Rural Revival on Small Islands in the Shikoku-Chugoku (Seto-Inland Sea) area of Japan | Dr. Meng Qu (Mo)

Dr.Meng Qu (Mo) is originally from Shanghai, China where he worked with universities on digital design projects. Since coming to Japan, Mo has doing interesting research on small island communities in the Seto Inland Sea areas of Hiroshima, Okayama and Kagawa prefectures through his studies and research at Hiroshima University. Watch the video of this talk on YouTube. In this talk, Mo-san shares insights from his research and positive examples of success for this widespread problems of declining and aging populations in island communities in the Chugoku-Shikoku region of Japan. He has done interesting interviews compiled into documentary films about the people in the island communities he researches. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7AuedE39jxp8nWUEvCl1JA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7AuedE39jxp8nWUEvCl1JA) Dr. Meng Qu Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Hiroshima University, Co-convener at Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI), Editorial Advisory Board at Event Management Journal & Journal of Responsible Tourism Management #ruralrevival #islandcommunities #japan #mengqu #tobishima #setouchi #hiroshima ** About JJWalsh - InboundAmbassador ** JJWalsh is a sustainability-focused advisor, trainer and consultant based in Hiroshima, Japan. Long-time educator and founder of InboundAmbassador consultancy in 2019 with aims to show sustainability in action & support Japan entrepreneurs, guides and businesses looking to create more sustainable appeal to international consumers. The Seek Sustainable Japan talkshow-podcast launched in 2020 and is LIVE for 60 minutes at least once a week: Interviews with "Good People Doing Great Things" from across Japan. Ideas and insights from these changemakers to inspire ideas for your work, life and travel in Japan and beyond. JOIN on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjRdeieOLGes008y_I9y5Q/join (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjRdeieOLGes008y_I9y5Q/join) Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/JJWalshInboundAmbassador?sub_confirmatio