I'm planning on moving to Japan within the next year via internal transfer with my company, and I've heard bad things about having a middle name for those who live in Japan. At this point, I'm not really trying to create more trouble than I might already have while I'm there and I just want to make things as smooth as possible, so I'm considering removing my middle name pre-emptively to avoid any problems caused by Japanese society not being equipped to deal with it.
Am I mistaken on the troublesome nature of a middle name? If people have had issues as a result of having a middle name, would you have coughed up $500-$1000 (USD) to have avoided those issues in hindsight?
by Livid_Record