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Only if you assume that English should be the default language when it comes to higher education institutions' names. And we all know Japan has a bit of a repu
by tanderson92 12y ago
Only if you assume that English should be the default language when it comes to higher education institutions' names.
And we all know Japan has a bit of a reputation for xenophobia. I wouldn't expect this to change any time soon.
- pyre 12y ago> Only if you view assume that English should be the default language If an entity defines an official English language name, then when operating in English, it would be more proper to refer to it using the official name in that language than to translate a name from another language to English, no?
- tanderson92 12y agoYou do have a point. One thing I am unsure of is whether we can know who referred to it by the incorrect translation first -- the university, or the public.