Fabulous vegan Takehara seminar by @littleforeigner.bsky.social Paul & Jizo Hat #gethiroshima team #sustainable #travel #tourism #plantbased #fooddiversity #japan

Fabulous vegan lunch at Takehara michi-no-eki - the pumpkin soup with mikan was a standout but the tofu-burger & sweet potato koroke 😋 was super yummy too! Takehara may have started its vegetarian offerings more than 10 years ago when the lead actress of the NHK drama filmed here didn't eat meat

Wonderful Takehara sake & salt town guide training session ✅ with fabulous group of 15 Hiroshima area guides - makes me feel confident welcoming visitors with so many friendly & knowledgeable guides ❤️ 🐈 Soseki 🐕 Matsuri are 竹原 mascots #sustainable #travel #guide #hiroshima #takehara #tourism #rural

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So the Tesla is totaled but bright-side is hope to get a decent payout by insurance & be able to step away from supporting the devil CEO - looking at great new EV hatchback Honda which now has cool EV's in Japan for 2026 - 300km range ok & much better size for my life/work youtu.be/Jxbr3ZrBdms?...

Reading about CleanTech innovation & revisiting Mary Shelley's Frankenstein creates some interesting dreams - how would you like to swap out a new fit body for your old, tired & broken one? Likely wouldn't be good for any easier to improve with our flaws #2026 medium.com/@jjwalsh/202...

Yesterday I visited the Repair Café and Dr Bike service at Plaistow Library, and the turnout was incredible! 🚲 🛠️ There was huge demand for both services, with residents queuing throughout the afternoon to get bikes checked, items repaired, and expert advice.

Goodwill’s power shows up in the follow-through 💙 Donations reduce waste ♻️, support local jobs, and strengthen communities 🌍 — all at once. #Goodwill #CommunityImpact #SustainableLiving #LocalJobs

Future cities are green! 🌿 Explore innovative, eco-friendly solutions transforming urban living. Read more & get inspired! 👉 https://www.greenfriendlylabs.com/blog/revolutionising-urban-living-innovative-environment-friendly-solutions-for-smart-cities/ #SmartCities #SustainableLiving

Terracotta Ollas are an ancient garden watering technology that remain among the very most water efficient today. Learn more: www.onewintrynightollas.com #SustainableLiving #GreenThumb #EcoFriendly #PlantLife #UrbanFatming

Our imperfections are part of our unique beauty- just like nature, ikebana, bonsai designed to be unbalanced & more beautiful ❤️ #beyourself #flawed #beauty youtube.com/shorts/wwf5m...

Japan should also create support of sake-tourism and other local agriculture product production support like locally grown indigo and urushi lacquer to support sustainable local farming which support traditional crafts & enhance tourism - an increasingly important source of income for economy

Rare #cat 3-amigos lineup this morning Gary is filling of TikTok sandwich 😀

The Cooling Effect of Being Scared in Summer - a Japanese tradition and popular KAGURA plays keep the fright theme going in the hottest months according to insider Rachel Nicholson @hiroshimafoodsnob.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/5_flo...

My 2026 Message of Embracing our flaws & Moving forward inspired by a strange vivid dream I had about replaceable batteries & replaceable bodies 😳 Hope we can find that silver lining this year together friends! youtu.be/CeXMEvF9XQ4?...

Great article on Einstein's visit to Hiroshima in the 1920's when he traveled around Japan - meeting the local people & seeing the beautiful area made his part developing the nuclear bomb that was used on the people here even more a painful regret #PatrickParr @japantimes.co.jp #nonukes #hiroshima

For my parents and guardians!

Analysis of the glass bowls excavated in Japan suggests that some may have been made in Rome around the 4th century.

A report on the current situation of urushi artists in Wajima was published in The New York Times. I hope you’ll read it. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/a...

Scary situation yesterday waiting for a light taking Gary cat to the vet & huge crash behind me & then my airbags deployed & the car is filled with white smoke & Gary walking around- all very surreal - a 4 car accident, 86yo driver mistook gas for brakes apparently - amazing all of us ok!

Previously Neutral Minnesota Man: "I've never protested in my life. But I live close enough & I sit in my cushy home & look at shit & get mad. What pisses me off is they cuff them & then beat the shit out of them. What the fuck. And it's anybody. I have friends who were detained going to work."

One of the exciting points of Hiroshima KAGURA performances is the special effects & lightning fast costume & mask changes as explained by KAGURA insider Rachel Nicholson @hiroshimafoodsnob.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/u6ylV...

