, 20261 hr 0 min

Bringing Back What We Forgot - Rick Grehan Satoyama Lab Project

Rick Grehan is the founder of sustainable business imageMILL - a business based in Tokyo focused on regenerative branding for a changing world. Looking forward to catching up with Rick on his latest regenerative projects in Japan - taking over a silk and tea farm and renovating traditional Japanese KOMINKA old houses. LINKS Crowdfunding: https://camp-fire.jp/projects/932524/viewWebsite: https://www.imagemill.jp/ YouTube: / @imagemill Facebook: / millsatolabo Instagram: / millsatolabo

May 21, 202659 min

Old vs New vs Imported Japan House Design - talking with Azby Brown

Azby Brown is a regular on Seek Sustainable Japan sharing his love of traditional and modern Japanese house designs - always an insightful conversation.https://azbybrown.com/about/