News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch order of Japanese names. Parent comment

Re:Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch order o... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @04:36PM (#19974673)
When was the last time mainland China had a leader with a one character given name?

But ya, it is a matter of preference.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch order o... by dis-sys on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @11:42PM (#19977549)
> When was the last time mainland China had a leader with a one character given name?

The person commonly known as Sun Yat-sen in the west. His given name is 文, he used it to sign all official documents.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Foreign Minister Taro Kono to ask media to switch order o... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @12:50AM (#19977871)
Crazy that 中山 was his Japanese name....
[ Parent | on HN ]