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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September 3, 202631 min

August Sustainable Japan Insights, Events & News with Tove & JJ

Catch up on AUGUST 2026, JJ and Tove talk Japan events and insights for a more sustainable Japan. TOPICS: JJ is staying at Akiya (abandoned house) to stylish retro GuestHouse on Omishima island (Ehime) Benton Homestead, Summer Beach Event | Swarm of Blue Button Jellyfish Japan Beaches | DEI collab: LIXIL ‪@LIXILcorporation‬ MAERSK ‪@maersk‬ Coloplast ‪@ColoplastUS‬ TetraPak ‪@tetrapak‬ & Yokohama Connect | Benton Homestead Akiya to Guesthouse Stay ‪@bentonhomestead‬ | JNTO & Japan Travel Awards Sustainable Inbound Tourism Judging | One-Young-World ‪@OneYoungWorld‬ South Africa 2026 Event | Wakayama retreats at ‪@Ryunohara‬ Ryunohara- talk with founder Lee recap | Sustainable Fisheries & Renovated Akiya to Guesthouse, Cafe, Bathhouse .. in Shizuoka by Shelley Clarke at Sasa-Ichi - talk with Shelley Clarke recap | Commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 81 years since the nuclear weapons attack on these cities

August 26, 20261 hr 2 min

Coach Alex Kang love of 2-wheel travel in Japan & new Onomichi Biz

Alex Kang loves cycling and motobiking in Japan and coaches for triathlon as well as does cycle tours in the Shimanami-kaido route from Hiroshima to Ehime on Shikoku island. In this talk coach Alex joins us from the US where he is based half of the year but talks of his love for Japan 2-wheel travel as well as shares about his new business renovation along the main shopping street in Onomichi - the main launching point for cycling the shimanami-kaido route. Looking forward to going to see him there this year! https://www.coachkang.com/

August 20, 202638 min

Are Data-Centers Good For Japan?

I have been thinking a lot about data centers and in this podcast catch us up on the situation with datacenter planning and pushback in Japan, some more sustainable models for a datacenter in Akita, and a discussion of the questions we all should be asking more in government leadership, the media and our communities about whether we really need so many data-centers in Japan now?! MEDIUM article: Does Japan Need Data Centers?

August 13, 20261 hr 2 min

Sustainable Fisheries Expert Invested in Japan Life & Giving 600yr Property New Life

In 2022, I met Shelley Clarke at Minka Summit and talked with her here on Seek Sustainable Japan - here we catch up on the last 4 years of renovations and projects she has done as well as insights from her work with sustainable fisheries for the UN. #sustainable #business #travel #stay #japan #shizuoka #educator #expert #entrepreneur #communitybuilder LINKS Sasuichi Restoration project: https://www.sasuichi.org/ Sasama Consulting: https://sasamaconsulting.com/ Book Shelley's cottage on AirBnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/39117472... Move in Ready 8 Bedroom house and garden with garage for under $100,000 in Shelley's neighborhood: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ib67... Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood watch- search for updated information in Japan and wherever you are of what seafood and fish to eat and what to avoid: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/ ‪@MontereyBayAquarium‬ Shark Docs interview with Dr.Shelley Clarke about the need for more shark protection and regulation for more accountability in the fishing industry where IUU (illegal, unregulated, unreported) happens too easily around the world ‪@SharkDocs‬ • Beyond All the Sharks: Shark Fishing & Tra...

August 6, 20261 hr 25 min

Updates on Retreats, AirBnb Stays & Renovations in Rural Wakayama Japan

Ryonohara founder Lee talks here about design choices when renovating the traditional Japanese MINKA houses in rural Wakayama Japan. Also shares insights on running a successful AirBnb stays alongside retreats that connect guests to local craftspeople. Lee is also reviving tea farms and doing sustainable farming with goats and chickens. @Ryunohara https://www.ryunohara.com/about

July 30, 20261 hr 3 min

Inclusive Renewable Energy Sourcing Co. Hachidori-Denryoku

Hrishita of Hachidori-Denryoku's international team joins us to introduce the great work of this renewable energy sourcing co. in Japan. How to include international residents to learn about the service and sign up to source renewable energy even if renting or do not have a sunny roof. How everyone & anyone can still be a proactive part of Japan's clean energy transition. Hachidori Denryoku (also has English page) https://bit.ly/45uYT2q #sustainable #energy #japan #renewableenergy #hachidoridenryoku ⁨@hachidori-denryoku⁩

July 23, 202631 min

July Short-Takes Hawaii vs Japan Sustainable Inspiration

Joy's recently back from Hawaii and inspired for sustainable travel and business strategies that also apply back to Japan. Tove has some Tokyo innovation and topics such as shorts okay for Cool Biz? / Regenerative Vertical Indoor Farm in Tokyo / Biodegradable plastics being used in Japan vs Hawaii / Sompo Japan insurance / EV electric car subsidy up to 1.3Million yen payback for all Japanese makers HONDA - TOYOTA - NISSAN - MITSUBISHI - MAZDA - SUBARU #madeinjapan Sustainable Short-Takes is a monthly chat between two friends on either side of Japan who both work in sustainability. Talks each month about sustainability trends, innovation, events and issues for Japan & beyond with JJWalsh & Tove Kinooka - 2 sustainability-focused insiders, educators & consultants working in Hiroshima & Tokyo Topics & Updates - July 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

July 16, 202643 min

On-Location with Thomas at Pitchfork Farms

Farmer Thomas Kloepfer has been working this stunning hillside farmland for 15 years and finding the years of no-till farming paying off with healthy soil integrated with farm animals. Pitchfork Farms is on Mukaishima island, Onomichi area in Hiroshima, Japan. Book your own private farm tour with Thomas- it works well as a part of your Shimanami-Kaido cycle ride along the coast starting from Onomichi: https://www.pitchforkfarms.jp/

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