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. Banks however have refused to
accept these and each of my 3 bank accounts have different versions of
my name. Of course Vodfone took 3 tries to get my name right for the
bank withdrawal.