Joe Biden had quite the week. So did Japanese mayor Jo Baiden.

Former vice president Joe Biden may have won the U.S. presidential election — but thousands of miles away, another politician feels as though he is the star of the show. Yutaka Umeda, the mayor of Yamato, a town of about 15,000 people in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, unexpectedly found Internet fame over the weekend as people pointed out that the characters of his name can also be pronounced as “Jo

[gryphon]

例の梅田穣氏の話。「音読み」の説明はめんどくさいやな。実例採取し記録。“ “Umeda” is made up of characters meaning “plum” and “rice field.” They are usually pronounced as “ume” and “da” but can also be read as “bai” and “den.””

[kakaku01]

音読みでジョー・バイデンになる梅田穣さんの話

[Unimmo]

"plum and rice field" <<"plum field" or "the rice field which has a beautiful plum tree".

[u-li]

ちゃんと説明してる…！“ his last name “Umeda” is made up of characters meaning “plum” and “rice field.” ”

[at_yasu]

Joe Biden さんと Jo Baiden さんの話 / 梅田譲（うめだ ゆたか）を（バイデン ジョウ）って読めるから / alternative pronunciation って言うのか。へー

[navix]

“Yutaka Umeda, the mayor of Yamato”。「his last name “Umeda” is made up of characters meaning “plum” and “rice field.” They are usually pronounced as “ume” and “da” but can also be read as “bai” and “den.”」

[nilab]

Yutaka Umeda: Japan’s Jo Baiden rises to fame - The Washington Post

[lastline]

梅田さんがインターナショナルにｗ / 漢字の読みの説明として使いたい文章

[greenbow]

“characters often have an array of phonetic readings.” / “an array of” ってこういうときに使うのか。

[yas-mal]

that the characters of his name can also be pronounced as “Jo Baiden,”