tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66587787840705995732024-02-19T21:52:28.516+09:00KukaiYoshihiro Ogawa's BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-39102032486230411882015-02-27T23:33:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:19:39.580+09:00京都卒業<span style="font-family: HiraKakuProN-W3; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">京都に着任して2年と3ヶ月、</span><span style="font-family: HiraKakuProN-W3; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">皆様には大変にお世話になりました。</span><br />
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特に部長、次長をはじめ先輩方、スタッフの皆様には</div>
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こんな私を厳しくも温かく鍛えていただきありがとうございます。</div>
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京都という土地は私にとって憧れの場所でした。</div>
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それは生活の場所としてもですし、働く場所としても</div>
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京都は、日本を代表する多くの企業を担当し、</div>
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仕事のできる先輩が集まる拠点として、</div>
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1年目の頃から強く印象に残っていました。</div>
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着任初日、同じように壇上に立ち身震いした日を今でも強く覚えています。</div>
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そんな「京都」を形容する言葉は多くありますが、</div>
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その中でも私は「伝統と革新」という言葉がイチバンしっくりきます。</div>
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京都には、伝統を守りつつも、革新を求める会社が多くございます。</div>
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私の担当させていただいたお会社はまさに、伝統と革新の狭間で</div>
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苦悩するお客様が多くありました。</div>
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そんなお客様を担当し、社長と様々にお話をさせていただきながら、</div>
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会社の将来にむけた取り組みを</div>
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手助けさせていただいたこの期間は私にとってかけがえのない経験ですし、</div>
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私の貢献は本当に微々たるものでしたが、大きな自信になりました。</div>
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次はマレーシアに出向となります。</div>
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希望を叶えていただき、こうしたチャンスをいただけることに大変感謝しております。</div>
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現地での業務は「イスラム金融」に関わる仕事だと言われております。</div>
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この分野は、イスラム教の倫理観、規範に基づく金融手法全般をさしますが</div>
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実はこの分野も「伝統と革新」の交錯する分野だと思っています。</div>
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というのも、イスラム世界の人々にとっては、自分たちが大切にしているイスラム教の</div>
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倫理観、規範といった「伝統」をふまえながら、いかに「革新」的な金融手法を取り込むことが出来るか</div>
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といった意味ですし、他方、私たちにとっては、「伝統」的なビジネスをベースにしながらも、</div>
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「成長分野」と言われるイスラムにいかに踏み込み、自身のビジネスモデルを「革新」することができるか、</div>
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という意味でもあります。</div>
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正直、現地での業務がどのようなものかはまったくの未知数ですが、</div>
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問題意識を持って業務に取り組み、この分野の限界や可能性を突き詰めてみたいと思っています。</div>
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「終わり良ければすべて良し」という言葉があります。</div>
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今思うのは、「一つの終わりは次の始まり」ということです。</div>
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皆様には、今後お仕事で関わる機会多々あるかと思います。</div>
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引き続きどうぞよろしくお願いします。</div>
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長くなりましたが最後に、職場の益々の発展と、皆々様のご多幸を祈念して</div>
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私の最後の言葉に代えさせていただきます。</div>
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本当にどうもありがとうございました。</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-22038115142432348372015-01-26T00:01:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.130+09:00Seize the day<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Seize the day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The fall in the price of oil and gas
provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix bad energy policies.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Why I pick up this article: Ms.Lily, a
teacher in Berliz (Canada)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Summary: </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Seize the day = Now is the time to<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> rationalize </i>energy policy</span></div>
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been changed?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A: Oil price (+ advances in clean energy
and conservation)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The price has plunged in six months. (+
management of energy consumption)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The challenge: Producing enough of oil >>>
Managing abundance of oil</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(2) What is the core problem?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A: energy policy (fuel subsidies / carbon tax)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ex: America has changed to produce enough
oil but it still…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">bans the export of oil and restricts exports of natural gas </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">subsidizes for ethanol producing farmers and nuclear plants</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ex: World has put too much subsidies on
fossil fuels</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">$550,000,000 in a year led to 36% of global carbon emission
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should be a better policy?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A1: Raise taxes on fossil fuels (A carbon tax)</span></div>
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gallon (3.785<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">l</i>) on petrol.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A2: Encouraging the growth of seamless
global energy market</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ex: Scrapping unfair obstacles to energy
investments</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Discussion:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(1) Price of energy heavily effects on
human behavior and its decision. Can you describe some examples? What is cause
and effect?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(2) Do you agree with the idea of the
Economist? Why and why not?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Century; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(3) Some might say that tax on selective things (tabacco/cars) distort free </span><!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-89832700522217901242014-11-24T00:00:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.195+09:00The pros and cons of a SWIFT response<div class="MsoNormal">
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Interbank Financial Telecommunication. It provides a template that helps
international transfers flow smoothly and be tracked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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network’s very usefulness means it is increasingly being cast in a new role, as
<u>a tool of international sanctions<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></u></span></div>
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the sanction is imposed, more than 90% of transactions involving Russian banks
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It is one of the effective sanctions for rogue
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instrument of foreign policy, thereby weakening its neutrality. (Above
examples)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rival. Russia’s central bank is working to develop an alternative network.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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track the finances of Islamic State.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-90675452854083435942014-11-03T23:59:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.203+09:00The world's biggest economic problem<div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The world's
biggest economic problem<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Deflation in the euro zone is all too close and
extremely dangerous.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I picked up this article is because the
title is sensational. It states deflation as "the biggest" or
"extremely" dangerous problem. Why does the Economist think so? We
have to understand the risk of “deflation”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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clear as usual. In the former section, it points out the risk of deflation in
Europe. Overall inflation rate of the euro zone has slipped to zero and this
deflation poses far greater risk to the region and the world. The euro zone is
now on the verge of tipping into its recession. In the latter section, it
presents prescriptions to the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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focus on the former section which mention why deflation is dangerous for us.
