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Ikuhiro Fukuda is a Professor at Waseda University's School of Education, specializing in Multi-disciplinary Studies on Cultures. With a Master of Literature from Waseda and a doctoral diploma from Paris III University, he focuses on French literature, food culture, and cross-cultural analyses between Japan and France.
- Education: Waseda University (MA), Paris III University (Doctoral Research)
- Professional Affiliations: Food and Agriculture Research Institute (Director 2023-2027), Institute for Advanced Studies in Education (Concurrent Researcher)
His research explores the cultural construction of food spaces, comparing Japanese and French practices through frameworks like Levi-Strauss' Culinary Triangle. Recent work includes In Search of Natural Wine (2023) and Eating Together (2021), examining Japan's adoption of wine and transformation of communal dining.
Key article themes span 2015-2023, analyzing topics such as: terroir concepts in Japan, post-1923 food culture shifts, and the natural wine movement's cultural implications. While no explicit awards are listed, he leads major research projects like the Formation of Representations of Terroir and Convivialite (2022-2027) funded by Japan's Ministry of Education.
As a multilingual scholar, he has translated works by Roger Dion and Michel Butor, bridging French and Japanese academic discourses. Current teaching includes graduate courses on Cultural Sciences and seminars at Waseda University's School of Education.
