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Different Katakana spelling in official documents (self.japanlife)

submitted 2 years ago by udon to c/japanlife

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Before coming to Japan I heard from other foreigners that it's best to choose one spelling for your name in Katakana and stick to it. I made sure to follow this advice.

But I just noticed that my name is spelled differently in an official document (年金手帳). I guess someone in some public office just had to come up with their own spelling. It also looks like a reasonable transcription, but it's different.

Do you think this causes problems down the road? If so, how could I change this? Any experiences also with other official documents welcome.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Honestly? It might cause issues. Japanese people are anal about these things. If I were you I'd ask for a correction of this document.