This article explains the danger in a short sentence; <u>if people and firms
expect prices to fall, they stop spending, and as demand sinks, loan default
rise</u>. Do you really understand the danger? For me, not yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">(1) What kind of image do you have on
"deflation"?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">I don't want to discuss this
academically. Whatever answer is possible. Deflation is Positive / Negative /
Nothing, etc. If you have some keywords or image in your mind, please share
them. My definition is that money values up as time goes by. It means
money becomes attractive increasingly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">(2) What will happen when the economy is
in deflation?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The article mentions that Japan fell
into deflation in the late 90's and is still struggling. People in the world
have a strong interest in Japan's case. What do you answer when someone asks
you about life in deflation?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">(3) Why does deflation harm the
economy destructively?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The economist thinks deflation is dangerous
because of its <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">chain-reacting negative effects</i>.
But price of goods is decided relatively so price fluctuation seems to lead no
bad effects. Can you explain why in your words?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-19587077100348458162014-10-13T23:58:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.122+09:00Drawing the line<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The right to be forgotten<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 17.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Drawing the line<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Google grapples with the
consequences of a controversial ruling on the boundary between privacy and free
speech<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The article starts from Spanish lawyer’s
case in which the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in May that Google must
remove certain links on request. This ruling has established a digital “right
to be forgotten” and forced Google to tackle on setting boundaries between
privacy and freedom of speech.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Two rights had coexisted occasionally
offline, but online, these rights conflict frequently. Complicating matter is
that American people put much importance on freedom of speech, but on the other
hand, Europeans prefer to value on privacy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Discussion:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(1) What kind of information should be
removed?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">ECJ’s decision is vague. It ordered Google not
to show a link if it is “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant” unless
there is a “preponderant” public interest. Google is now piling cases which can
help them to set boundaries of removal. What type of information do you think
should be removed from results?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(2) How should users be made aware of the
fact that the result has been affected by the ruling?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We already know that Google’s search
results are somewhat controlled by the company (ex: advertising banners) but we
still rely on its results. If Google change its results based on ECJ’s ruling, should
it state clearly that its results are changed on someone’s requests? </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(3) Whether should Google remove links from
searches everywhere, not just on its European sites?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">ECJ’s decision can be applied to other
regions. Google provides its service globally and right to know or to be
forgotten can be changed in places. What do you think Google should do in other
places if requested?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-857207522876813982014-10-06T23:57:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.179+09:00Mission relaunched<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">America and Islamic State<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Mission relaunched<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Article:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Barak Obama has been trying to avoid getting into a fight in Syria for
more than 3 years but he at last faced up to the inevitable fights with the
jihadists. His attempt to deal with them is a test of America’s commitment to
global security.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">America seems to be locked in relative decline in recent years and
overwhelmed by the forces of disorder. IS embodies this frightening trend. It
is a non-state body and thrives on chaos. Its rise has also reflects American
policy (Mr. Bush’s invasion of Iraq and Mr. Obama’s studious inaction in Syria).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Standing back has not worked well elsewhere in the world. When America
stepped back, its allies also stepped back, too. IS has induced a change of
heart among the American people by threatening them. Mr. Obama has a chance not
just strike a blow for order in the Middle East, but also to give diclinists
pause.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Mr. Obama should take a lesson from the mismanagement in post-invasion Iraq.