Tokugawa Iemitsu's (徳川家光) death on April 20th 1651 made the 20th of each month a memorial day, necessitating the moving of kagami-biraki from January 20th. At first the 11th was selected, but this was still within the New Year period and the gods would still be in attendance!

🎍SAYING GOODBYE TO THE NEW YEAR🤔 In many countries Christmas decorations are taken down on the 12th day of Christmas (January 6th), also known as Epiphany. To keep them up any longer is nowadays considered bad luck. But what about Japan? Well, that depends where you live. #traditions #NewYear

The tragic tale of Ushi-gozen Kagura play about the Ox-Baby - Rachel Nicholson is a great storyteller @hiroshimafoodsnob.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/c7Ucp...

With two Buddhist priestesses among its performing members, Cyber NamuNamu’s performances are not a gimmick but an authentic experience. 👉 ebx.sh/1Pe0er

Just got my first shingles vaccine ❤️ now has added benefits of reducing chance of heart disease & dementia as well as of course shingles which I've heard horror stories about from family & friends #getvaxxed #yesvaccines

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Use of AI to harm women has only just begun, experts warn

🌱 Growing our own food grows more than meals. Producing diverse, high-quality food strengthens health, supports biodiversity, and builds both local and global security. A resilient future starts in the soil. 🌍 #FoodSecurity #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableLiving #OneCommunity #HighestGoodForAll

Happiness is having a cuddle buddy at your favorite sunny 🌞 window on a winter's day #cats

Fabulous talk last night about Hiroshima KAGURA cultural, creative & fun performing art in Hiroshima with insider Rachel Nicholson @hiroshimafoodsnob.bsky.social KAGURA performances every Wed night w English subtitles from April again #mustsee #japan Replays here: www.youtube.com/live/RtBo7iH...

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to *industry* when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

The ability to charge even when waiting for a charge, or passively as you drive around, or even parked - is a dream for EV owners & at last a carmaker - Hyundai - has embedded solar panels in EV roof to ease range anxiety #solar #EV #cleantech interestingengineering.com/ces-2026/hyu...

With electric vehicles becoming a realistic option for Japanese consumers, battery recycling holds the key to the further spread of EVs.

The Taiwanese American comedian is touring Asia and coming to Tokyo for the first time and working on a new special as he goes along.

The Forestry Agency will introduce a system to quantify the environmental contributions made by companies engaged in forest conservation.

As Japan's warming seas force fish to migrate to cooler waters, culture and jobs are being left behind in their wake.

“The alarm was warranted. Everyone on the scene had witnessed the crossing of a crucial line in Donald Trump’s mass-deportation project: ICE had just killed an American citizen on American soil” {gift link} www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Fantastic EV moped startup story from Japan to Ethiopia & hopefully back to Japan in the future - would be great to see low cost electric motorbikes that travel 150km on a charge & battery swap stations to get full charge in minutes #cleantech #sustainable africa.businessinsider.com/local/leader...

In Taiwan’s Yilan county, efforts are being made to preserve aircraft bunkers built by Imperial Japan during World War II for its kamikaze suicide attack pilots and commemorate them as part of local history.

So if you're ever in Oxford and it starts sounding all kabuki outside in the evening, there's an explanation.

Y’all hit the streets when Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air but, crickets for this.

Tasty vegetarian meal at Indian Spice Curry in Kokura station - ginger & honey Nan was lovely with yoghurt based raita & spinach - mushroom curry

Even industrial cities can look good at first light - I like to see the mountain range behind the city, my son says the mountains of Japan is what he misses most about life in the flat Netherlands

Working Saturday in Kitakyushu - so easy with the Kokura monorail 🚝 & shinkansen tie-up to get to the university - I wish Hiroshima monorail would connect with Hiroshima main train, tram & shinkansen station - would make public transportation for work, life & travel in city so much better #japan

Wei Wai Kum First Nation is charting a new course as the majority owner of one Vancouver Island’s largest new power sources following decades of exclusion from energy projects in their own territory. 

Great company and @northcowichan.bsky.social is fortunate to have RAS Ltd call the Chemainus Industrial park home. #valueadded #manufacturing #sustainable #homebuilders

Conway: This man is violating his oath in myriad ways each and every day. Impeachment is not an option. It is mandatory. It is required. It is morally, constitutionally, and legally obligated.

This commuter town in Hyogo Prefecture is steadily growing more diverse — and its international association is making sure all residents are well-informed and well-supported.