John Spiri is an author, academic, educator, cyclist, and an eco-enthusiast who lives above Lake Biwa in #Shiga prefecture where he breeds Silkie chickens, has a hunting license, has a worm farm, failed at beekeeping (but had a good try), and knows a bit about gathering Sansai mountain vegetables.

https://youtu.be/cvYlQhRf8J0 (Watch the video of the talk here)

There is not always a clear design for each and every one of us when seeking out self-sufficiency and sustainability in our lives, it's great to talk with John Spiri here about his individual choices, trials and errors as well as successes.

#seekingsustainabilitylive #shiga #japan #ecolife #johnspiri

Alisha Ivelich is the host of YouTube's popular English 101 channel, and the Non-Native Creative interview series is a passion project to promote creativity and diversity in Japan. She started NNC in 2017. The aim of the non-native creative show is to inspire the audience, especially young people who may feel uneasy about standing-out in a crowd, to embrace multiculturalism and find their own unique path in life.

https://youtu.be/QcqdpMWDIeQ (Watch the video of the interview here)

Celebrating diversity in Japan (or anywhere) is a key to living a higher-quality life in a more sustainable society.

https://nonnativecreative.com/ (https://nonnativecreative.com/)

https://www.youtube.com/c/NonnativeCreative (https://www.youtube.com/c/NonnativeCreative)

https://www.instagram.com/nonnativecreative/ (https://www.instagram.com/nonnativecreative/)

https://www.facebook.com/nonnativecreativeproject/ (https://www.facebook.com/nonnativecreativeproject/)

https://twitter.com/nnativecreative (https://twitter.com/nnativecreative)

#nonnativecreative #alishaivelich #talkshow

Music thanks to #royaltyfree @hikosaemon on SoundCloud- this track "TimeSlip" https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon (https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon)

Australian David Douglas Stuart (BigKama DDS) has had a long and interesting path to Japan and has done video-journalism projects in Tohoku, Tokyo, Osaka and other areas of Japan. https://youtu.be/zJl_NXMBGgU (Watch the video of the interview here)

Dave is now based in Kyushu, but he used to live on a small island in the Seto-Inland Sea with his family.

We discuss his passion and talent for connecting with people who would normally not be in the media spotlight to document and bear witness to their stories before they disappear.

We discuss his project in Tohoku, Osaka Sento Bath-house, Bamboo artists, Ranma Woodcarving Artistry documentaries among others (all available on YouTube and Vimeo).

Links for David Douglas Stuart

http://www.ddsmedia.com.au/ (http://www.ddsmedia.com.au/)

https://vimeo.com/user2679598 (https://vimeo.com/user2679598)

https://www.youtube.com/user/bigkamo (https://www.youtube.com/user/bigkamo)

https://www.facebook.com/DavidDouglasStuart/ (https://www.facebook.com/DavidDouglasStuart/)

#subculture #filmmaking #journalist #daviddouglasstuart

Music thanks to #royaltyfree @hikosaemon on SoundCloud- this track "TimeSlip" https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon (https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKKoGk9yZoo (Watch the video interview here)

Reka Farkas is an avid cyclist - originally from Melbourne Australia, now based in Hiroshima. Reka has had some great 2-wheel adventures around the central areas of Japan on her gorgeous roadbike. She is an inspiration to other cyclists and has encouraged many of us women to get back on our bikes and give it a try.

Here she talks about some of the things she loves about cycling in Japan from road safety to meeting the locals and finding great local eateries.

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fladycyclistinjapan%2Fandv=aKKoGk9yZooandredir_token=QUFFLUhqbUlCc0p0RGZGR2EyaWRRbHBlUkVpT2oxX1JPUXxBQ3Jtc0ttVWpEdXhJbGdZUkxUUTA2ZVJZUmI0djFfVXBpdWYyYU9ZaTk4Q2ZPSmpWYmNIRlJ2cXQ0VWhQb0Y3aTNqbHdiMkZzN0pvc21VYXZUUkEzcXo0em53NE1RekpOa1E4X1k2N1FSRnZid2RkQkd4VGxzdw%3D%3Dandevent=video_description (https://www.facebook.com/ladycyclisti...)