He needs coalitions and partnerships from Sunnis, the UN, Britain, Turkey and
so on. Although the mission to stop IS will be long and hard, it is true that
no other nation could even contemplate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Century; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Century; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The economist clearly suggests the America interfere
in the situation in the Middle East. But, some people think it should not. What
kind opinion do you have on this issue?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">One of the reason why IS hates the America and the
Western society is a wide gap between Western society and the other places
including their places. Why do you think this kind of gap leads hatred? How
should we act to ease the situation?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-9190541058499736222014-10-01T00:03:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:20:08.287+09:00機能的な伝統工芸品<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伝統工芸は機能的であらねばならない</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伝統産業の衰退が言われて久しい。京都で働く私も伝統産業に触れる機会が多いが、いい話をこれっぽっちも聞かない。なぜなのか。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">中には元気に仕事をしているところもあるが、それは限定的だ。そういったところは、創意工夫を持って新しい商品を世に出したり、海外で評判になり認められるところが中心である。この差は何か。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最近気づいたのは、伝統工芸品が便利でないという点だ。どちらかというと私たちが伝統工芸品に手を出すとき、それは美しさとか手間ひまかけた一点ものだとか言った点に着目する。とくに美しさという点だろう。高くてもその品物を手にしたいのは、プラスチック製の工業製品では得られない満足感があるからだ。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">それにしても高すぎる。そして美しさにはトレンドがある。流行り廃りがある。私にはどんなに輪島塗がうつくしくてもどうしたって、</span><span lang="EN-US">iPhone</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のほうが魅力的だ。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伝統産業はいつから機能性をないがしろにするようになったのだろうか。機能が美をもたらすのではなく、美が機能のようになってしまっている。確かに美という機能もあるかもしれないが、アートの世界で安寧してしまうには量産的であり、物足りない。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">伝統工芸品はあくまで生活の中の一機能を担うべき存在だ。官能的であろうとするあまり、機能的な側面を失ってはしないか。たしかに和服は美しい、それは最大の魅力ではある。しかし、着にくい動きにくい服を日常に使おうとする人はいなくなり、その美は次第に色あせてしまうだろう。</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(1)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">心を動かすスピーチの共通性</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">全体を通して非常に満足感の高いイベントだったが、その要因は2番目のスピーカーであったガー・レイノルズのトークに集約されているように思う。聴衆の側に立って、構想を練り上げ、はっきりとしたテーマを設定し、五感に訴えながら挑戦や変化、驚きを演出する。人の心を動かすスピーチやイベントはこうしたストーリーメイキングが入念になされている。スターウォーズのネタが聴衆を沸かせていたが、そのときジョセフ・キャンベルの「神話の力」を思い出した。「神話」=「人々に語り継がれるストーリー」にはいくつかの共通性がある。表層は様々に異なっていたとしても、人が心動かされるのは、挑戦、挫折からの復活、苦難の克服、弱気を助け強気をくじく勇気、自然への敬愛、愛と調和、などだ。</span><span lang="EN-US">TED</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">のイベントはそれぞれのスピーチがそうした要素を備えているだけでなく、全体としてもそうした要素によって成り立っている。だからこそ参加者は満たされた気持ちになるのだろう。</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(2)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ストーリーの力</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(3)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">職人と技術の可能性</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(4)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">平和な世界への試み</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-77480803493616059692014-09-15T23:55:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.172+09:00Internship / Generation i<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Internship / Generation i <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">from The Economist sep 6th 2014 print edition<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Internship
booming<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What kind of image do you have on
“internship”? </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The internship is now
ubiquitous across America and beyond and is becoming 1st step for white-color
career. Now 63% of American students do at least 1 internship before graduating.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Both employees and recruiters
can get benefit from internship. Universities also encourage students to find
their career by using internship.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Unpaid
internship<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Should companies pay students for their participation?
Who should pay for internships?</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Unpaid internship is becoming
the norm just as hiring becoming risker, pricer and more complex. Internship
has become an appealing alternative. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">In order to be unpaid, an
internship must be “similar to training which would be given in an educational environment”</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">American courts are starting to
find that many internships fail these tests. More than 30 lawsuits have been
brought in America. Some European countries are changing their laws and some
firms are now rethinking their unpaid scheme but the change is slow.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(3) Rights of fairness to access
to jobs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Can job candidates claim their “rights” to
get internships if it is essential to get prestigious jobs? </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Century; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Access to jobs has been restricted. The privately educated were more likely
to enter prestigious professions. One of the reasons is that they </span><!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-66348034275747657642014-07-28T23:45:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.156+09:00Easeful death<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Assisted suicide</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Easeful death<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Most people in the Western world favour
assisted suicide. The law should reflect their will.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The economist supports making assisted
suicide legal by taking the case of Tony Nicklinson who was a former rugby
player and skydiver, developed locked-in syndrome. In Britain, its House of
Lords is trying to pass laws to guarantee the right of easeful death. In
addition to this, this newspaper argues that societies need to find their own
boundaries and carve out exception after careful consideration (gradualism).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Objection side:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Assisted suicide should not
allow on moral or religious grounds.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">It conflicts with doctor’s oath
