Heather has been doing natural farming in a small rural area of Nagano surrounded by some of Japan's most famous mountains. In this video, she describes her daily life in beautiful #nagano -including her challenges, successes, favorite views, and even a little Aussie slang!

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Website: https://naganonaturally.com/ (https://naganonaturally.com/)

YouTube Video of the talk: https://youtu.be/hqmjj9SQaBE (https://youtu.be/hqmjj9SQaBE)

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Entrepreneur Kowen Katsufumi Wang founded his business Kayu Package buit from years of knowledge of his family wood import business and using an existing supply chain of trusted collaborators in Indonesia. His mission is to create a high-quality alternative to disposable single-use plastic containers in Japan.

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

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Lowell Sheppard has had a long and successful career as a motivational speaker and ran HOPE international in Japan for more than twenty years helping provide clean, safe water to people in need worldwide. Here we talk about his latest sailing challenge as fulfillment of a lifelong dream and to raise awareness of our ocean plastic problems.

Watch the YouTube interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3eYknZ0Q0Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3eYknZ0Q0Y)

Podcast music by Hana Victoria Shiraishi

Here I talk with Shunsuke Iwasaki, a passionate advocate for people and planet throughout his career who is a talented architect and designer. Amazingly, he and his carpenter wife built their own sustainable home from local wood when they were in their sixties!

See the video (including so many beautiful photos of their home) on the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW2EImYEClIandt=35s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW2EImYEClIandt=35s)

Music by Hana Victoria

Kyle Holzhueter is originally from the US and has studied permaculture, environmental science, natural farming and sustainable life and business practices from around the world and has been creating a sustainable home and terraced facility in the mountains of Japan called KAMIMOMI.

Here we talk about some of the key aspects of Kyle's background, mission, and the innovation, function, building, design, and management of the Kamimomi center.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpPZo6u-1h4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpPZo6u-1h4)

Intro music by Hana Victoria

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

Long time Japan and UK based head teacher, Kirsten O'Connor has a deep understanding of the educational needs of international students and families in Japan. She is also the president of the FEW organization (=For Empowering Women) which is now more widely available as they have transitioned to an online platform during the coronavirus.

Watch the video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7XP1Xw-Osandt=1028s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7XP1Xw-Osandt=1028s)

Intro music by Hana Victoria Shiraishi

COVID19 has hit the tourism industry hard worldwide, here Kyushu (Japan's southern island) KYUSHUGOKORO travel co. founder Motoyuki Ide and I share our favorite sustainable tourism + travel tips for post-coronavirus excursions.

See the video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4a0FWSU0e8andt=3060s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4a0FWSU0e8andt=3060s)

Opening intro music by Hana Victoria Shiraishi

Alana Bonzi has been living, working, teaching, organizing and collaborating on various sustainbility-focused projects in Japan for many years. As the founder of the SEGO initiative, she collaborates with corporations on CSR projects such as the Fujisawa beach clean up event as well as art and film projects. She also collaborates with her husband's inflatable dinghy business which aligns with #cleanocean awareness.

Watch the YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81jlzgkU8FIandt=881s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81jlzgkU8FIandt=881s)

https://open.spotify.com/show/4jfe8J7DA6lLJ6LJHUUSZS?si=2ZtaDRENSTSYuXuy1XxMtg (Opening music by Hana Victoria)

This is a Japanese and English bilingual interview with up and coming Tatami artist Kenji Yamada who has recently had his work featured by NHK world and various domestic and international publications as he tries to take Tatami rush mats to a new, more artistic and high-quality level of enjoyment for home furnishings.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjync1kE01MgzP85Y7yNI0g (Original intro music from Hana Victoria Shiraishi)

Watch interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61WnV9LIetk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61WnV9LIetk)

Victoria Close is the founder of Bikudesigns co. which sells unique, one-of-a-kind beautiful accessories made from disused Japanese textiles and materials- recreated into fun, gorgeous and versatile pieces.

Bikudesigns beautiful sustainable accessories are sustainable-fashion ideas to have fun with and enjoy without adding a burden to the environment.

YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouJ3XcHNlBc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouJ3XcHNlBc)

Bikudesigns

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