Another aspect of pronouncing Japanese names is paying attention to how long you're supposed to hold a syllable. I knew a Japanese researcher named Yuuki (mode

Another aspect of pronouncing Japanese names is paying attention to how long you're supposed to hold a syllable. I knew a Japanese researcher named Yuuki (moderately common Japanese name meaning "courage") who was bothered by people always calling him Yuki (common girl's name meaning "snow") so he just went by a chosen English name.