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I am stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened by the news that my friend Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan, was shot and killed. He was a champion of the friendship between our people. The United States stands with Japan in this moment of grief.

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Isn’t his name Shinzo Abe? Your “friend” huh?

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No actually it's Abe Shinzo

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Whats funny too is I remember him saying he was tired of correcting people about this.

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In Japan, the family name goes first. He spent a whole lot of time correcting people that got it wrong.

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Right, in Japan.

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Biden is correct

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Yeah Rob

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Abe Shinzo is correct. Japanese put surnames first.

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@Jobdavi19653337

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What a friend

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Apparently, yeah

Japan wants you to say its leader's name correctly: Abe Shinzo | CNN

Japan has a polite request for the world: Stop saying our names wrong.

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@BellaMarie0922

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Yeah because Biden actually respects him enough to say his name properly according to his own culture and traditions.

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WhereIsMyRemote

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is correct & you are wrong. In Japanese culture family name comes first. By doing so

shows respect for his "friend" & his friends culture.

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Maybe learn about other cultures, then come back and try again.

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thediplomat.com

Abe Shinzo or Shinzo Abe: What’s in a Name?

Japan changed the order of officials’ English language names a year ago – but the world has been slow to adapt.

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He's trying to be respectful, in Japan and other Asian countries they pronounce the name (last name,first name) ex. In America its Rob Costa, and in Asian countries is Costa,Rob

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No but the spell in Japanese is Abe Shinzo(安倍晋三)

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Is the name structure the same as in English ?

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No. Familial name comes first instead of last. Abe Shinzo is the actual correct way to address him.

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Abe Shinzo is the proper Japanese writing of his name.

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Give a Hoot Mask Your Snoot

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You can still delete this and then at least some people won’t know about what you don’t know.

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Jeffrey Trayfoot

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Go easy on him. He doesn’t personally tweet! They have someone do that for them so obviously that person made the mistake.

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edition.cnn.com

Japan wants you to say its leader's name correctly: Abe Shinzo

Japan has a polite request for the world: Stop saying our names wrong.

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日语姓氏在前，名字在后。中国也是如此。

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Imagine not knowing that Family name comes first in Japan and other Asian countries

....I'm sure you've watched Mulan plenty of times, does "Fa Mulan" ring a bell

notice the Family Name up front 🤷‍♂️

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They do their name order differently in Japan.

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