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MYS 2024 The yachting industry is setting new benchmarks for sustainability as the world shifts to a more environmentally conscious approach to operations. The Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) has taken the lead in showcasing eco-friendly innovations, with its 2024 edition spotlighting the importance of sustainability in yachting. The Sustainability Hub, a dynamic platform that showcases the newest green practices and technologies and provides a look into the environmentally friendly yachting of the future, is at the core of this project. Monaco Yacht Show in Port Hercule The growing importance of sustainability in yachting The yachting sector has historically faced criticism for its effects on the environment, ranging from waste management to fuel usage. However, recent years have seen a paradigm shift as yacht manufacturers and owners increasingly recognise their responsibility towards the environment. The drive for sustainability is not just about compliance with regulations but also about preserving the oceans that yachts navigate. Monaco Yacht Show donation to Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation The 2024 Monaco Yacht Show, through its Sustainability Hub, highlights the growing importance of sustainability in the yachting industry.

Sogetsu Ikebana Exposition - Artist Alina Alexandru

Virtual exhibition Ikebana Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games “Ikebana must not be dissociated from its time, nor from life” (Sofu Teshigahara). The opportunity was therefore very good for our Sogetsu France Branch to organize a virtual exhibition to invite people to interpret these words of our School founder with his resolutely contemporary style. Imagine an arrangement with the theme of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sogetsu enthusiasts from the five corners of the world have accepted our invitation to share their inspiration on this theme ! This video presents their creations to you and demonstrates once again, if necessary, the infinite and enthusiastic expression of creativity and plants...

Sogetsu Ikebana exhibition at Carturesti Bookstore

În perioada 15 – 18 mai 2023, la Universitatea Româno-Americană, a avut loc cea de-a XII-a ediție a festivalului Zilele Culturii Japoneze, organizat de Centrul de Studii Româno-Japoneze ”Angela Hondru”, alături de Ambasada Japoniei în România. Evenimentul a fost marcat printr-o expozitie de Ikebana carea a precedat specatacolul inedit de muzica japoneza. Seara a fost dedicată unui spectacol impresionant de ikebana realizat de Nicoleta Oprisan (artist roman, stabilit la Tokio, și profesor autorizat al Școlii Sogetsu), asistată de maeștrii Yamada Hirofumi și Yamada Kumiko. Reprezentația a fost acompaniată de un concert de muzică tradițională japoneză condus de Yutaka Oyama (la shamisen) și Akihito Obama (la shakuhachi), avându-l drept invitat special renumitul compozitor Naoki Tate. Gala s-a bucurat de prezența Excelenței Sale domnul Hiroshi Ueda, Ambasador al Japoniei în România, de reprezentanți ai companiilor japoneze în România, precum și de cea a comunității japoneze, mass-media și iubitorilor de cultură niponă.