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HomeGlossary ItemJapanese names

Japanese names

December 17, 2015February 26, 2016 rkanigel 3145 views

In Japan, typically family name first, personal name second. But in the United States, Western word order is common. Women’s names often end in -ko, or “child,” as in Michiko.

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REFERENCE: AAJA Handbook to Covering Asian America
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