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Originally Posted by IcewindDude
There are those who have legally "translated" their non-Japanese name into kanji. I wouldn't say it can't be done.
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Don't twist the argument. You're talking about the ex-foreigners who have naturalized into Japan.
I repeat. Jacob = ジェイコブ. Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn't know much Japanese or Japanese customs. If I had to tell otherwise just to please someone who doesn't even know あ from い, I'd rather kick my butt outa JF. You guys wouldn't need a Japanese member.
If someone wants to take the time to write "治叡勇功武" for "Jacob" everytime he has to write his name, go ahead and do it. What is he going to do with with his family or middle name then? No one will be able to read it so he'd end up having to provide the furigana "ジェイコブ" anyway. That is going to be a 100-stroke full name.