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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@ifi.uio.no>
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Subject: Re: Japanese names & alphabetization
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Richard Pieri <ratinox@unilab.dfci.harvard.edu> writes:

> The convention is to follow the conventions of the language being used.
> When speaking or writing Japanese -- even with "romaji" -- the family
> name comes first; when speaking or writing in the "Western" langauges
> the given name comes first.

So they cater to broken behavior?  :-)

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