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Seek Sustainable Japan

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...

Elevating a traditional family-run Japanese Inn to Welcome All Guests | CEO Chizuka Tachibana

60 hours 0 mins; March 19, 2026

Japan's Cultural Connections to KAMI Gods - 8M Ways to Happiness | interview with Hiroko Yoda

61 hours 13 mins; March 12, 2026

Sustainable Japan Updates with Tove & JJ - March 2026

30 mins; March 05, 2026

Setouchi Japan Sustainable Travel & Design with You Sakana

59 mins; March 02, 2026

FEB 2026 Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Tove & JJ - Sustainable Business & Travel Consultants

32 mins; February 27, 2026

Diverse Stories of Success Working in Japan for Future Entrepreneurs - Educator John Rucynski

59 mins; February 26, 2026

Local Needs & Visitor Appeal Balance of Sustainable Travel in Japan - Paul Christie

66 hours 38 mins; February 19, 2026

Why Preserve Traditional Japanese Boatbuilding? On location in the workshop with Douglas Brooks

34 mins; February 12, 2026

Why are there so many cute & bizarre characters in Japan? Dr.Debra Occhi Linguistic-Anthropologist

62 hours 47 mins; February 06, 2026

Predicting Sustainable Japan Innovation, Products and Trends of 2026

32 mins; January 30, 2026

Douglas Brooks has been the Last (and Only) Apprentice to many Japanese boatbuilders

62 hours 6 mins; January 29, 2026

The Art, Beauty & Fun of a Hiroshima KAGURA Performance - talking with Rachel Nicholson

61 hours 27 mins; January 15, 2026

Episode 555 - Go-Go-Go Boldly into 2026 Flaws & All

12 mins; December 31, 2025

Best Sustainable Japan Short-Take Picks of 2025 with JJ & Tove

31 mins; December 30, 2025

Our Quality of Life is Handmade NOT AI - Author-Architecht-Artist Azby Brown

60 hours 27 mins; December 04, 2025

Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Tove & JJ

33 mins; November 27, 2025

Japan Rural Life & Classic Homes Event - Minka Summit 2026 - Chat with Stuart Galbraith

53 mins; November 20, 2025

The Human Connection to MINKA traditional houses comes from Handcrafted design - Azby Brown / MinkaCon2025

48 mins; November 06, 2025

October Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan with Tove & JJ

30 mins; October 30, 2025

Talking with Toru Muramatsu CEO of Chiiori Alliance - recreating Japanese guesthouses

61 hours 45 mins; October 23, 2025

Introducing Ideas of Living Earth Lab Workshop in Okayama - chatting with Phil & Kyle

60 hours 54 mins; October 16, 2025

Beyond Traditional Japanese House Passion - talking Minka Con 2025 with Lauren & Andrea

59 mins; October 09, 2025

Sustainable Japan Day - Circular Diapers - Tech4Impact | Short-Takes Sept 2025

31 mins; September 11, 2025

Peace Activist Playwright-Actor Michael Mears talks about Hiroshima play THE MISTAKE

59 mins; August 28, 2025

Osmotic Power - Business Visa - Noto Recovery | August Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan

30 mins; August 21, 2025

Impact of going to both Hiroshima & Nagasaki 80th Peace Events - August 6 & 9, 2025

33 mins; August 08, 2025

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Walk-Thru 80 Years Later | August 6th 2025

49 mins; August 05, 2025

Beat the Heat in Japan & Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Tove & JJ

34 mins; July 30, 2025

Luxury Travel in Japan & Beyond - talking with Brighde Reed of World Vegan Travel

59 mins; July 24, 2025

Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan JUNE 2025 with JJ & Tove

31 mins; July 03, 2025

How YouTuber Mr.Beast’s Kindness & Collaboration Keeps Going Viral

40 mins; June 19, 2025

Biodiversity - Urban Forests - Cycling for Charity - Sustainable Japan Chat with Tove & Joy

30 mins; June 05, 2025

Peace - Patti Smith - Startups / April Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Joy & Tove

31 mins; May 08, 2025

3 Stories of Japan Sustainably-Focused Innovators for better travel, biz & startup

182 hours 5 mins; May 01, 2025

Japan Innovation Story- MyMizu app Journey to 5 Years | Robin Lewis

60 hours 24 mins; April 24, 2025

What's it like to work as a sustainability consultant in Japan? Elly Hirano

60 hours 35 mins; April 17, 2025

Rural Kyoto MINKA event & MINKA CON talking with Andrea Carlson

33 mins; April 10, 2025

Sustainable Japan Short-Takes x 2 - Feb-March Episodes Double-Special

62 hours 22 mins; April 03, 2025

Planet DAO is Reviving Rural Japan Communities with Investment Projects

59 mins; March 20, 2025

A Positive View of Future Japan Travel - Ally Hongo of Shiitake Creative & Japan Travel Awards

61 hours 2 mins; March 06, 2025

A Passion to Preserve Traditional Japan houses - Lauren & Marcus of the MINKA Preservation Society

