By: Trends Desk | New Delhi |
November 11, 2020 2:40:45 pm
Yamato mayor Yutaka Umeda stated that he was unaware of the connection to Biden till members of of his household informed him about it final week. (Source: Yamato Town’s Mayor’s workplace, AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Just days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump and was declared the victor of the US Presidential election, a 73-year-outdated politician in Japan gained in a single day fame.
Yutaka Umeda, the mayor of Yamato — a small Japanese city that’s house to round 15,000 individuals — turned an internet sensation this week after a number of social media customers identified that the characters of his title is also learn as ‘Jo Baiden’, when written within the Kanji script.
In 2008, consideration targeted on Japan’s Obama metropolis, in Fukui Prefecture. This yr has introduced some fame to Yutaka Umeda, mayor of a small city in Kumamoto Prefecture. His title （梅田壤）may also be learn (in Western title order) as “Jo Baiden.” That’s Mayor Jo to you, bud.
— Anthony Kuhn (@akuhnNPRnews) November 9, 2020
Japanese Kanji characters usually have a number of phonetic readings. The mayor’s household title, which consists of characters that translate to ‘plum’ and ‘rice field’, is often pronounced ‘ume’ and ‘da’. But the characters may also be learn as ‘bai’ and ‘den’, whereas the character for Yutaka can be generally pronounced as ‘jo’.
The world: “The US election never ends! This is so stressful!!”
Japan: “Wow, is there a Joe Biden in Japan too?? Not really! That’s the mayor of Kumamoto, Umeda Yutaka, whose name can be read like that!!”
…I’m not even joking! The man’s title is written as 梅田穣 (BAI-DEN-JOU) pic.twitter.com/lrk66IhpDJ
— Mima (@yoremasu) November 7, 2020
“I feel very close to him. It feels as though I’ve also won the election after hearing about (Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s) projected win,” Umeda stated in a latest interview with Japan Times. “Being the president of a superpower like the United States and a mayor of Yamato — the scale (of our jobs) is completely different, but I’d like to think of ways to promote the town.”
enjoyable truth, Yutaka Umeda san is a superb instance why kanji are driving me nuts.
梅田穣
umeda yutaka – baiden jô
— mono 🏴 (@mono_toy) November 9, 2020
Umeda stated that he acquired a flurry of messages after Biden received the US election. He informed Japan Times that he was unaware of the connection to Biden till members of of his household informed him about it final week.
If he ever will get to satisfy Biden, Umeda stated that he would introduce himself because the “Biden of Kumamoto”.
Trying to think about how one might clarify to abroad readers that a man named Yutaka Umeda additionally form of has the identical title as Joe Biden. https://t.co/SNiq7JwYhk
— Peter Landers (@LandersWSJ) November 9, 2020
This isn’t the primary time a US President has been linked to Japan resulting from his title. A port metropolis referred to as Obama, situated within the nation’s Fukui prefecture, got here into the limelight in 2008 after former President Barack Obama was elected.
The city started promoting Obama-themed merchandise and memorabilia within the years that adopted. Chopsticks, candy-bean buns and different souvenirs that includes the previous president’s names have been bought to vacationers who visited the city.
In truth, throughout a go to to Japan in 2009, Obama stated, “I could not come here without sending my greetings and gratitude to the citizens of Obama, Japan.”
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was one of many first world leaders to congratulate the actual Joe Biden and his working mate Kamala Harris for his or her win. “Warm congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” he tweeted. “I look forward to working with you to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. Alliance and ensure peace, freedom and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.”
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