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Some Japanese people do this already when writing their names in English, and Wikipedia's article "Japanese name" claims that it's recommended by the Ministry o
by mrob 7y ago
Some Japanese people do this already when writing their names in English, and Wikipedia's article "Japanese name" claims that it's recommended by the Ministry of Education. I'm usually against non-standard capitalization, but because it reduces the potential for confusion I support it here.
- firethief 7y agoHow is it non-standard?
- mrob 7y agoI've never seen it used in mainstream news or literature, only in software and scientific papers, and not always then. I just searched for '.jp' in the Linux kernel changelog and none of the Japanese contributors I found wrote their names like that.
- xxpor 7y agoINADA Naoki, a Python contributor, signs their emails at least in the style.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoThis is the first I've heard of it. It's certainly not common in a general context.