60 hours 34 mins; February 27, 2025

Creative Japan Rural Revival - Artist Michelle Huang CEO of AKiya Collective

64 hours 27 mins; February 13, 2025

1st Sustainable Japan Short-Takes of 2025 with Tove & JJ

30 mins; January 31, 2025

Starting 2025 with an Optimistic View of Sustainable Japan Tourism & Branding

74 hours 55 mins; January 30, 2025

Catching up with Alex Kerr - Thatch roof design in Thailand & Sustainable tourism design in rural Japan

59 mins; January 16, 2025

Time to shed old skin & declutter in Japan in 2025 for this Year of the Snake

30 mins; January 09, 2025

Yoga & Wellness Entrepreneur in a Snowy Nagano Village - talking with ROWIE GERAERTS

60 hours 32 mins; December 26, 2024

2024 Short-Takes Wrap Up with Tove & JJ

32 mins; December 19, 2024

Talking with Facundo Arena of The Kyoto Connection - Creating Music Inspired by Japan

34 mins; December 12, 2024

What do we know about Japan PM Ishiba - Diplomacy & Policies talk with Dr.Donna Weeks

61 hours 33 mins; December 08, 2024

Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with JJ & Tove

30 mins; December 05, 2024

How to Keep Sustainability Talk SIMPLE with Kids (or Anyone really!)

57 mins; November 30, 2024

Grateful for Japan's Farmers - CSA - Community Builders at Thanksgiving

23 mins; November 28, 2024

Sustainable Sacred Island Craft Salt

13 mins; November 21, 2024

Sustainable Japan Short-Takes: B-Corp | We Exist | Gender Investing | Sustainable Tours & Business

31 mins; November 07, 2024

LGBTQ+ Documentary Series WE EXIST - talking with Felicity Tillack and Tiffany Rossdale

60 hours 6 mins; October 31, 2024

Japanese A-bomb Survivors Anti-Nuclear Peace Activist Group Wins the Nobel Prize 2024

7 mins; October 17, 2024

Japan Sustainable Short-Takes - Sept 2024 Updates with Tove & JJ

31 mins; October 10, 2024

How to make Japan tourism more sustainable | GSTC manager Emi Kaiwa interview

59 mins; October 03, 2024

Japan's Top-3 PM Candidates views on Energy, Tax & Social Issues | Rural Solar Pushback & Strategies

18 mins; September 23, 2024

10 Great Sustainable Workplace Strategies

16 mins; September 19, 2024

Who will be Japan's Next PM? Insights from Political Scientist Dr.Donna Weeks

62 hours 9 mins; September 12, 2024

Sustainable initiatives in Japan, Europe & Hawaii - Short-Takes for August 2024

30 mins; August 29, 2024

Building Japanese traditional boats in Europe, USA & for the SHOGUN series = Douglas Brooks

60 hours 46 mins; August 22, 2024

Photography & Sustainability on Japan's Tropical Ogasawara Islands

72 hours 42 mins; August 15, 2024

Part 4 (500th) Minka Founders & the Future of Traditional Japanese Homes

62 hours 33 mins; August 08, 2024

Pearl Harbor Visit on Hiroshima Day - making connections for mutual understanding

22 mins; August 05, 2024

500th Episode of Seek Sustainable Japan with Many Fabulous Guests

153 hours 0 mins; August 01, 2024

Part 3 (500th) Kyoto Creatives - Robert Yellin, Emily Kaneko Reynolds & Felicity Tillack

27 mins; July 25, 2024

Part 2 (500th Episode) - Talking Sustainable Farming with Chuck, Nao, Thomas & Heather

32 mins; July 18, 2024

Part 1 of 4 (500th Episode) - Sustainable Business in Japan - Tove, James, Ruth & Joy

33 mins; July 11, 2024

Deep-Dive Sake Tours in Nada Hyogo - talking with Sake Brewer Andrew Russell

65 hours 10 mins; July 04, 2024

30-min Sustainable Short-Takes for Japan in JUNE of 2024 - with Tove & Joy

32 mins; June 27, 2024

Pro-Wrestling & Peace Education in Japan | Ashley Souther

62 hours 1 min; June 20, 2024

Running a Sustainable Indigo Business on Awaji Island - Sally Hancox

57 mins; June 13, 2024

What does sustainably good urban planning in Japan look like?

62 hours 50 mins; June 06, 2024

Performing arts helps us live healthier & happier lives in Japan - Aya Kawakami Murray

62 hours 1 min; May 31, 2024

How to Find and Renovate a Minka - panel discussion at the Minka Summit 2024

69 hours 45 mins; May 30, 2024

How to Connect to the Legacy of your MINKA - Panel Discussion at the Minka Summit 2024

77 hours 30 mins; May 29, 2024

Spring Double | April-May Sustainable Japan Short-Takes with Tove & Joy

63 hours 19 mins; May 23, 2024

Japan's MINKA houses design for style & safety | talking with architect Miroslav Bachura

64 hours 7 mins; May 16, 2024

Investing in an Old House & Rural Japan as a Journalist-Filmmaker | David Caprara

59 mins; May 09, 2024

Positive Flip Side of "Good" Inbound Travelers to Japan

19 mins; May 06, 2024

Celebrating Rural Japan Life & Reuse of Old Houses at Minka Summit ‘24

19 mins; May 02, 2024

Japanese Thatch Roof Renovation - Mélanie Heresbach of 2m26 in rural Kyoto

14 mins; April 25, 2024

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