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I presume GP is talking about the Perception of English /r/ and /l/ by Japanese speakers — https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception_of_English_/r/_and_/l/_by_

• james_s_tayler 6y ago
  It's probably more non-Japanese would pronounce the /l/ so differently that it would change the way the name sounds enough to be jarring to the individual who bears the name. That'd be a straight pain in the ass.