It's holiday time, here are some great shopping ideas in Japan that are business-unusual with a better-than-usual balance for people & planet with profits. Watch the video of the talk here.

Tove & Joy will also have some event updates and news stories that have been on our radar this week.

Tove Kinooka is a sustainability-focused consultant based in Tokyo, co-founder of Global Perspectives KK http://www.globalperspectives.biz/

Joy Jarman-Walsh (JJWalsh) is a sustainability-focused travel consultant + content creator based in Hiroshima - http://www.inboundambassador.com

00:55 50-year Apartment Remodel Project in Japan

02:50 Akiya&Inaka Old House Sales

04:48 Holiday Shopping Tips

05:00 Vintage Kimono Accessories

05:40 Holiday Photography in Tokyo

08:00 Upcycled Material Bags

10:30 Kimono Reuse Workshops

12:00 GiftBoxes from Japan

13:50 MicroFinance Entrepreneurs

15:40 REI Refugees Empowerment International

18:00 Meaningful Holidays

20:50 Food Waste Issues + Reduction Tips

22:00 Family Menu Planning

23:00 Composting

25:00 Winter Soups

26:00 Kind&Tasty Vegan PopUp

26:40 12/10 Sustainability Event

28:00 Holiday Shopping Review

29:30 GlobalPerspectives/InboundAmbassador

30:10 See you next week!

LINKS *not funded by any of these, but mention Tove & Joy's show if you reach out to them*

+ Remodel Project: https://japanpropertycentral.com/2021/11/50-yr-old-apartment-building-in-shinjuku-to-be-refurbished/

Holiday Shopping Tips- Make it more meaningful! New Tips each week of December:

+ NEWsed: https://newsed.jp/products/

+ Bikudesigns: https://www.bikudesigns.com/

+ Holiday Photos with InKimono https://www.inkimono.com/

+ TopTia https://toptia.com/

+ Hataraku Tote / RooTote (via Rakuten) https://item.rakuten.co.jp/rootote/405001-147/

+ Elvis + Kresse https://www.elvisandkresse.com/

+ Kokoro Care Packages: https://kokorocares.com/

+ PekoPekoBox: https://pekopekobox.com/product-category/gift-boxes/

+ Medium article about Boots Theory of Socioeconomic unfairness: https://medium.com/the-billfold/to-terry-pratchett-who-gave-us-sam-vimes-boots-theory-of-socioeconomic-unfairness-a33858c1c74c

+ REI Refugees Empowerment International https://rei-npo.org/en/2021/06/english-story/

+ (Finished) 12/10/2021 Seeking Sustainability Event in Person (Hiroshima) & Online: Buy your tickets: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jjwalsh or https://seekingsustainability.peatix.com/view

Next event 1/14/2022 6-9pm in Hiroshima and Online

Upcoming 3/21 9am-4pm : Women in CleanTech & Sustainability Event in Tokyo & Hiroshima & Online