My name in Japanese

[Gaijinian]

I would not put my name in Kanji if it were Gary... 下痢
But if is straight-forward, well... then it might be OK

Ｌｉｋｅ Ｅｍｉ（ｌｙ） 恵美（理）

 

[Hachiro]

This link is to a silly site that might interest people in finding a "Japanese" name. It has nothing to do with writing your name in kana and I have no idea how it works, probably just a random thing. I apologize if people think this is taking the thread off topic, that is not the intent, just to add a bit of humor for the moment.

What's Your Japanese Name?

According to this site my "Japanese" name is Daiki Inoue.

 

[Puff]

I would have to use Katakana because my name is a American name

 

[J C]

Found this site and thought it might be of interest:

Japanese calligraphy | Japanese name translation | Kanji name translation | Japanese symbols for names

This will translate your name into Japanese katakana (and into Kanji, for a price)

 

[Takaryo]

My pen name: Takaryo

Taka: High, Tall (Describes my tallness)
Ryo: Just a name I picked up. Never translated it.

I discovered it kinda means...high(Taka) amount(ryo)... If I'm not mistaken...
I had this pen name since I was young. I also thought of it as Ryo=version up (higher version)

 

[nice gaijin]

I would have to use Katakana because my name is a American name

You're right, but the legal reason you have to use Katakana is because you are from a country that does not recognize Kanji as characters in legal names. If you were born in the US or any other such country, you could not use Kanji for your name in legal situations in Japan, and would have to use katakana even for a name that is truly Japanese (in the case of, say, second or third generation immigrants). That couldn't stop you from using kanji in everyday use, but I do not think it could be considered your legally recognized signature.