Long foreign name? Add a short alias to your My Number card

Register a shorter Japanese "alias" name (tsushomei) alongside your full name on your My Number card. The author says it fixed most of her bank problems with long names that don't fit forms.

Check first: Residents only; registering an alias is done at city hall. One person's experience (2022).

Type

Hack

Category

Visa & Admin

Place

Japan-wide

Saving

fewer name-mismatch hassles

For

resident

Posted

Feb 21, 2022

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@clairetanaka ↗

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