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Vulnerable people may feel
pressure to spare their carers the burden</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Britain’s case:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Require an individual wanting
to die to be assessed by two doctors and be judged to have less than six months
to live.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Have to administer the lethal
drugs himself</span></div>
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death is imminent</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Discussion:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Do you support assisted
suicide? Which opinion do you prefer to stand?</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Can you accept the right of
easeful death for… </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>brain death people or people who cannot
express their will</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>terminally
ill children</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not
imminent people (Nicklinson)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>people
who have suicidal thoughts </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Russia and Ukraine</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Unblinking Putin</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(瞬き1つしないプーチン)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I chose this article because it is the most
commented article (got over 530) in the issue but I don’t have much attention
to the crisis so I want to understand. Not only Ukrainian and Russian but also
people in EU countries have much interest to the incident because of energy
security. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Location: Between EU/NATO and Russia + Gas
pipelines from Russia to EU</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Leaders in Ukraine</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Viktor Yuschenko Yulia Tymoshenko Viktor Yanukovych
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poroshenko</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(2005-2010 / Orange Revolution)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2010-2014)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2014- / Chocolate king)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Key words:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The trade deal with the EU and civil
demonstration</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Gazprom: Russian energy company</span></div>
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the West</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Discussion:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Do you know Ukraine? Please
share your ideas or knowledge of Ukraine. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-13400350137604444212014-06-23T00:17:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:19:39.572+09:00これまでの人生の中で困難な経験や失敗から学んだこと<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1つ目の経験は、高校</span><span lang="EN-US">1</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年生の時に取り組んだ映画制作です。秋の文化祭に向けてクラスで映画制作に取り組むことになったのですが、誰もが無責任で、クラスには他人任せの空気が流れていました。各々の心が離れていくのを感じた私は、企画をまとめたい一心で、監督を担いたいと申し出ました。組織の先頭に立って物事に取り組むのは、初めての経験であり、挑戦でした。意を決めた私は、文才のある人に脚本を頼み、</span><span lang="EN-US">IT</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に明るい人に編集を任せ、役割分担を進めながら夏休みを目一杯に使い、映画制作に没頭しました。文化祭当日、完成した映画とそれを楽しむ観客をみて、熱心に取り組んで良かったと心から思いました。勇気を出して陣頭指揮をとったこと、観客に喜ばれる映画を生み出せたこと、監督として貢献できたこと、これらを仲間との協力で達成できた喜びが、私の原点となっています。</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">つ目の経験は、就職して</span><span lang="EN-US">1</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年後に遭遇した東日本大震災です。私は当時、東京にある支社の新入行員でした。震災当日、閉店間際</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">に突然建物が大きく揺れ、棚のファイルが一斉に倒れました。揺れが収まりしばらくして全員の無事が確認されたため、拠点は一時平静を取り戻したように感じられましたが、帰店する社員の報告や、電車が完全に止まり道路に人があふれる様子を目の当たりにするうちに、事態の深刻さが明らかになってきました。多くの社員は冷静さを装っていたものの、錯綜する情報と余震の危険がある中での帰宅判断に、不安な気持ちを抱えていました。家族の安否が気遣われる中、夕刻になって、それまで本部とやり取りを続けていた支社長から「帰れる人は帰宅の途につくように。帰宅が困難な人は拠点に残っても良い」との判断が下されました。その判断を契機として、先輩社員が指揮をとり、帰宅方向が同じものをとりまとめ、社員と建物に残っていた顧客が全員帰宅できるよう、次々と車や災害用品の手配がなされました。その日新人の私に出来たことは、拠点周辺の無事の確認や割れたガラスの片付けでしたが、冷静に判断を下した支社長、熱心に指揮をとった先輩社員、顧客や同僚への気遣いを忘れない姿勢を目の当たりにし、「組織として物事に対処するとは、こういうことなのだ」と肌で感じました。</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'MS 明朝';">私は、「組織の先頭に立って挑戦し、新しい物事に熱心に取り組み、誰かの為に貢献するために、今ここで自分に何が出来るか」を意識するようになりました。それは、「組織という人間集団の中で、自分にどういう役割を求められており、どんな貢献が出来るのか」を考えることでもあります。今後も、困難な出来事に幾度となく直面すると思いますが、常にこの学びを忘れずに、取り組んで参りたいと考えています。</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-30986199502145518192014-06-09T23:42:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.138+09:00Quality time<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">Why shrinking populations may be no bad
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<span lang="EN-US">Is a fertility rate at replacement level
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Education makes dependency ratio* much lower than
previously thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Not everyone of working age contribute equally to
supporting pensioners.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Better-educated are more productive and healthier,
retire later and live longer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The highest welfare would follow long-term fertility
rates of 1.5-1.8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Educating more people to a higher level will be
expensive but will contribute more to the economy, so the investment will pay
off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Moreover, fewer people will help limit future
climate change. (!?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">(Conclusion) The worries about falling populations
are better addressed by education than baby bonuses or tax breaks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(1) In previous discussion, we covered
questions such as “Does demographic change matter?” “Should Japan accept
immigrants on a big scale?” These focus on the quantity of people; it means the
population of working age is shrinking so we have to take some actions (raise
birth rate / accept immigrants). But this article mentions the quality of
people, which is that education is one possible solution of demographic issue. Does
this indication make sense?</span></div>
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But, after reading I think this article is logically poor, isn’t fully
