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Originally Posted by Jeikobu
Don't speak badly of my sensei. Blah blah
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I would have told you exactly what MMM did. I'm a native speaker and have lived in Japan for many a decade since birth. Your name won't be written in kanji in Japan, period.
How much you love your teacher has nothing to do with this fact. She couldn't possibly say what she said in a classroom in Japan. The students know better and their parents know better. The other teachers know better as well. Sadly, over where you are, no one knows better.
Why do you even think we created katakana? Yes, so that we can write your name. Try doing something great (or horrible) so that you will be able to see how your name will be written in Japanese newspapers. You AREN'T going to see 治恵護輔 or any other kanji combo. You will see ジェイコブ or ジェーコブ.
Truth hurts, but that's life. You (or your teacher or those silly websites you speak of) are not about to change the way we write Japanese. It's already perfect in its own way as all other natural languages are.