🇬🇧 Greetings from Tokyo! Business development manager and consultant for the media/travel agency Japan Travel KK, I help Japanese ministries, prefectures, cities, and businesses in the event, tourism, and hospitality industries based on 20 years in Japan and stays in 20 countries. Together, we promote long stays, attract & satisfy foreigners, revitalize local economies, and fight depopulation through job creation. I love Japan for its fascinating cultures, outdoor hot springs, diverse hiking grounds from arctic Hokkaido to tropical Okinawa, and I’m very grateful to its great artisans & farmers who taught me so much. I value diversity, inclusivity, sustainability, regeneration, and plant-based lifestyles. Feel free to message me or connect on LinkedIn.
🇫🇷 Salutations depuis Tokyo ! Responsable du développement commercial et consultant pour l’agence média/voyages Japan Travel, j’aide les ministères, départements, villes, et entreprises en événementiel, tourisme et hôtellerie du Japon. En mettant à profit mes 20 ans au Japon et séjours dans 20 pays, nous encourageons les séjours longs, attirons et satisfaisons les étrangers, revitalisons les économies locales et luttons contre la dépopulation en créant des emplois. J’aime le Japon pour ses cultures fascinantes, sources thermales à ciel ouvert, environnements de randonnée variés (arctique à Hokkaido – tropical à Okinawa), et je suis reconnaissant envers ses artisans & agriculteurs exceptionnels qui m’ont tant appris. La diversité, l’inclusion, le durable, la régénération et les modes de vie végétaux me tiennent à cœur. N’hésitez pas à me contacter ou à m’envoyer une demande de connexion sur LinkedIn.
🇯🇵 東京からご挨拶申し上げます！メディア・旅行代理店ジャパントラベル㈱の事業開発マネージャー兼コンサルタントとして、在日２０年、世界２０ヶ国での滞在経験をもとに、イベント・観光・ホスピタリティ産業における日本の省庁、自治体、企業のお手伝いをしています。一緒にロングステイ（長期滞在）を促進し、外国人を惹きつけ、満足させ、地域経済を活性化させ、雇用創出を通じて過疎化に立ち向かいましょう。魅力的な文化、露天風呂、極寒の北海道から南国の沖縄まで様々なハイキングコースがある日本が大好きで、多くのことを教えてくれた素晴らしい職人さんや農家さんにとても感謝しています。私は多様性、包括性、持続可能性、再生、そしてプラント（植物）ベースのライフスタイルを大切にしています。お気軽にお問い合わせフォームまたはリンクトインでご連絡ください。
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Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework 🤖 Press Tour In Hamadori
In Fukushima prefecture on Thursday & Friday with 15 journalists & influencers for a press tour, I discovered its Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework and witnessed some of its impacts: one of the world’s largest renewable-energy-driven hydrogen facilities, muscle suits, rice-based resins… This exciting & fascinating third visit since the devastating disasters of 2011 (first as…
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Vegan Mushroom Sandwich
I enjoyed a good vegan mushroom sandwich at Takao Veg Stand restaurant (Tokyo, Japan). Cooked before my eyes, this big-enough homemade vegan mushroom sandwich featured shimeji and king trumpet mushrooms, caramelized onions, lettuce, a dried tomato & nuts (cashew/almond/…) paste, and focaccia. Sizzling in a frying pan, with a pretty good texture!
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Takao Veg Stand
I just discovered Takao Veg Stand restaurant, founded in October 2025, while hiking near Mount Takao (Tokyo, Japan). Open from 08:00 and accessible on foot from Takao station and Takaosan-guchi station, it’s super convenient for lone & couple hikers desiring a fresh takeaway or quick dine-in. Small with only 3 indoor counter seats, it’s nevertheless…
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Mr. Farmer Tokyo Midtown Hibiya
I dined again at Mr. Farmer Tokyo Midtown Hibiya restaurant, before riding a train back home from Tokyo station. Open from lunch to dinner and at walking distance from the train station, Imperial Palace East Gardens and a statue of Godzilla, it’s convenient for lone & couples of tourists looking for a healthy takeaway or…
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Vegan Green Salad
I enjoyed a tasty vegan green salad at Mr Farmer Tokyo Midtown Hibiya restaurant (Tokyo, Japan). This copious vegan green salad with good texture featured avocado, green beans, broccoli, cucumber, lime, sprouts, and mixed leaves with Genovese dressing. Its recipe continuously changes to keep the ingredients seasonal.
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Vegan Gourmet Festival In Japan 🌿 World №6 & Asia №1
Did you know that the world’s №6 vegan festival is Japan Plant-Based Market Association‘s Vegan Gourmet Festival? Also Asia №1, it’s for you if you wonder about veganism, plant-based food diversity, and the vegan community in Japan. I loved it in Tokyo, savouring new dishes and reuniting with American & Taiwanese friends 🙂 Big thanks…
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My 46th Year 🎂 With Work-Life Balance
Building on the crisis-induced clarity acquired last year, my 46th year starts with 5-day birthday holidays. I celebrated today with a charming flower tea in Yokohama at Monkey-Magic Teahouse Chaso, appreciating our era of freedom and long healthy life in good company 🙂 I resumed meditation and played more with my cats (running & cooking…