Episode 173
Sustainable Japan short-takes chat - travel, innovation, clean-tech with Tove & JJ
After cataract surgery, can my eyes be reused? / Reading glasses LIONS club donation @lionsclubs / New Japan BioPlastic Tech discovery that dissolves in seawater @Reuters / Fujisawa Beach Clean event with SEGO / Popular keep-cool tech waste @theGuardian / Tokyo pride parade & LGBTQ+ issues in Japan / MrBeast viral generosity success on YouTube @BeastPhilanthropy / Daikin Air-Conditioner Sales Boom sticks to carbon-neutral targets @thejapantimes / Osaka Expo REUSABLE structure BLUE DOME @TheEconomist
LINKS
- BioPlastic Japan Scientific Discovery https://www.reuters.com/sustainabilit... @Reuters
- SEGO BeachCleanUp featured on Go Connect: https://goconnect.jp/2025/06/04/sego-... @goconnectjp
- MrBeast Philanthropy - Go Viral & Make Money while doing Good for People & Planet @BeastPhilanthropy https://www.beastphilanthropy.org
- @medium Beast Games and Mr.Beast inspiration for content creators doing good
/ how-youtuber-mr-beasts-kindness-collaborat...
- LIONS club international takes 2ndhand reading glasses and hearing aides then donates them to people in need around the world- find your nearest location: https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/explore.... @lionsclubs
- Sign up to be an organ donor in Japan (English) https://www.jotnw.or.jp/en/
- Economist IMPACT about the Osaka Expo Blue Dome reuse: https://impact.economist.com/ocean/bi.... @TheEconomist
- Guardian article about keep-cool tech sustainability issues: https://www.theguardian.com/technolog... @theGuardian
- Daikin Air-Conditioner Industry Heats Up in Asia but sticks to 2050 targets: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environm...
Oops FORGOT to mention:
- My podcast interview on @worldvegantravel is now up: https://worldvegantravel.com/vegan-po... @worldvegantravel
- Upcoming possible talk with Josh & Rebecca Tickell about Regenerative Farming and the huge potential of improving SOIL to reduce global warming impacts while enhancing health!
- • Common Ground documentary - Official Trailer @commongroundfilm @JoshTickell @KissTheGround
- definitely worth watching both KISS THE GROUND and COMMON GROUND documentaries on Amazon Prime https://commongroundfilm.org/
- Growing Avocados new potential in Japan to replace citrus: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environm... @thejapantimes
Upcoming possible talk with Josh & Rebecca Tickell about Regenerative Farming and the huge potential of improving SOIL to reduce global warming impacts while enhancing health! • Common Ground documentary - Official Trailer @commongroundfilm @JoshTickell @KissTheGrounddefinitely worth watching both KISS THE GROUND and COMMON GROUND documentaries on Amazon Prime https://commongroundfilm.org/
Growing Avocados new potential in Japan to replace citrus: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environm... @thejapantimes
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Join us each month for our (we are 2 sustainability focused entrepreneurs in Japan) 30-min Short-Takes on Sustainable Japan events, products, services, trends, news, strategies & people to inspire us all.
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Tove Kinooka is the Director & Co-founder of Enteleco
& Global Perspectives
JJWalsh is the Founder of Inbound Ambassador & Seek Sustainable Japan | Co-Founder of GetHiroshima
Tove LINKS
https://www.entelecoconsulting.com/
https://www.globalperspectives.biz/
JJ LINKS
