Yasuhiro Sonoda

園田康博　/　そのだやすひろ

Japanese politician from Gifu Prefecture

June 9, 1967 (age 58)　・　Gifu Prefecture, Japan

From Gifu Prefecture
Politician

My Take

Yasuhiro Sonoda is one of those politicians you'd almost forget about — three terms representing Gifu's 3rd district, a Nihon University grad, a Democratic Party of Japan loyalist who ground through two failed runs before finally winning in 2003 — and then he went and did the most memorable thing any politician did all decade: drank a glass of decontaminated water scooped from puddles under the Fukushima Daiichi reactor buildings, live at a press conference, because a reporter basically dared him to. Brave stunt or savvy political theater, I honestly can't decide, but it burned his face into international memory in a way ten years of committee work never would. He left politics for good after losing in 2014, and that feels weirdly right — some people are built for one defining moment, not a long career arc.

Overview

Yasuhiro Sonoda is a Japanese politician born on June 9, 1967, in Gifu Prefecture. He graduated from Nihon University. He is known in the field of politics, representing Gifu Prefecture on the national stage.

1. Profile

Name (English): Yasuhiro Sonoda
Name (Japanese): 園田康博
Reading: そのだやすひろ
Born: June 9, 1967 (age 58)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / 未 (Goat)
Origin: Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Active years: Unknown
Occupation: Politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Nihon University
Debut: Unknown

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9C%92%E7%94%B0%E5%BA%B7%E5%8D%9A