The author, born in Karafuto, studied in Sapporo and Hiroshima, and became a researcher of Germanic languages. Now, they look back on their 80-year journey.
What were the days of continuous learning like, in order to walk a "life without mistakes"?
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Author's Biography
Koichi Yabushita
Former Professor at Komazawa University. Master of Linguistics.
Born in 1942 in Karafuto (Sakhalin).
Graduated from the Faculty of Education, Hokkaido University of Education (now Hokkaido University of Education) and the Faculty of Letters, Hokkaido University. Completed the Master's program at the Graduate School of Letters, Hiroshima University.
1978: Participated in the Ministry of Education's training program for German language teachers in West Germany.
1981-1984: Visiting Researcher at the Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University.
2004-2006: Visiting Researcher at the Department of Humanities, Mälardalen University.
Translated works include: "Introduction to Scandinavian Languages" (from English), "Selected Swedish Folktales (4 volumes)" (from Swedish), and "The Tale of the Mars Residents" (from Danish).
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