organized and needs more supports to make its opinion more persuasive. What is
your impression of the article? If you are the author, how to revise it?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-48015969217270505982014-06-08T23:40:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.147+09:00mini ESGのススメ<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">開催の人数は、</span><span lang="EN-US">3</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人がミニマムかなと思います。2人で始めてもいいですが、2人だと話の広がりがどうしても限られますし、相手の意見を必ず聞き取り反応しなければならないのもつらいです。</span><span lang="EN-US">3</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人いれば話題が広がり、ストレスも軽減されます。自分以外もう2人、周りに関心のある人を見つけて声をかければいい話ですので、まずは仲間を2人探すことからスタートしてはと思います。京都では、職場の上司と後輩の</span><span lang="EN-US">2</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人に声かけしました。</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">開催の頻度は、週一回が理想です。</span><span lang="EN-US">The Economist</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">は週刊ですし、今までの経験から一記事は30〜40分もあれば話題が尽きますから、少なくとも週一回30分どこかで集まる時間を設ければ良いわけです。京都の場合、月曜の朝始業前の</span><span lang="EN-US">7</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">時から職場近くのスタバで行っています。</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">開催の形式として、ペーパーは毎回作成した方が良いと思います。負担はありますが、ペーパーがないとテーマや議題の共有が難しく、しばしば議論の体を成しません。</span><span lang="EN-US">A4 </span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">半分程度のメモでかまいませんし、参加者の持ち回りで良いので、準備することをお勧めします。京都でも続けています。</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-13083016083975505432014-05-26T00:05:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:19:39.561+09:00超高齢社会の一風景<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そんな忙しい祖母も90歳を超えてさすがに足腰が弱ってきたようです。たまに足を痛めると外出が難儀になります。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">家族間のコミュニケーションツールはもっぱら電話です。祖母も耳は良く聞こえ、頭もしっかりしているので、電話での会話は問題ないです。メールやインターネットも使えるようにならないと、とは言っていますが、携帯電話の操作もままならない機械音痴ですからさすがに難しいとも言っています。電話は私の実家にも良く掛かってきますし、まさにライフラインです。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">祖母の家の向かいには床屋さんがあって、近所付き合いはそれこそ何十年にもなります。よくおかずや食材を届けてくれる気遣いに助かっています。もし祖母になにかがあったとき、真っ先に気づくのは向かいの床屋さんかも知れません。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-75152462751486301652014-05-19T23:39:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.165+09:00Collective insecurity<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Defending Japan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Japan’s prime minister is right
to start moving the country away from pacifism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I went to Turkey when I was 20 for
exchanges with students of the country. I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>happened to join a student meeting in Istanbul. At
first I thought that meeting was for administration like project making but it
was different. But I was surprised to find that the meeting was for discussing
“war and peace” among students with almost the same ages. At that time in 2006,
conflicts between Palestine and Israel were flamed up. Turkey is near from the
area so they were much more serious on the issue. In the meeting, Turkish facilitator
asked the guests from Japan “What do you think about peace?” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Please imagine the situation. How do you
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<span lang="EN-US">I chose the article because we can learn
words and phrases related to defense and security. Prime minister Abe plans to
allow Japan to come to the defense of its allies (collective security) for the
first time. This is hot topic not only for Japan but also other countries like
China, Korea and the US. We should keep in mind that you might have to explain
the situation in your words.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Going back to the Turkey’s experience, I
answered, “Peace is a situation that people can live in safe without any
accidents or crimes.” Most Japanese might agree with this view. But reactions
of Turkish students were different, like “I don’t think so” or “It’s a typical
Japanese way of thinking”. For them the war was critical issue because Turkey
accepted refugees from Palestine. On their mind, peace is the situation that
people can live without warfare. </span></div>
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our experiences. And also I would like to know about your opinion about </span><!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-11898282328434242452014-05-05T23:37:00.000+09:002015-09-10T00:18:54.114+09:00Post-office banking<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">put your money where your mail is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Topic of the article:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">l<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The article is about <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>the United States Postal Service (USPS)</u></b>,
the second largest employer in America with a workforce of just over 491,000 in
2013. Since the rise of e-mail makes people less use postal service, USPS has
to find new ways to raise revenues. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">This article introduces a
report suggesting that <u>the post offices should begin offering financial
services for the people who cannot get fully access to financial services.</u>
The simple reason is that a lot of Americans have scant access to banks and a
lot of post offices have little to do. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Main support:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Over 1/4 American households
are unbanked or underbanked, meaning that they either lack a current or savings
account, or they have one but still use alternatives to banks such as
cheque-cashers and payday lenders. The average households spend around 9.5% of
their income on fees and interest charged by substitutes of banks.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">High-street banks find it hard
to make money serving poor customers, since they tend to have little money on
deposit that banks can lend out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">These customers are distressed
so they need rescues from USPS. It has plenty of post offices in rural areas
that already provide some financial services such as money orders and
remittances to Latin American countries. That could save low-income customers
the financial cost.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Some refutes the proposal. They
insist that the Government overreaches itself and USPS should cut its size.
