<Title language-id="en_US">FEFU Students participated in the Japanese tea ceremony
3 сентября 2012 - Новости ДВФУ
Day of Japan was held at the Far Eastern Federal University under the project "APEC Promo — learn more about the APEC!" on December, 15.
The Director of the Japan Center in Vladivostok Mr. Oishi Shohei made a report and presentation on the current situation in the Japanese economics and the role of the Japan Centre in the Russian-Japanese economic dialogue. Members of Japanese Tea Ceremony Club "Ichi Go — Ichi E" had prepared an interesting master class on the tea ceremony.
The theme of the meeting, "Economics and business etiquette in Japan" is highly relevant on the eve of the APEC 2012 summit in Vladivostok. Mr. Shohei, first of all, outlined a number of challenges the Japanese economics facing - mainly the consequences of an earthquake in eastern Japan on March 11, 2011:
— Damage had a significant impact on market conditions: lack of energy, breaking the established links between suppliers, which generally affects the outturn of the whole country, as well as the high yen currency rate, falling stock market and weak infusion of capital in production capacity.
Then the distinguished guest proceeded to discuss the details of business dealing in Japan. The students are interested in the rules of Japanese business processes; this knowledge might be useful for them.
— It is common in Japan to make a collective decision on all questions, that of course takes time. Hasty decision destroys the will for unhasty examination of proposals. And considering the peculiarity of Japanese long term thinking, during the negotiations you should better provide a business plan for the next few years, — accentuated Mr. Shohei.
The meeting continued with a presentation of the tea ceremony, which is raised in an art form in Japan. Before the girl in kimono masterfully made tea, considering all the details of this complex action, Members of Japanese Tea Ceremony Club spoke about the history of this tradition — how over the centuries the rules of the ceremony have changed and how important is the tea ceremony in life of Japanese. According to the masters, the sense of a traditional tea ceremony concluded not so much in the taste of tea, but in finding a particular mental state "Zen", and removal from the bustle of the everyday life.
