Japan switches name-surname order. Now surname before first name.

[somsak]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-minister-tells-foreign-media-to-get-it-right

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

There are far greater things to worry about then the order of your damn name.

 

[Feng Leng]

They are backward no more.

 

[third eye]

Well.. their country- their rules.

I see a lot of paper work in documents across the nation , but then it would be a one time affair.

 

[CHN Bamboo]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-minister-tells-foreign-media-to-get-it-right

Foreign media seem to be reporting Chinese names in the right order.

Why should Japan revise it? I thought it was a European country.

 

[Brainsucker]

There are far greater things to worry about then the order of your damn name.

But they're right. They have the right to be called properly by other people. It's their culture, so people have to respect them. I, myself prefer to call Japanese properly. By their last name (family name) first, then their first name.

Like Oda Nobunaga, not Nobunaga, Oda.

 

[Feng Leng]

But they're right. They have the right to be called properly by other people. It's their culture, so they deserve it

The Japanese pay great attention to symbolism -- much more so than Chinese. Switching the order of the names is a symbol for aligning Japan with China and Korea. There is hardly anything more personal than a name. The OP understands the significance.

 

[Hack-Hook]

as far as I'm understand Japan didn't change anything , they asked the world to say their name correctly .sadly it's another case of European think they are the center of the world

The Japanese pay great attention to symbolism -- much more so than Chinese. Switching the order of the names is a symbol for aligning Japan with China and Korea. There is hardly anything more personal than a name. The OP understands the significance.

as I said they just asked foreigner to call them correctly , they didn't change anything

 

[AViet]

The Japanese pay great attention to symbolism -- much more so than Chinese. Switching the order of the names is a symbol for aligning Japan with China and Korea. There is hardly anything more personal than a name. The OP understands the significance.

Correct. A clear symbol.

 

[Leishangthem]

Our community's naming system also follows the " family name first" system.This is probably an asian thing. So I can understand the frustration when someone mistakes your name with family name or surname or messes up the order .

Spoiler: +

Ours even more complicated.
From ancient immemorial time, based on our custom, the naming system differs between males and females.

Commonly, in both the genders the person's Yumnak( familyname/subclan name) is used as a prefix to their name. Keeping their respective names in the middle. The suffix name part is the one differing from males to females.
All the yumnak belong to only one of the salai taret except the Yumnak of the Meitei Bamon . There are seven major Salais or Yek Salais or salai taret , namely :

1. Mangang
2. Luwang
3. Khuman
4. Angom
5. Moirang
6. Kha Nganba
7. Sarang Leishangthem (Chenglei)

In females, the suffix name part is made either by the gender identification or marital status identification like "Chanu". After getting married, the females changed their suffix part to "Leima", adding the term "Ningol" just after her paternal surname and by adding "Ongbi" after her husband's surname completes her full name.

Examples :

A female having the name Leishna with Khaidem as her paternal Yumnak will have her full name, before getting married, as per the Meitei custom as,

• Khaidem Leishna Chanu

After getting married, assuming, she got married to Narumbam Sanathoi Angom, noting that Narumbam is her husband's surname, Sanathoi is her husband's name and Angom is her husband's Salai/Clan name. Then, her full name as per the Meitei custom will be changed as,

• Khaidem Ningol Narumbam Ongbi Leishna Leima

NOTE : The females don't carry their Salai/Clan name because the Salai/Clan system is a patrilineality one.

In males, the suffix is made either by the name of their respective Salai (clan) or gender identification like "Meitei/Meetei" for males. And sometimes by adding "cha" to their respective Salai or Clan name. "Cha" meaning "child".

Examples : A male Meitei having the name Araba with Leishangthem as family name/subclan name, and noting that Leishangthem surname belongs to Mangang clan, will have his full name as per the Meitei custom as,

• Leishangthem Araba Mangang or
• Leishangthem Araba Meitei or
• Leishangthem Araba Meetei or
• Leishangthem Ahaba Mangangcha

Through these Yumnaks, the genealogy of Meetei can be traced.

But after joing india,much of our ancient tradition had been rendered obsolete but now there's a revival of our ancient traditions now.

 

[AndrewJin]

Our community's naming system also follows the " family name first" system.This is probably an asian thing.

Spoiler: +

Ours even more complicated.
From ancient immemorial time, based on our custom, the naming system differs between males and females.

Commonly, in both the genders the person's Yumnak( familyname/subclan name) is used as a prefix to their name. Keeping their respective names in the middle. The suffix name part is the one differing from males to females.

In females, the suffix name part is made either by the gender identification or marital status identification like "Chanu". After getting married, the females changed their suffix part to "Leima", adding the term "Ningol" just after her paternal surname and by adding "Ongbi" after her husband's surname completes her full name.

Examples :

A female having the name Leishna with Khaidem as her paternal Yumnak will have her full name, before getting married, as per the Meitei custom as,

• Khaidem Leishna Chanu

After getting married, assuming, she got married to Narumbam Sanathoi Angomcha, noting that Narumbam is her husband's surname, Sanathoi is her husband's name and Angom is her husband's Salai/Clan name. Then, her full name as per the Meitei custom will be changed as,

• Khaidem Ningol Narumbam Ongbi Leishna Leima

NOTE : The females don't carry their Salai/Clan name because the Salai/Clan system is a patrilineality one.

In males, the suffix is made either by the name of their respective Salai or gender identification like "Meitei/Meetei" for males. And sometimes by adding "cha" to their respective Salai or Clan name. "Cha" meaning "child".

Examples : A male Meitei having the name Ahenba with Leishangthem as family name/subclan name, and noting that Leishangthem surname belongs to Mangang clan, will have his full name as per the Meitei custom as,

• Leishangthem Araba Mangang or
• Leishangthem Araba Meitei or
• Leishangthem Araba Meetei or
• Leishangthem Ahaba Mangangcha

Through these Yumnaks, the genealogy of Meetei can be traced.

But after joing india,much of our ancient tradition had been rendered obsolete but now there's a revival of our ancient traditions now.

A Confuciusphere thing

 

[CHN Bamboo]

Correct. A clear symbol.

Is there any hope for China&Japan&ROK FTA?

 

[Han Patriot]

Then change back the new year to the lunar New year

 

[Suika]

Is there any hope for China&Japan&ROK FTA?

Give up claim on Senkaku islands and on Taiwan and on the 9 dash line, then yes.

 

[CHN Bamboo]

Give up claim on Senkaku islands and on Taiwan and on the 9 dash line, then yes.

You're not Japanese. I'm afraid you don't ever know about Dokdo.