Yogendra PURANIK elected to be a City Councillor in Edogawa, Tokyo
It's not uncommon for political posters of Japanese candidates to use nicknames or kana to help voters remember them. プラニク・ヨゲンドラ { PURANIKU · Yogendora } (पुराणिक योगेंद्र / Nickname in Japanese: よぎ { Yogi } ) was born in western India in 1977. He is the eldest son of three brothers. His father works at a factory and his mother is a seamstress. After graduating in India, he continued his education and earned a master's degree in international economy and international management. At the same time, he holds degrees in IT (computer development) and the Japanese language. He first visited Japan as a student in 1997 and 1999, funded by the government. After college, he was given a job offer from a US company, but he chose to work in IT in Japan in 2001. He got married that year, and had his first child the year after that. His wife teaches at an overseas university, so he raises his son alone in Japan. Because of this, he became acutely aware of the challenges and diff...