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This page is where I will share the latest posts & projects I am working on to promote sustainable strategies in travel, business & innovation in Japan. Join me for the live interviews with Good People Doing Great Things on the Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow-podcast.
Updates
September 2025
- Sept 21 – Gotsu Talkshow and Introduction of a Hidden Gem Destination in Shimane Japan – collaboration with JizoHat
August 2025
- August 6th – attend the 80th Commemorations of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima & August 9th – attend Nagasaki events – Podcast comparing Hiroshima & Nagasaki 80th & MEDIUM
- Japanese guide training seminar in Tokyo – August 19th – helping 21 Japanese guides level-up for international guests with a more meaningful and sustainable focus. Collaboration with Jarman-International & JizoHat
- August 27 – Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan chat with Tove & JJ
- August 28 – Micheal Mears interview about THE MISTAKE play
April-July 2025
- Weekly lectures begin: Leadership Theory | Marketing | Business Case Studies at University of KitaKyushu
- Bespoke Deep-Insight Sustainable Hiroshima guided tours (no tours in August – sorry too hot!)
- MEDIUM articles & podcasts – read all of JJ’s Medium articles
- How Mr.Beast Goes Viral with Kindness & Sillyness Podcast
- Seek Sustainable Japan Talkshow-Podcast Guests & Topics
- Revisiting talks with Robin Lewis, Ally Hongo & Elly Hirano
- April Catching up with Robin Lewis – MyMizu 5 Years On
- April Short-Takes with JJ & Tove Podcast
- May Short-Takes with JJ & Tove Podcast
- June Short-Takes with JJ & Tove Podcast
- July Short-Takes 30-min Sustainable Japan Updates Podcast
- July Brighde Reed of World Vegan Travel interview Podcast
March 2025
- Spring tour season begins – Ume blossoms & warmer weather to enjoy Hiroshima sights, stories & local connections | Book tour
- 15th – guest on World Vegan Travel podcast
- Excited to see who will be on Seek Sustainable Japan as guests
February 2025
- 1st – Interview with Kyoto Journal founder John Einarsen – Kyotographie | filmmaker Felicity Tillack | Kyoto Journal
- 6th – Michelle Huang on Seek Sustainable Japan | Watch – Listen
- 12th – Judge at the 2025 Japan Travel Awards – to present Best Sustainable Award again this year at the Tokyo American Club
- 17th – Lauren & Marcus: MINKA Preservation Society | Watch
- 19th – Ally Hongo: Positive View of Japan Inbound Tourism – Japan Travel Awards & Shiitake Creative | Watch
- 27th – Joy & Tove talk Sustainable Japan Short-Takes
January 2025
- 18th – Join us LIVE (or watch replays after) for the first Seek-Sustainable-Japan talkshow of 2025 as we catch up with the always inspiring ALEX KERR – Sat Jan 18th 7pm JST
- Read | Listen Medium Jan post & podcast: Declutter & Start 2025 with a Slither
- 23rd – Sustainable Japan Short-Takes – 30-min monthly chat with Tove Kinooka and JJWalsh (2 Sustainably-Focused professionals) – next talk January 23rd at 8:30 JST
- 27th – Sustainable Tourism Japan Talk to the Hiroshima Womens’ International Club on the 27th of Jan.
- 31st – Sustainable tourism product development project with JTB & JizoHat complete – Sustainable Miyajima Tour launch