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Recently, I have been interested in tailor shirts because they are very fashonable and good fashion in the office will strength my tension at work.

I checked the prices of tailor shirts on the website of some tailor shops.

I found some shops and was fascinated with Kamakura shirts.

The company provide wide range of fabrics (both Japanese and imports) and they are excellent.

Especially, imports series are composed of prestige brand items, namely Testa, Thomas Mason etc.

In addition, we can select our favorite designs in detail.

On the website, we can order a tailored shirt with import material with only 12,600 yen.

When I will afford to buy it, I want to order a tailored shirt and ascend to the next stage as a business person (?).

Of course, I must fuifill other conditions to go to next stage.

For instance, I must study English more to acquire not only good scores of IELTS/GMAT but also good command of English.

Perhaps, when I will hold both fashonable garments and good English command, I will be confident as a fledged businessperson.

今日はずっと楽しみにしていた「英国王のスピーチ 」の公開日。

GMATの授業も終わらせて、レイトショーで観てきました。

主人公は、第2次世界大戦中の英国王であり、現エリザベス女王の父であるジョージ6世。

ジョージ6世は若いころから吃音持ちで、王族としての公務をこなす支障になっていました。

何が何でも治さなくては思ったジョージ6世と妻エリザベス妃は言語療法士を探し回りますが、なかなかうまくいきません。

そんな中出会った、ちょっと風変わりな下町の言語療法士との出会い。

ここから物語が始まります。

王族と下町の言語療法士という身分の壁を越えた交流。

ジョージ6世に次々と降りかかる苦難。

一つ一つの過程の中で少しずつ変化を遂げるジョージ6世。

それを言語療法という役割と、もう一つ大切な役割を通じて支える言語療法士ライオネル・ローグ。

ちょうどこのころ、欧州はヒトラー率いるドイツが勢力を急速に拡大するなど風雲急を告ぐ状況で、ジョージ6世は国王として国民を鼓舞しなければなりません。

二人の努力は実を結ぶのか。感動のクライマックスです。

この映画は史実に基づいて制作されているそうですが、こういう視点から歴史を描くというのは非常に面白いと思いました。やはり国王と言えども人間。いろいろ悩みがあるんだと思いました。

ジョージ6世は見事国民を鼓舞し、第2次世界大戦を乗り切り、その後も国民に愛された王として知られています。

また、エリザベス王妃もすごく国民に人気があったそうです。

日本ではちょうど昭和天皇 と活躍した時期が重なりますが、人格的にも似た面が多いように思います。

例えば、戦争の中疎開を勧められても決して逃げなかったこと。

親しく各地を訪問し、国民を勇気づけたこと（日本では戦後から）。

このような人格のため、二人とも国民に敬愛されています。

また、参加にあった国々の独立を見ているという点でも共通ですね（インド・韓国など）。

ジョージ6世を主人公にし、歴史と絡むという点でも面白かったですが、一人の人間が吃音の矯正を通じていろいろな面を吐露し、吃音だけでなく内面全体を改善・克服していくというストーリーに感動しました。

また、吃音矯正の中で英語の発音の矯正もたくさんされていて、やはり発音というのは大事なんだと改めて思いました。

For prosperity of nations, deplomacy is an important factor in all times and places.

Of course, lords in war era in Japan paid much attention to diplomacy.

In 1575, Takeda clan led by Takeda Katsuyori had a battle in Nagashino against alliance forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

In the battle, Oda and Tokugawa comletely defeated Takade force and Takeda clan loses many great commanders including Yamagata Masakage, Baba Nobuharu, Naito Masatoyo and Sanada Nobutsuna (brother of Masayuki).
As a result of the battle, Takeda had lost its power rapidly while Oda had taken steps to expand the power.

Bad end approached to Katsuyori. Of course, Katsuyori tried to make the sircumstances better with implement of revolution of organization and good deplomacy.

One of his steps was peace attempt between Takeda and Oda clan, so called "Kougou-wayo" during 1580-81.

Some say that it seems to be a surrender actually.

However, Oda regarded it out of question.

This fact is not well-known and I knew it recently. Knowing the incident, I was surprised that Katsuyori sought the survival options including such humilitating way.

Finally, the alliance with Oda, Tokugawa and Houjo attacked Takeda, and Takeda clan was overthrown at 1582 (he committed suicide).

From this story, I feel that diplomacy is vital to keep all entities’ influences powerful and our environment better.
And I would like to say Katsuyori "you did your best".

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If you will be able to chose a historical person as your boss, who do you chose?

Some may cite Oda Nobunaga, and others may Tokugawa Ieyasu, Sakamoto Ryoma, Ito Hirobumi etc.

Recently, I had an opportunity to attend in a seminar about British Social Responsibility Investment (I previously introduced in this article ) held by SIF-Japan.

In this seminar, the CEO of Japanese branch of a British asset manegement company explained their social investment style.

Most of what he said was within my imagination, but he provide me two new perspectives.

One is a action about shareholder (so called "engagement").

Unlike ordinary asset management companies, the company takes care of the behaviors as a stockowner especially about social matters.

The firm aggresively makes dialogs with listed companies and votes on some issues to make the companies to which the firm invests more sustainable and ethical.

Another feature is the position of securitiy analysts.

Generally speaking, the role of buyside analysts is to provide useful information to fund managers.

So, analysts never have any dicision rights to manage funds.

However, the situation in the firm is different from ordinary asset management firms.

The head of analyst team about social responsibility has veto on portfolio.

If the head judge that some securities should not be invested, the fund manager can not obtain them.

Of course, positive screening is couducted in early phase, but the company pay much attention to avoid investing reprehensible cooperations.

I was very delighted to learn them because these points were very what I had wanted to know.

I deem that Japanese SRI will be more effective in that such investment will change the business of invested cooperations if Japanese asset management firms carry out both aggresssive engagement and strict screen for social responsibility.

After the seminar, I had drunked with the lecturer, the commentators and members of SIF-Japan.
Then I talked with Mr.Kanai, one of opinion leaders in SRI field.

He is my hero since I read a book about SRI written by him (at the bottom of this article). So, I wanted to have a converstation with him.

I told him my dreams, career perspective and passion to social finance.

I agree with my opinions and advise me for some points.

One of his advices was that I should make connections with others (including him) more aggressively without any comprehension.

He said "If you have passion for something, you should not worry about no matter what you will face.". He also suggested me some favor. I deeply appreciated him.

Next day, I sent a e-mail to the lecturer and Mr.Kanai. and I accepted replyies from both of them.

The former proposed a lunch with me and now I plan it.

The latter gave me kind message.

In sums, I learned not only about SRI but also about how to live in this seminar.

I will never forget what I feel at that time.

CSR経営とSRI―企業の社会的責任とその評価軸/足達 英一郎

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