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Froboticzamat%2Fandv=aKKoGk9yZooandredir_token=QUFFLUhqbVBDaDNRVGF1M0NjY1QzdVJ3bHFrS1BINEJRZ3xBQ3Jtc0trYVp0Rm05MFZLa0d4bTJ2eFppWHR5b2FGSmhRMUR0Q2J2cjhsWmFBdlVRdnBodmw2T3VCUXphLVlXdkJEUndIVVJ5WUlndE9FXzdBeVhDaG1id1VYSFdOd3hhanAzNXY1UlpKaDZ5Tm5jYVZGbHZEYw%3D%3Dandevent=video_description (https://www.instagram.com/roboticzamat/)

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23femalecyclist (#femalecyclist) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23japan (#japan) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23hiroshima (#hiroshima) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23cycling (#cycling)

Music thanks to #royaltyfree @hikosaemon on SoundCloud- this track "TimeSlip" https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon (https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrM3wBA1jmAandt=1594s (Watch the video interview here)

Tsuyoshi "Yoshi" Domoto has had an interesting childhood living in different countries and cultures, but when he came back to Japan well-educated and experienced, he couldn't find a job in Japan. He has found the motivation to move forward in life and career positively by finding meaningful projects and adventures.

Yoshi is the Japan Manager of the Saturday Kids company, a programming, and robotics educational school for children with the mission of inspiring kids to become curious, self-directed learners. Helping kids learn the language and creative potential of programming. Courses are now online.

Tsuyoshi Domoto Links

LinkedIn

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1k1ckRrbXN3bzlRcFhFTG54WC0yMlpFQUxWd3xBQ3Jtc0trdHJzcHZhQUozdDh4dmE3cXZSd2I3UWsxQnVwTFA3el9ickZ4VUttR3ViQVhQbmhSdTlTTjg4SXlwQ3c4RnJkdXRHTVhHN2stLU1CNUVoY1JmMDkxU1laT25nTXd3RHo0SUJxMV90dHE5Y2JqZ0lxYw%3D%3Dandv=MrM3wBA1jmAandq=https%3A%2F%2Fjp.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Ftsuyoshi-domotoandevent=video_description (https://jp.linkedin.com/in/tsuyoshi-d...)

Saturday Kids Website

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUZDVDJwZDEwREgzbGJVWFc5QnhhV0pzNGw2Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuR2hZUUw4U3hNTFl4c1piS1loWDE4d0RqSFE1U3JZQU1femx6OF9rZHRVdlBieUhCa2xJY1h0QkNoaDgtQ2VXX3RRVlRhaFZUUDM0QjV1aGRCNnNtSmFSNi1KTTQ5ZllmN3V2YUhqYWJvNTZDekdVMA%3D%3Dandv=MrM3wBA1jmAandq=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.saturdaykids.jp%2Fandevent=video_description (https://www.saturdaykids.jp/)

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23codingeducation (#codingeducation) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23tsuyoshidomoto (#tsuyoshidomoto) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23motivation (#motivation) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23inspiration (#inspiration)

https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon (Music Intro/Ending by Hikosaemon via SoundCloud - TimeSlip #royaltyfree)

Fritz Schumann is a visual journalist and digital storyteller who has been taking photos, writing content, and making documentary films in Japan for ten years.

His documentary about Okunoshima was shown at the Hiroshima film festival in November 2019. In this talk, Fritz describes the making of some of his documentary films which have focused on Japanese history, culture, and heritage- we focus on his film OKUNOSHIMA about the wartime history of making poison-gas on this island in Hiroshima prefecture.

https://youtu.be/mYEnnKaw9To (Video of this talk here)

Links for Fritz Schumann

http://www.fotografritz.de/ (http://www.fotografritz.de/)

https://twitter.com/fotografritz (https://twitter.com/fotografritz)

https://www.instagram.com/fotografritz/ (https://www.instagram.com/fotografritz/)

#fritzschumann #documentary #okunoshima #rabbitisland #visualjournalist

Music thanks to #royaltyfree @hikosaemon on SoundCloud- this track "TimeSlip" https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon (https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon)

Jared Campion is co-founder of the innovative transportation+accommodation travel product Dream Drive Japan. @DreamDrive

This was a great conversation with Jared about their team and ideas for the future of travel that takes people off-the-beaten track to enjoy Japan's rural areas in a self-catered vehicle and hotel combo. Glad to hear that they also have a carbon-offset strategy while they are using fossil fuels by supporting forestry projects and aiming to have an electric fleet in the future.

https://youtu.be/wNkdjNl3G1o (Watch our talk here)

#CarRental #RVRental #VacationHomeRental #DriveJapan #RentalCarJapan #InnovativeTravelJapan

https://jp.linkedin.com/in/jaredcampion

https://www.dreamdrive.life/

https://www.facebook.com/dreamdrivecampervans

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0AqCqTC2Dk_5AeKUmA2bJg

#dreamdrive #campervanrentals #vanlife #japan

Music Intro/Ending: @Hikosaemon SoundCloud Royalty Free Download TimeSlip track

Noriko Shindo is a co-founding member of the Japan-focused plant-based information and support hub VEGGINO where she also serves as CEO.

https://youtu.be/FNXycXNcLNw (Watch the video of our talk here.)

