S AF O DA ) ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁officer ▁on ▁sil v icult ure . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁an ▁individual ▁particip ant ▁to ▁study ▁forest ▁management ▁in ▁various ▁institutions ▁in ▁Japan ▁under ▁the ▁Japan ▁International ▁Co operation ▁Agency ▁( J IC A ) ▁for ▁four ▁months . ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁travel ▁and ▁stay ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁K um am oto , ▁Num ata , ▁H ok ka ido ▁and ▁T su k uba . ▁Sub sequently ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Masters ▁in ▁Development ▁Management ▁from ▁Asian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Management ▁( A IM ) ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Dat uk ▁( Dat in ▁Ser i ▁P ang lim a ) ▁Dr . ▁J ain a ▁Sint ian , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁found ing ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁UP K O ▁Women ▁Mov ement ▁Chief ▁( UP K O ▁W an ita , ▁later ▁the ▁Chief ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 9 1 8 ▁when ▁the ▁husband ▁was ▁elected ▁officially ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁UP K O . ▁T ogether ▁ ▁they ▁have ▁five ▁children ▁- ▁four ▁daughters , ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁young est . ▁The ▁el dest ▁is ▁a ▁tw in ▁daughters , ▁a ▁medical ▁and ▁nut r ition ▁gradu ates ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁politics ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁UP M , ▁Tang au ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Japan ▁for ▁a