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Does anyone here have experience with changing their name (specificially the family name) into a Japanese name? For example upon getting married?
What is involved and how does that work in each legal system?
For example I know that people from Brazil of Japanese ancestry officially no longer have kanji for a name, although I do know for a fact that a number of them do use kanji in practice.
If say an American changed his/her name to a Japanese, would it still be officially a katakana name in Japanese? Or is the only way for a foreigner from a country that doesn't use chinese characters to officially get a name with them to become naturalized?
If anyone has experience, please respond! I'm anxious to hear your stories and experiences.
What is involved and how does that work in each legal system?
For example I know that people from Brazil of Japanese ancestry officially no longer have kanji for a name, although I do know for a fact that a number of them do use kanji in practice.
If say an American changed his/her name to a Japanese, would it still be officially a katakana name in Japanese? Or is the only way for a foreigner from a country that doesn't use chinese characters to officially get a name with them to become naturalized?
If anyone has experience, please respond! I'm anxious to hear your stories and experiences.