Media Samples
- The Japan Times – “New app MyMizu aims to reduce plastic waste in Japan, one drink at a time” (Link)
- The Guardian – “This is not a “What If” Story: Tokyo braces for the earthquake of a century” (Link)
- CNN – “Japan’s Tohoku Region, Seven Years After The Quake” (Link)
- Shareable – “How the MyMizu app is creating community and fostering sustainability in Japan” (Link)
- BuzzFeed – “喉が乾いたら、コンビニに駆け込む前にできることがある” (Link)
- Planet B Insights – “Social Innovation Perspectives in Japan: Robin Lewis” (Link)
- Raw Urban Mobile Podcast – “MyMizu: Japan’s First Free Water Refill App” (Link)
- BuzzFeed – “このアプリ作った人、天才じゃないですか… これがあれば無料で水が飲み放題！” (Link)
- Tokyo Weekender Magazine – “MyMizu App: Ditch Plastic Bottles and Opt For This Sustainable Alternative Nationwide” (Link)
- Outdoor Japan – “Reducing Plastic Waste with mymizu” (Link)
- FLAT Media – “日本初！無料給水アプリ「MyMizu」がローンチ” (Link)
- Tokyo Weekender Magazine – “Walking Tohoku: A 614km Journey on the Michinoku Shiokaze Trail” (Link)
- Thai PBS Documentary – “Safe Tourism” (Link)
- Zenbird Media – “MyMizu, Japan’s first water refill app wants to render bottled water extinct” (Link)
- Metropolis Magazine – “On The Trail To Rebuilding” (Link)
- GoGo Tohoku! – “Explore Tohoku: Michinoku Coastal Trail” (Link)
- CNN – “Life after the East Japan Earthquake” (Link)
- ThinkTech Hawaii TV – “Do Not Panic! Be Prepared” (Link)
- Japan for Sustainability (transcription) – “Tohoku and the World: 5 Years since the Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami” (Link)
- National Geographic Article about project in Africa – “Nothing For Us, Without Us” (Link)
- UN Article about project in Africa – “African youth commit to reduce disaster risks” (Link)
Writing Samples
- Medium – “7 Surprising Facts About Plastic in Japan” (Link)
- Medium – “Sanpo Yoshi: the Japanese business principle of success through responsibility” (Link)
- UNDP – “Entrepreneurship Across Borders: SDGs-Focused African and Japanese Startups Pitch at TICAD7” (Link)
- Outdoor Japan – “My Tohoku Journey” (Link)
- UNDP – “Multi-Sectoral Partnerships for Localization and Innovation: Keys to Achieving the SDGs” (Link)
- The Next Challenge – “Walking 600km Along Japan’s Tsunami-Affected Coastline” (Link)
- One Young World – “World Leaders Adopt the Paris Agreement on Climate Change: What Next?” (Link)
- Citizen’s Guide to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Link)
- Student Times – “Hiking from Hadrian’s Wall to Holborn” (Link)
Robin Lewis 