Impassioned by her love for Japanese culture and kitchenware , Hankiewicz was determined to connect with suppliers in Japan to create traditional and beautiful products , though this did not come without its own obstacles : “ Working with Japanese people , especially in such a market , is not easy for women . It ' s very patriarchal and very conservative . You have to have a male agent . As younger women , we are the opposite of what they look for as their ideal business partners .”
Concluding , Hankiewicz explains how , despite Oishya ’ s challenges in the beginning , she and Szymczak doggedly ploughed on , with the result being the creation of a successful company : “ It was very , very difficult in the beginning , but we persisted and we found some blacksmiths who were more openminded , and we started working with them . Right now , we are trying to educate and share with people in Western countries all the amazing things that Japanese people do .”
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