Sustainability in Japan Short-Takes & Updates with Tove & Joy - Last Chat of 2021

Tove Kinooka & Joy Jarman-Walsh last short-takes & updates chat of 2021. This is a weekly LIVE 30-min Chat by two long-time sustainability-focused consultants in Japan: Tove is in Yokohama/Tokyo and Joy is in Hiroshima. The aim of the talk is to discuss sustainability issues, trends, events, ideas, projects, tips and insights.

There should be something here for everyone who lives in Japan, or who is interested in sustainability, work, life and business in Japan.

LINKS:

* Second Harvest - Reduce Food Waste & Support Food Insecure Communities in Japan: https://www.2hj.org/english/support/donate/

* Aoi Shimizu- Skateboarder to Upcycle Denim Artist: https://www.instagram.com/a.craft86/

* Compost is my Christmas Wish - JJ's latest MEDIUM post: https://medium.com/@jjwalsh/compost-is-my-christmas-wish-23d5ebfa8c76

* RICE in your coffee?! YES - YuYa Roast coffee is now blending direct-trade coffee beans with organic genmai rice to make a cheaper, more sustainable, yet still satisfying coffee: https://www.yuyaroast.com/rico

* LUSH - reusable containers, ethical sourcing, animal-cruelty-free, made-in-japan, fun & colorful, furoshiki (knot) use.. : https://www.lush.com/jp/en?t=1639788984796

* Victoria Yoshimura interview - life in rural Japan as a Buddhist priest & running a B+B style Temple lodge- interview: https://youtu.be/xi4HlPXTajc

* Eremi Rey Hermosilla - Shacho-Bell project management, visa and government subsidy paperwork support for entrepreneurs in Japan- interview: https://youtu.be/_RCdDFz3JF0

* Felicity Tillack - Australian writer and filmmaker in Japan - Indie Film "Impossible to Imagine" and short Kyoto documentaries. Interview: https://youtu.be/CtwmXg6UzTo Podcast: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/6b2c9562-3d85-477c-8b01-3a3aefd959fd

• Tove Kinooka is co-founder of Global Perspectives KK in Tokyo
• http://www.globalperspectives.biz/
• Joy Jarman-Walsh (JJWalsh) is founder of InboundAmbassador & co-founder of GetHiroshima in Hiroshima
• http://www.inboundambassador.com/
• https://gethiroshima.com/

Background Music courtesy of Hikosaemon via Royalty-Free downloads on SoundCloud