It's almost a rite of passage for expats in Japan to be denied some service over name issues. The length of names is a common cause. In Japan, a normal full n

It's almost a rite of passage for expats in Japan to be denied some service over name issues. The length of names is a common cause. In Japan, a normal full name is usually 4 or 5 characters long, with some exceptional cases being slightly longer. Systems often have a character limit which can exclude many non-Japanese names, especially if you have a middle name.