Others mention that it has zero capacity, understanding and capability of
financial services and state that post offices in rural areas have limited
value because financial services in rural areas are already enough and
convenient. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Roughly 1 billion people in 50
countries have benefitted by their postal systems according to the Universal
Postal Union, the United Nations agency that helps post arrive on time. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p> <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21600989-why-rich-now-have-less-leisure-poor-nice-work-if-you-can-get-out">http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21600989-why-rich-now-have-less-leisure-poor-nice-work-if-you-can-get-out</a></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US">Discussion points<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US">How do you evaluate your “substitution effect” ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US">Do you think of your work as “exploit” ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 48pt;">The author is talking about the
change of the relationship between money and leisure by contrasting 19th
century’s situation and today’s one. In the 19th century, as a British drama
“Downtown abbey” showed, rich people enjoyed their leisure time almost every
day while poor people worked hard and enjoyed less leisure. In today’s advanced
economy however, several surveys show that overall working hours of the rich
have been longer than the poor.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are several explanations to
this shift. First one is <u>what some economists call the “substitution effect”</u>.
Higher wages makes leisure more expensive: if people take time off they give up
more money. Furthermore, the “winner-takes-all” nature of modern economies may
amplify the substitution effect. In the globalised market where good ideas and
innovations are highly valuable, the more skilled workers could get more money.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Secondly, the author points out
that <u>the status of work and leisure in rich world has changed today</u> so
rich people tends to concentrate on their work even if they are paid enough.
Work in advanced economies has become more knowledge-incentive and
intellectual, whereas most jobs in 19th century were really dull ones. The
writer of this column uses Veblen’s theory as an explanation. Thorstein Veblen,
an American economist in 19th century argued that leisure class people who do
not engaged in industry were not idle. Instead of working in industry, leisure
class people engaged in what he called “exploit”: challenging and creative
activities such as writhing, philanthropy and debating. The columnist states
that in rich society, more people than ever can enjoy “exploit” at their office
so the people can get pleasure from their work instead of leisure time in which
they used to seek their satisfaction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 48pt;">Lastly, the author picks up </span><u style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 48pt;">the
situation of less educated workers</u><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 48pt;">. As low-skill and manual jobs are
shrinking and as information technology are opening up a vast world of high
quality and cheap home entertainment, they do not need to work as long to enjoy
a reasonably satisfying leisure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 48pt;">For these reasons, the
columnist points out that rich people now have less leisure than the poor.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-36561433586069288302014-04-07T17:58:00.000+09:002014-04-29T17:59:11.732+09:007-12 Rise of the robots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/printedition/2014-03-29">http://www.economist.com/printedition/2014-03-29</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 17.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rise of the robots<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Prepare for a robot invasion. It will challenge the way people think
about technology. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">from March 29th 2014 Leaders</i></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21599762-prepare-robot-invasion-it-will-change-way-people-think-about-technology-rise">http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21599762-prepare-robot-invasion-it-will-change-way-people-think-about-technology-rise</a></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Technological development can make robots not just as workers and
partners but also actors that can collect information and make their decisions
autonomy. When our society accepts such robots, there should be problems we
have to discuss. If an accident in which robots (driverless cars for example)
take part happens, who is responsible for it? If programming is fault,
programmers should be blamed but what if the accident happens by the result of
robot’s own decision? We have to rethink our law and regulation to be suitable
for robots society where robots can be law entities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Summary of the article<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Robots came into the world as a literacy device in science fictions and
movies. But since moving from the page and screen to real life, robots have