Here Noriko talks about how she got interested in plant-based, the challenges she saw in Japan, and how Veggino helps fill that need with the services they provide and projects they do.

Noriko also tells us how, as a new mother, she went through the many discussions and decisions needed to remain plant-based through pregnancy in Japan.

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptionandv=FNXycXNcLNwandq=https%3A%2F%2Fveggino.jp%2Fandredir_token=QUFFLUhqbEpDVmdzNmRxempZM1lWTHE4ZXdocHMwRTZpQXxBQ3Jtc0trNWZNM2VpVFhXdl9FS0x5WllTT25EeU4xLTc5dFBwa2V2N0VtbFhiNmdrT3NlclhSb3JwQWkwR3p6WldRZnM1YW4zU2IwaEIzV2VhMXA5M05UUlVyblpnXzgzS0FpSGpRUl91d0o4WHN1dXUtRnFCTQ%3D%3D (https://veggino.jp/)

Noriko + I mention these resources in the talk:

The China Study: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptionandv=FNXycXNcLNwandq=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.jp%2FChina-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications%2Fdp%2F1941631568%2Fandredir_token=QUFFLUhqbjh0VWFJb201eE5nWEo1RW8yWElKcnRtTnlud3xBQ3Jtc0tsdFN2WUpOUHdvQ3Y3VlQ1NmdEb1RIQzJUczAzUUVzWkRsSGFNZEdkcXJRN2k5WFRHbGRtN2ZHVXY4MTRFVmpzeWFnLTQxNGpBZDB3SzlKUE9TQWRtczBOTzAwRnJvRjVDOEpaUUpHbHIwSWVNT2RBQQ%3D%3D (https://www.amazon.co.jp/China-Study-...)

Okja: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptionandv=FNXycXNcLNwandq=https%3A%2F%2Fm.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt3967856%2Fandredir_token=QUFFLUhqazhzRi1yRWtoQ05KTi1tWUdqNzNrcGlwZXpXUXxBQ3Jtc0trX21OMmxuS2FPODlHVlFTTXJSeXc5NXRjSnRKUjUzYkhmZUk0dFA2WTlGWVhLZXlJUnAyWjhaNmk2U3psNURXOUpNalI5cXFWOWxHemlWZkY4S3RlZG8weXpPd3V4TWRnWjV5TVpWOFVhQmZuYmFZZw%3D%3D (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3967856/)

Okja trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjCebKn4iic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjCeb...)

The Game Changers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ove9b16OeR4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ove9b...)

Cowspiracy: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptionandv=FNXycXNcLNwandq=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cowspiracy.com%2Fandredir_token=QUFFLUhqbGVmbWFoNUlmY015MmJiS3BTbERsSmVad0Fzd3xBQ3Jtc0ttLUgyZmZJRXpleDJPcFE2QnZyX2pFVUZlbzZMQWFyWWdFWEtZRjFFU2tqUEhfaTY0eFA2UHhKOFBFdWVLa19aOVA1TnRMczFPV0xoVFVaZWlvb3E2M2RGZ1NMQ2hPbG5MWnFhMzM4V3V0TVp0Y0loRQ%3D%3D (https://www.cowspiracy.com/)

Cowspiracy Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV04zyfLyN4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV04z...)

Vegan Factory Yuka: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_descriptionandv=FNXycXNcLNwandq=https%3A%2F%2Fminne.com%2F%40veganfactoryandredir_token=QUFFLUhqbDQ2cWZNYkJ1aWs4ZktwWVh6blQ1bnpuU3Q3d3xBQ3Jtc0ttY0w4VWF2UDZmdE9CdWVxeFU2ekkxNWQ2c1NxYVVPNVprRms2Ml9CSGhpaDBneTNvdTBVVzVKb1JWT0JCM2lycFVRMW81RFQzZGROSW5hcnZXTmFzY2J5WEpvQTVQdEhhQy1kTEdkRjJ5eFNWRG1ySQ%3D%3D (https://minne.com/@veganfactory)

Sean Michael Wilson is a Kumamoto-based author who has written many graphic novels and manga over the years using the medium to introduce an international audience to Japanese culture, history, and folklore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_hn7c-tiwM (Watch the video of this interview here)

Sean has written books on a huge variety of subjects over the years on Japanese culture, history, heritage, politics, social impact, and more using the medium of graphic illustrations called Manga. Using manga is a great medium to tell stories and many readers who might not read traditional books and novels would be more inclined to learn the stories via this more visual medium.

