Sonoda married Mayumi Sonoda (** ** Sonoda Mayumi) in early November, 1987 and set off on their honeymoon on November 28, 1987 to South Africa. Sonada and his wife were passengers on the South African Airways Flight 295 that crashed near the island of Mauritius after a fire on board the plane. At the time of his death, Sonoda was training Kenta Kobashi, who debuted nearly three months after his death.
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