been a mild disappointment. They do some things humans cannot do themselves but
still unreliable and pretty stupid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">That seems about to change given by the exponential growth in the power
of silicon chips, digital sensors and high bandwidth communications. And there
are other three factors (R&D, investment and imagination) into play.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">R&D: New shared standard and accumulated know-how makes R&D
easier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Investment: Tech giants and venture capitalists put their money in
robotic startups. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Imagination: Clever robotics application can be found in some sectors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the robots. Almost all the manufacturing and services might be done by robots,
so whether humanity will find new ways of using its labor or it will be forced
to have leisure is worried debate among economists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Robots can do their jobs animatedly and they also can be inhabited
alongside humans, fulfilling all sorts of needs. They provoke questions such as
war and drones, emotions caused by a machine and the value of labor. Robots can
serve not just as workers and partners but also providers of new perspective. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Combating bad science</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Metaphycians<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sloppy researchers beware. A new institute
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p><a href="http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21598944-sloppy-researchers-beware-new-institute-has-you-its-sights-metaphysicians">http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21598944-sloppy-researchers-beware-new-institute-has-you-its-sights-metaphysicians</a> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ms.Kokubo’s research on STRP cells is now
controversial issue in Japan. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Researchers have to have some kind of ethics,
scientific ethics in their mind. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The people who are not engaged in research
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<u><span lang="EN-US">What the article argues:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">John Ioannidis, an epidemiologist, and
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<span lang="EN-US">METRICS aims to solidify
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<span lang="EN-US">Threat 1: Irreproducibility</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(再現不可能性)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Vast amount of money(over $200 billion on
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">シェールオイル等の“tight oil”ビジネスが盛り上がっている。技術革新によるtight oilの急激な生産量の拡大は、経済成長に貢献し新規雇用を生むだけでなく、世界価格の安定化に寄与する可能性がある。</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 17px;">(1) 米国の石油輸入依存度が減ることで、米ドルと米国経済が石油価格に左右されにくくなる。</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17px;">(2) シェールオイルは、通常に比べて油田が小さく枯渇スピードが速いので生産を維持するための油井の数が多い。そのため、世界価格の変動に応じた生産のコントロールがしやすい。</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17px;">米国は国内の石油価格70年代から原油輸出を禁止しているが、これは原油の生産者を害し、米国が影響力のある供給者となるのを難しくしているだけである。原油輸出の解禁は米国を含めたグローバルな石油マーケットをより安定的で多様なものにし、OPECやロシアへの依存度を低くする。こうした地政学上の利益は計り知れない。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 17px;">議論では、もし米国人であるとしたらあなたは輸出解禁に賛成か、日本にとっては良いことなのか、についてから始まりました。私の意見は、石油価格が下がるならばどちらの立場であれ賛成というシンプルなものです。記事ではそうした経済合理性だけでなく、原油価格の変動リスクが世界を不安定にしているという問題意識に基づいて、世界価格の安定に寄与する米国の輸出解禁を主張している点は斬新に感じました。また、記事に足りない視点として、シェールオイルの環境への影響があがりました。油井の数が多い、採掘に化学薬品を用いる、等のシェール技術の特徴は触れられていますが、それがもたらす環境への影響は全く触れられていないことに違和感を感じました。最後に日本に関わる話題としてメタンハイドレード開発に触れ、議論を終えました。</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-62889403918135028912014-02-16T21:56:00.000+09:002014-02-23T00:47:40.512+09:00京都マラソン完走(感想)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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幸運にも京都マラソンに参加することができました。人生初マラソンは、桂川や嵯峨野、広沢池などの自然を感じながら、京の都の世界遺産を巡る魅力的なコースでのデビューでした。魅力的な一方で京都マラソンのコースは高低差が大きいことも言われており、特に中間点を過ぎたところの狐坂は相当過酷な上り坂でした。私はというとろくな練習もせず、マラソンがどんなものかも分からずに参加してしまったので、ペース配分は見事に誤り、後半の競技はマラソンではなく競歩になってしまいました。ラップも見ての通り、25キロ以降にがくっとペースが下がっています。</div>
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あとになって調べてみると、これは初心者が最も陥りやすい「30キロの壁」とか「35キロの壁」と呼ばれるものらしいです。この壁の理由はいくつか考えられるらしく、(1)エネルギー切れ(2)水分不足(3)ペース配分の誤り、と言ったものが挙げられます。私の場合は、完全に(3)でした。私のような初心者は1万人を超える参加者とそれ以上に沿道に集まる応援の方々に影響されて、つい気分が高揚し、最初のペースが速くなってしまうのです。マラソンは、当初思っていたほどには心肺に負担がかかるものではなく、それもあってか最初は快調に走っていました。しかし、ペースを早めすぎると、ある時点から急激に足が動かなくなります。この感覚は面白いほど良く分かりました。それまで周りを抜かす勢いで走っていたのが、気づくと周りにどんどん抜かされていくのです。「あれ?オカシイゾ」と思った時には手遅れで、状況は悪化するばかり、ついには歩かざるを得なくなってしまいました。これはペースが速すぎると身体が「グリコーゲン切れ」になり、血中の乳酸処理のスピードが追いつかなくなり「筋肉に乳酸がたまる」状態となります。乳酸が一定をこすと、筋肉が動かなくなってしまうのです。NHKのサイトにメカニズムが紹介されていましたので、詳細を知りたい方はリンクをご覧ください。<br />
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NHK「みんなで科学 ラボラジオ」<br />
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完走後は足が全く動かず、その後の数日は散々でしたが、当日の沿道の沢山の方の応援はあたかも自分がオリンピックのような大舞台の主役となって走っているようで感動的でした。あのような感覚は、通常ごく限られたアスリートしか味わえないものですが、マラソンは市民のだれもが主役になれるスポーツです。家族を応援したり、応援されたりという姿はみていてとても微笑ましく思いました。全力で応援する側になるのもまた良いものです。かなりきつかったことは確かですが、次はしっかりと準備して挑戦したいと思いました。<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00136920975185101624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6658778784070599573.post-22796451903455041172014-02-10T10:44:00.000+09:002014-03-09T11:53:16.699+09:007-6 Less amazing than Amazon<span style="font-size: large;">Walmart Less amazing than Amazon</span><br />
