Hey,
So I'm a Canadian planning on moving to Japan next year, I've gotten some job offers in tech and right now I'm taking courses on Japanese so I can be more fluent before I leave.
A question I have however, is something I've seen debated online; using a Japanese name.
My grandfather is from Norway, and so unfortunately my full name is Norwegian. I already have issues getting English and French speakers pronouncing it improperly, I'm constantly having to correct them to the point I've had issues with my own government because of the spelling.
I know it's going to be practically impossible for Japanese folk to pronounce, it's near impossible to write in Hiragana much less Kanji.
So I had debated maybe using a Japanese name, but not just some random one, but the translation of the origin of my name into Japanese so say, my last name in Norwegian means 'Grove' and so I find the Kanji for Grove and if it's acceptable as a name, and use that.
But I see some people online claiming it's 'cringe' to do so, and other people saying it's fine especially if your name is difficult to pronounce.
I also know you can register a 'Legal Alias'? But I heard that's also frowned upon??
I just want to know if I'll be causing more issues than it's worth if I use a Japanese name rather than my actual name there.
Cheers
by SaltyBusinessMan