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=S_hn7c-tiwMandevent=video_descriptionandredir_token=QUFFLUhqbkxUbkp3aHdBS0tfSWV5a25zNS1ob0JNRUtpQXxBQ3Jtc0tuZ2VBU2FNamY0UEFOSXVkTlMzTkNwVkoxYkw5TFNJTlFFWC00c3k4ZExYZ2FYRnRNdjNPMDVTWld5aWtQRUMyT2x0M2ptWXF5RlZpV2lpS2lBMkloNE94ODFzcmdFX0pfVEJRZzMtQ1NKYm1VYUZLUQ%3D%3Dandq=https%3A%2F%2Fseanmichaelwilson.weebly.com%2F (https://seanmichaelwilson.weebly.com/)

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23seanmichaelwilson (#seanmichaelwilson) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23manga (#manga) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23graphicnovels (#graphicnovels) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23author (#author)

Hikosaemon is a popular Kiwi YouTuber in Tokyo who appeared in episode 89. Today, he joins me in a new sub-series focused on some of the latest news stories in Japan we have picked up on that have a sustainability focus.

There is a lot we talk about in the SSL series which is theoretical or such a small part of the picture, so it's great to take a look at the latest news and think of sustainability from this angle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZI8z-ORTCEandt=22s (Watch the video of this talk here)

Hikosaemon was featured in Episode 89 of the https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23seekingsustainabilitylive (#seekingsustainabilitylive) series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I27B7rYFANI (https://youtu.be/I27B7rYFANI)

Here we talk about popular https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23FamilyRestaurant (#FamilyRestaurant) chains in Japan and which are best for finding https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23plantbased (#plantbased) options, ones that https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23supportlocalfarmers (#supportlocalfarmers) and use https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23reusable (#reusable) containers.

I certainly have one that tops the list, what's your favorite?

Hikosaemon's flipboard of news we talk about in this show (please subscribe)

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFoySWtuaXlsRk9PS3g1akYxRGFreDZKRUJaZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuSlhuWjdDamVnUjd6TDdZZ3pGMmxfOGRnRmdyY0VwVHBFdGtZTDRPbnpkSFAtQmp1cjUtcmJGaF9Qc3c0allmSFhRYkFCR3BheV9jY2MyUlpsWmxObE9BbE91UnlJSHRhZ05JSW9TWVlSZGgwazZCQQ%3D%3Dandq=https%3A%2F%2Fflipboard.com%2F%40hikosaemon%2Fsustainability-with-jj-walsh-9f16bn0hzandv=PZI8z-ORTCEandevent=video_description (https://flipboard.com/@hikosaemon/sus...)

Hikosaemon YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/c/Hikosaemon (https://www.youtube.com/c/Hikosaemon)

Twitter https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUk1bWE5am9mTWFHZnh5QVZfcFB0RzVIZE9FQXxBQ3Jtc0ttVXdpSGNueVYyVkRia0dfXzBXd2NlWkgyYU83SVFueDFLSC1oTjdhX3NCelE5R0NVQ2pzck1LU01GbHpxN2JRN2lXSkpHYjlQVG04QVp3Sk10blpMT1EwTk1UakZ0SGZ6YkRILUVPZ1NscjVqV1lyVQ%3D%3Dandq=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fhikosaemonandv=PZI8z-ORTCEandevent=video_description (https://twitter.com/hikosaemon)

Music for the Opening Sequence courtesy of Hikosaemon via Soundcloud:

https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE4wU0RNTDN6b2ZVWjBZYllMaDUyb0hQQ29ud3xBQ3Jtc0tsczRCbGVuVG15OGtpVWxUaDhIVTNCV1FZTHpNREIxdmhsV29fNFFwMzg1ekpiTjFrUS1QSUd3blFZREhTSHpTN3R3ckRnZ3lCb0g0MjBkendpcXBmV0dkQ1ZfUnZJdzl6SVBHc0IzRGhWWGpaMFhwMA%3D%3Dandq=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fhikosaemonandv=PZI8z-ORTCEandevent=video_description (https://soundcloud.com/hikosaemon)