yukiko0623 について

Entrepreneur, frustrated musician, Ph.D. in Science. In a long journey of seeking truth, goodness, and beauty.

合理性について Rationality

私の研究は実証ではなくて、現実問題について色々条件をつけて単純化したモデルに対し、十分に検証されたと評価できる基本理論を適用、説明できない点があれば基本理論の拡張を行ったりモデル化に工夫をしたりしつつ、一般化を試みるもの。研究発表などでその方法について説明し主体の合理性に言及する時、本論に入る前にそこに疑義が唱えられて困惑することがしばしばある。もちろん人間は完全に合理的な選択だけをしながら生きているわけではないけれど、だからと言って合理性を初期条件におくことがそんなに著しく妥当性を欠くことはないはずなので、それほど「一言言わずにはいられない」人が多い性格の問題なんだろうなあと思ったりしている。

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Welcome !

The sharpness of vision and depth of insight-The outside and the inside-The eyes and the mind….

時間、真善美、自己と他者、など。

Yukiko Kato’s notes on time, truth, goodness and beauty, self and others. From the viewpoints of philosophy, mathematics, physics, and art.

東京工業大学 環境・社会理工学院 修了 博士(理学)

フランス国立ポンゼショセ工科大学国際経営大学院 MBA

フランス外交戦略研究所 Cycle d’Enseignement Diplomatique Supérieur課程 中退

慶應義塾大学経済学部および文学部哲学科哲学専攻卒業

日本オペレーションズ・リサーチ学会

日本応用数理学会

Game Theory Society

researchmap はこちら

仕事の経歴はこちら

《Academic background》

Tokyo Institute of Technology, School of Environment and Society, Ph.D

Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, MBA

Centre d’Etudes Diplomatiques et Stratégique, Cycle d’Enseignement Diplomatique Supérieur

Keio University BA, Economics, Philosophy

《Academic Society》

The Operations Research Society of Japan

The Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Game Theory Society

Business background

社会人研究者として仕事には全く関係がない哲学と数学と経済学がクロスするあたりの研究をゆるゆるやってます。慣れない手付きでPythonとかMatlabとかいじりながら楽しみつつ。猫から多くを学んでいます。

Kimigayo – Reign of Your Majesty

The national anthem of Japan played at the opening ceremony of Olympic Games held in Rio City was the best music I have ever experienced.

The amazing version of our national anthem was arranged by Jun Miyake, a Japanese composer based in Paris, using incredible technique of mysterious harmony of Bulgarian Voice.

For many Japanese like me, Kimigayo is naturally ‘a poem’, rather than ‘a music’ to be played in a western harmonic texture. Because the lyrics for Kimigayo was first appeared in the “Kokin Wakashu”, the anthology of poetry edited in the 10th century, as a poem.

Given that Kimigayo is a poem, its performance must be more comfortable to be like a poetry reading, instead of a song.

I suppose what is behind the certain strangeness I have been always had when I sing Kimigayo is its complex history and structure. The lyrics was from 10th century’s poem; the melody was made in 19th century in Gagaku (the ancient Japanese court music) style, and was harmonized by a German military bandmaster soon after the creation of melody. I have never got successful in reconciling these painfully different elements while singing the 60 seconds song.

The Miyake version of Kimigayo, so clean, calm but with strong spirit of words, resolved the strangeness that all the other conventional versions of Kimigayo had.

Tony Viramontes

He saw a being as if he had been a clairvoyant, not only with its form but sounds, anima, touch, scents, cells, flame and shadow.

Actually, his narrowed eyes captured anything or everything in another world than in mines. His works were always very quick.

Because he had any fine and thin details in him before he took up his paintbrush. He called me ‘Gato’ ,’Gata’ or ‘Gatita’ , as my Japanese family name sounds like ‘cat’ in his native language, and indeed, I was running around him day and night like a kitten while I was still confused with everything as a beginner in the fashion world.

We made a high definition fashion video, replacing a runway collection, 30 years ago.

He was too much ahead of its time.

A Sign of Life

Glass, metal, ceramic, marble, silver. The cold materials attract me with their elegant iciness.

When I return to my place, I feel comfortable with glass tables, silver holders, and a hard chair. No green, no flower, no insects, no life. No sense of life used to be essential to hold down my inner peace. Everything must be neat and orderly.

Yes. Used to be. Until I met a tiny creation with a cute but gorgeous long tail.

The cute creation, called Somali cat, stole my heart and my life has changed dramatically. The cuties are innocent, full of all light and smiles, joy of life.

Now I am living with three tails. We sing, dance and sleep together.

We live our lives together.

Academia

Learned Economics and Philosophy and earned BAs, then researched diplomacy and strategy at a higher institution, and earned MBA at a business school, I am never quite sure what kind of role that academia played in my journey.

Yet, I am holding an admiration for the world of academia and a tranquil life there. If I give the reason by myself, I am a keen seeker after the truth.

All the activities in life, working hard, eating, sleeping, meeting people, keeping friendship, laughing, loving someone, enjoying champagne, trying to find some laws from raindrop dancing must be means to seek or reach the truth.

I have been giving lectures titled ‘Media, Dialogue and Rhetoric’ at Sophia University in Tokyo for over 10 years. Preparation for the lecture each year is a fixed-point observation opportunity of my intellectual, mental, physical status for ‘seeking truth’.

My journey continues. I am making researches on real diplomacy and strategy to which I pay particularly close attention these years. To produce an article for publication in a scholarly journal from my unique perspective as a non-academic researcher and earn PhD is a milestone in the journey at this moment.

Days of Wine and Roses

Writing, playing and singing songs is one of my pleasures in my hectic life.

Daily piano practice was not so amusing for 4 years old girl and I had desired to escape suffering of boring lessons of basic fingering technique.

Thinking back now, those years opened up a new beautiful world for me.

Completed Italian Concerto of Bach for the final concert before the entrance exam preparation when I was 15, I stopped the daily piano practice.

My passion for music appeared in some form or another in my life.

In high school days, I started to sing with bands and performed in so many concerts.

When I was 20, I made a debut as a professional singer, released two albums then stopped playing music again to return to my everyday life.

As I was getting busy at work, I remained to be an incognito but an avid listener for decades.

Then recently one brisk autumn morning, it struck me that it’s time to sing again.

It is an intuitive decision, something like a direct divine revelation.

I will sing ‘The Days of Wines and Roses” soon at a jazz club in Tokyo.

This special occasion fills my heart and soul with joy.

Around The World in 21days

Hong Kong, Paris, Nice, Monaco, London,Milan,Rome,New York and Tokyo

Meeting in person is worth hundreds times of conference call.

To feel the person’s eyes, signs, smiles, hesitancy, or conviction drives chemical reactions in my neuro network that gives me fresh, creative ideas for business development.

I am spending the final days of my ‘around the world’ journey in NYC , meeting tech-entrepreneurs, media professionals, creators or fashion peoples.

In other cities, I met a painter, an architect, a fashion designer, a luxury jeweler, beauty professionals, a heritage champagne house,a fintech professionals, investors and private bankers.

I am deeply grateful for those professionals who spared their precious time for me.

I am seeking the best art, the best creative, the best talent, the best products ,and the best solutions to deliver them to the people.

‘The best’ and ‘the best solution’ creates the best value.

My missions are there.