Episode 558

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31st Jan 2026

Predicting Sustainable Japan Innovation, Products and Trends of 2026

First of our 30-min Short-Takes series for 2026

In this episode JJ & Tove give their predictions for Sustainable Japan 2026: Food Diversity - Zero-Waste - CleanTech - GenderEquity - Apps - Minka - Traditional Rural Japan Travel - Japan EV's - Innovation - Entrepreneurs - Biodiversity

=Tove's top 5=

1) TooGoodToGo Food Waste/Loss App Launches in Japan / https://www.toogoodtogo.com/ja

2) Multi-lateral Thinking to Sustainability - like the IKEA 2050 Project / https://www.ikea.com/jp/en/this-is-ikea/community-engagement/life-at-home-2050-pub2ef982b0/

3) UpScrolled App - More Sustainable Social Media / https://upscrolled.com/en/faq/

4) Women-Positive Events on the Rise - IchigoBloom / Joconne / Rocklit https://www.rocklit.com/ https://luma.com/8jcxj6ef

5) Biodiversity-Forward BIODIVERSIFY https://biodiversify.com/

=JJ's top 5=

1) Japan EV's 2026 - HONDA - Mazda - Suzuki - Nissan - Toyota all have exciting cars in JAPAN

2) Sustainable Travel Innovation - The Japan Travel Awards 2026 - event 2/12/2026 / https://japantravelawards.com/en/home

3) Traditional Japanese MINKA houses, craftspeople, rural living, sustainable travel - Minka Summit event 4/24-26/2026 / https://kominkajapan.online/events/

4) CleanTech Innovation - Smart Energy - Green Entrepreneurs - Events in Tokyo-Chiba-Osaka https://www.wsew.jp/hub/en-gb.html

5) PlantBased Vegan Vegetarian Forward Eateries - VeganOsaka delivers https://www.veganosaka.com/en / Japan Times article on plantbased vegan rise japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/01/29/sustainability/veganism-rise-japan-climate/

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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.

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Hi I'm Joy (JJ) originally from Hawaii & long-time Hiroshima-jin (jin=person). My work and content is focused on sustainability & how we can make better choices to balance the needs of people, planet and profits in our lives, work and travel. Join me as I talk with wonderful people and visit interesting places in Japan.
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