Your Name in Japanese
The Check-In Card, Line by Line
Japanese law makes hotels copy a foreign guest's passport. What each line of the check-in card wants, and why the address field trips travelers up.
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Your Name in Japanese
Every Japanese Form That Asks for Your Name
Residence card, bank, hotel, tickets: which field wants romaji, which wants katakana, and what happens when your two spellings stop matching.