So having spent the last 10+ years doing work in Japan I can say I am all in favor of having a standard here. There are times that I am handed a business card w

So having spent the last 10+ years doing work in Japan I can say I am all in favor of having a standard here. There are times that I am handed a business card with the English names reversed (last, first) and since I have not memorized every Japanese name it can be confusing. Luckily I can read enough Kanji that I can look at the Kanji name that will always be last, first and figure out most of the time the match to the English name.