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<\/strong><\/p>\nIn the reoccurring corner \u201cGraduate Student\u2019s Research\u201d, Waseda Weekly highlights the research of current Waseda graduate students. For this article, Maiko Yoshida, a third-year doctoral student in the Graduate School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, wrote about her experience studying Finnish history. She began her article noting that when people think of Finland, they probably imagine saunas, the design house Marimekko, and, of course, the magical character Moomin. Many people may not realize, though, that Moomin was originally written in Swedish. Actually, Finland has two national languages: Finnish and Swedish.<\/p>\n
Even after Finland was incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1809, Swedish remained the language of the government and education. That is why, even though many people spoke Finnish, those who went on to higher education and became officials or teachers spoke Swedish. Gradually, however, the Swedish-speaking intellectuals began expressing the idea of a \u201cFinnish nation\u201d which was based on the Finnish language. Opposition arose alongside varying conceptions of a \u201cFinnish nation\u201d amongst the intellectuals. Maiko wrote that her goal is to shed light on their discussions while not only noting the changes to Finnish society but also the changes in the Russian Empire as a whole. To move closer to achieving this goal, she needed to learn both Finnish and Swedish and with support from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology\u2019s \u201cTobitate! Study Abroad Initiative\u201d she studied abroad at Finland\u2019s University of Helsinki.<\/p>\n
Japanese article:19\u4e16\u7d00\u306e\u30d5\u30a3\u30f3\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\u3092\u53f2\u6599\u304b\u3089\u8aad\u307f\u89e3\u304f\u3010\u6587\u5b66\u7814\u7a76\u79d1\u3011<\/a><\/p>\n Waseda Weekly asked Professor Ikuhiro Fukuda of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences to write about wine for the reoccurring column \u201cProfessor\u2019s Time Off\u201d. Professor Fukuda is a self-professed wine lover and has translated history books about wine and even written about wine himself. He traces his love of wine back to the three years he spent as a graduate student studying abroad in France. He shared how the glutton in him felt at home in France when he saw people consuming food and drink as an important means to enjoy their lives.<\/p>\n Later, Professor Fukuda began to analyze the eating and drinking scenes in French literature, and he was surprised by the abundance and richness of the depictions. He expanded his analysis to include Japanese literature and found that the symbolic representations of food and drink were different from those found in French literature. He then made thinking about the history and culture of food and drink his full-time job and took the liberty of naming his specialty \u201cFood and Drink Representation Theory.\u201d<\/p>\n Professor Fukuda\u2019s wife is also a Waseda graduate and in their free time they enjoy discussing which wine to choose for dinner each night from the over 220 they store in their wine refrigerator at home. For the past few years, Professor Fukuda has been drinking natural wine with his wife. He introduced the shop 3amours<\/a> in Ebisu for cheap, delicious natural wine. Professor Fukuda also recommended four wines that are all in the 2000-yen range and available to buy at the shop. They are Domaine de Montgilet\u2019s Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Domaine de Montgilet\u2019s Grolleau 2021, Mas Oliver\u2019s Cava Chamcalet But, and Bonne Peche\u2019s Bonne Peche Ros\u00e9.<\/p>\nAt Least a Bottle A Night: Pairing Natural Wine with Food to Enjoy with my Wife<\/h3>\n
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