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Walmart has been in a slump in recent years and started to change their strategy.<br />
It is at an "inflection point" and the company got a new executive, Doug McMillon.<br />
They have started open small and medium sized stores and joined on-line market business.<br />
Why are they forced to change their business model? What is the cause of it?<br />
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Walmart's sufferings<br />
(1) Their international business is not thriving. It retrenched in China and Brazil.<br />
(2) Walmart's core customers are shoppers on tight budgets, attracted by Walmart's promise of "everyday low prices". Government raised payroll taxes and cut food stamp benefits last year, they suffered most.<br />
(3) Amazon makes it easier to buy almost anything, supposedly more cheaply than anywhere else that draws shoppers to Walmart's super centers. Dollar stores are its rival too.<br />
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Mr. Macmillan's "inflection"<br />
(1) It will open more smaller stores, mainly midsize grocery stores than super centers.<br />
(2) It starts "Walmart.com" to step up its counterattack on Amazon.<br />
(3) It tries to make the idea of "market ecosystem" possible in its real business.<br />
(4) It tries to change super centers to "destination stores"<br />
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We discussed<br />
(1) What is the main causes of sales drop of Walmart?<br />
(2) What kind of strategies Walmart should take?<br />
(3) How do you think the future of retail business in Japan?<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Situations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Growth is
weakening<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> ・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Shift from
going for growth to enhance productivity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Costs are
rising<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> ・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tighten control
of executives behavior and safety standards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Talented are
limited<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> ・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Localize
marketing and product development. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Pay is soaring<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Discussion topics</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Has China’s gold rush really been
over? </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">If you guide foreign companies
in Japanese market, what instructions are possible?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Plus: How many global companies
or brands do you already know in this article?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">【総括】</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">・ </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">消費意欲旺盛な中国は、市場としての魅力を失っていないながらも、取り巻く状況は変化しており、外国企業にとっての「ゴールドラッシュ」の時期はピークを過ぎた感がある。その中で、まだ挑戦していこうと考える企業はどのように中国市場へ適応すべきかをまとめた記事。記事ではその方法として、(1)拡大を目指すのではなく生産効率を目指す方へシフトすべき(2)経営者のふるまいや安全基準に対する統制をより強化すべき(3)一つの中国という考えを捨て、マーケティングや製品開発をローカライズすべき、といった点を挙げています。</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">・ </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">最初の論点は、果たして本当に中国は魅力を失っているかという点。10億人以上の人口を抱え、経済も成長途上にある中で、そうした状況の変化は一過性のものであって、まだまだ魅力は失われていないのではないかという反論が想定されます。議論は、確かに中国ビジネスは難しい、という肯定からスタートしました。政府の力が大きい国でメディアも政府の意向が反映され、一度批判を受けると大キャンペーンが張られビジネスの継続が困難となるという状況です。別の記事では中国の消費者の気の移り変わりの早さ(定番がすぐに陳腐化する)も指摘されており、国内企業との競争も考えれば、中国は外国企業に取って益々難しい市場であるという指摘は説得力があります。一方で、業界によって状況は異なっていて、一括りには出来ないのではという意見もありました。</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">・ </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">次の論点は、記事の提示した3つの戦略についてです。日本より製品やサービスの品質に無頓着のように思える中国において「レピュテーショナルリスク」を指摘したのは目新しいという意見や、「一つの中国」という考えを捨てることは賛成だ、中国は沿岸部と地方で全く異なり、地方の都市も言語すら異なるのだから、という意見が出されました。これらの戦略は日本に当てはまるかという論点については、そもそも縮小傾向にあり国内企業が独占している日本市場は外国企業にとって魅力的ではないのではないか、日本が四半世紀前にたどってきた道のりに中国はあるのではという指摘が出されました。</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">【感想】</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">・ </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">中国は世界第二位の経済規模をもつ隣国である以上、様々な困難があるとはいえ、ビジネスにおいても無視することは出来ない国であることは間違いありません。それは、日本の経営者にとってだけでなく</span><span lang="EN-US">The Economist</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">誌の主要読者である米国、欧州各地の企業経営者にとっても同じことです。そのため、中国において外国企業はどのようにふるまうべきか、は世界の主要な関心事でありトップ記事として扱うのは納得できます。</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS 明朝";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">・ </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">そうした中、</span><span lang="EN-US">China loses its allure</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(中国は魅力を失いつつある)という記事のタイトルは、記事の本旨と若干ずれているように感じました。私の印象は、「中国は困難だが捨てがたい」というものです。むしろ記事の狙いは中国は魅力的かどうかではなく、「豊富な労働者と消費者に支えられている」「中国はカネさえ出せば、経営者の横暴も粗悪製品も許される」「中国は共産党政権下でひとつにまとまっている」といったステレオタイプな見方を払拭することにあるように思えます。その意味では、「中国とはどのような国なのか」という問いへの一つの回答であると感じました。</span></div>
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