Takahiko Yodo
Born on October 1, 1991 in Tennoji Ward, Osaka City. He first visited Brazil in 2015 through a Brazilian study abroad group and spent a year studying abroad at a Japanese beverage company for training. He returned to Japan in 2016 and worked in sales at an office furniture reuse company in Tokyo for about three years. After studying abroad, he set a goal for himself: "I want to go back to Brazil by the age of 30, get to know Brazil better, and achieve success," and returned to Brazil in March 2020 to work as a reporter for the Nikkei Shimbun's Nikkei society page.
(Updated July 2021)
Stories from This Author
Tokyo Olympics: Japan-born Brazilian Judo Representative - Eduardo Yuji's Challenge - Part 2
July 22, 2021 • Takahiko Yodo
Read Part 1 >> Hitting the wall of nationality and heading to an "unfamiliar homeland" After graduating from high school, he entered the International Budo University. During his first year, he won second place in the Kanto Student Tournament. He was originally supposed to be able to participate in the All Japan Junior Tournament of the Kodokan Cup, a gateway to international competitions, but was stripped of his right to participate because he was a Brazilian. "Both my parents have …
Tokyo Olympics: Japan-born Brazilian Judo Representative - Eduardo Yuji's Challenge - Part 1
July 21, 2021 • Takahiko Yodo
On the 13th, I'll go to Shizuoka to "bring home a medal" "Carrying the hopes of my parents, those who have helped me, and my friends, I will do whatever it takes to bring the gold medal back to Brazil. I hope everyone in the Japanese community will support me," said Eduardo Yudy Santos (26 years old, Sansei, 2nd dan), who will compete in the judo category at the Tokyo Olympics, expressing his enthusiasm in Japanese that sounds like a …
