According to a report on the NEXTSHARK website on November 12, after Joe Biden won the U.S. election, the mayor of Yamato City of Japan could read "Biden-Jo (Baiden-jo)" or "Joe-" because his name was written in Chinese characters. Biden (Jo Baiden)" and unexpectedly became popular on the Internet.
Because Yamato City belongs to Kumamoto Prefecture, he is called "Kumamoto's Biden."
According to reports, the mayor’s last name is "ume" and "da", meaning "plum blossom" and "rice field", but it can also be pronounced "by" and "deng". The Chinese characters for his name Yutaka are usually read Make "Joe".
Umeda said that after the announcement of the results of the US presidential election, he received a lot of information to congratulate him on his successful bid for the president of the United States. Since Biden will take office next year, Umeda hopes to take advantage of him to increase the chances of public exposure in this small town with a population of about 15,000.
"The Japan Times" quoted him as saying: "As the president of a superpower like the United States and the mayor of an ultra-small city like Japan, our two'Biden' work on a completely different scale, but I will find a way. To promote the development of Yamato City." Although
is a coincidence, Toyotomi Umeda himself was very happy to hear that Biden won the election. He even jokingly said: "It feels like I was elected myself." He said, " This makes me feel very close to him."
This is not the first time that the name of an American leader has been associated with a small Japanese town. Obama Onsen (Obama Onsen) is a seaside resort town in Nagasaki. After being elected as former US President Barack Obama in 2008, the city became synonymous with him.
