BY AMANDA HARLOW Is it a novel? Is it an opinion piece? Is it a fact-packed academic essay? Is it a thinly disguised auto-biography? What is In Appropriate by Debito Arudou? Unfortunately, all of the above. Arudou, a former American and naturalised Japanese, is best (and worst) known as Japan’s most passionate non-Japanese residents’ rights [...]

To change your name in Japan firstly you need to change it with your home country by applying for a new passport, with evidence of why you are changing your name (such as a marriage certificate). Each country has slightly different regulations so you should check with your embassy or consulate for the detailed requirements. [...]