On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:04:00 +0900, B Robson <luvrethecat@hinet.com>
brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>
>
>Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson wrote:
>> I went to the bank a couple of weeks back as I had to change address,
>> and the person behind the counter said that according to new
>> regulations, gaigins are only allowed to have their full passport name
>> (romaji or kana, I didn't ask) as the name in the bank account. As my
>> passport name is Nicolson Kenneth Middlename, but my company name is
>> Ｋ (doublewidth) ニコルソン (entered back-to-front in the office
>> computer system, with a reading of ケイ for my first (or is it my
>> last?) name)) and the company software is unable to cope with more than
>> 8 kana per each of two names and it is impossible, apparently, for them
>> to pay my salary into an account with a different name (they tried
>> before!), I muttered something about I'd look into it and exited
>> hastely.
>> 
>> Anyone else hear any more about this? Been forced to close an account?
>> 
>> Kay
>> 
>
>Don't know about that. Do you have an alias? There are two types, your
>"official" way of transliterating into kana and a different name. I have
>the later which writes my name as ROBUSON BURETTO to match my hanko and
>try to establish some form of consistency.

Yep. This "alias" can even be kinda-sorta officially registered. Mine
is listed on the back of my gaigin card.




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Michael Cash

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                                Prof. Ernest T. Bass
                                Mount Pilot College