Double Spring Episode for Sustainable Japan Shorts with Tove & Joy

Double the fun in one episode of our April and May live talks in the Sustainable Japan short-takes series with consultants Tove Kinooka and Joy Jarman-Walsh.

April 2024 Episode:

• 00:30 Bring Your Own Bottle
• 01:00 Refill with MyMizu
• 01:45 Singaport Hilton tap water sign
• 02:40 What is MyMizu?
• 03:15 Is Plastic Recycled?
• 04:05 Plastic Waste Export Crisis
• 06:20 Our Waste Our Problem
• 07:10 Ask for refills
• 08:30 Hotel Greenwashing
• 10:00 No waste communication
• 12:50 Show how you're a better visitor?
• 13:50 Japan Times sustainable news
• 14:33 Freshen Up Old Shoes
• 16:00 DIY materials
• 16:30 2nd Hand Stores
• 18:00 Minka Summit Event
• 20:30 Tokyo Rainbow Pride Event
• 21:50 Rakuten D&I
• 24:30 Same Sex Partner Visa Issues
• 26:10 Earth Day holiday kids adventure
• 28:00 Picking up trash & no cans
• 29:00 Hiroshima Flower Festival
• 30:00 Spartan Obstacle Adventure Racing

LINKS

• + Japan Times - Bottled water has more microplastics than previously thought (2024: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environm...
• + ShachoBell (Eremi) for same-sex and other tricky immigration issues:  
•  / shacho_bell   | English page of her website: https://en.shacho-bell.com/
• + The Netherlands has many sustainability focused entrepreneurs like @theoceancleanup https://linktr.ee/TheOceanCleanup BUT is the world's biggest exporter of plastic waste (Japan is #2) so we need a shift in government policy and regulation asap
• + NIKKEI ASIA - Plastic Waste Exports to Asia is unethical, illogical and a community & climate disaster: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The...
• + MEDIUM article Joy wrote about the MINKA SUMMIT 2024:  
•  / celebrating-rural-japan-life-reuse-of-old-...  
• + Playlist of all videos on this channel about Minka, Akiya, Rural Life Renovation Projects & Minka Summit:   
•  • AKIYA-MINKA-KOMINKA Renovation Projec...  
• + MyMizu website for refill locations around Japan: Map of Locations around Japan: https://map.mymizu.co/ | About MyMizu: https://www.mymizu.co/home-en | Download the MyMizu app from Google or Apple
• @GetHiroshima Flower Festival https://gethiroshima.com/organizer/hi...
• + Spartan Japan Adventure Racing- https://spartanracejapan.jp/

May 2024

topics: renewable energy, whaling, ocean health, sustainable suncare, traditional Japanese garden tradition to reduce mosquitos & upcoming events..

• Welcome to Hydrangea season in Japan
• 01:00 Garden water pots & MEDAKA
• 01:50 Responsible Investment Event
• 04:40 RE shift for Digital Biz Development
• 06:40 RE consumer awareness
• 10:00 BioDiversity Nature Positive
• 12:12 Sustainability Solved Podcast
• 14:15 REI World Refugee Day Event
• 16:35 World Oceans Day Event
• 18:10 Kids Summer Camp in Kamaishi
• 19:40 Little Hands Hawaii Japan
• 20:55 Whaling ramping up in Japan
• 21:40 Whale watching economic benefits
• 24:00 Sustainable Tourism Innovation Tyni
• 25:50 1% Bad Tourists in the news
• 28:10 Tourists Value Manners in Japan

LINKS

• Japan Times: Japan Politicians Moving Forward on Climate (2024) https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environm...
• Small water features in gardens are loved in Japan and can reduce mosquitos in the garden by adding small fish called MEDAKA (Japanese rice fish) and water plants like lotus flowers- for beauty and less itchy bites: https://www.medakanoouchi.com/index.h...
• LITTLE HANDS natural mineral tinted reef-safe suncream now in Japan - single mother founded in Hawaii and now also women owned in Japan
• https://littlehandshawaii.com/ | https://www.littlehandshawaii.jp/
• Responsible Investor Japan event in May by PEI https://www.peievents.com/en/event/ri...
• June 20, 2024 REI - Refugee Empowerment International Workshop Event
• Tyni - small luxury stays in hard to develop without damaging the environment areas - inventive new tourism strategy: https://tyni.jp/
• Atlantic pacific meaningful & fun summer camp for Japan kids in summer (July-Aug) but deadline to register is in June: https://www.atlanticpacific.org/summe...
• June 8th World Oceans Day - SEGO org event: https://www.segoinitiative.org/challange
• Nature Positive BioDiversity topic: https://www.weforum.org/publications/...
• Japan Whaling Industry - History of Whaling in Japan: http://www.whaling.jp/english/history.

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