Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to change the way Japanese names are written in English by putting the family name first, the same ...

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(TOKYO) — Japan’s cabinet has selected the nation’s 248th era name, part of a tradition dating back to the 7th century: “Reiwa.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the name on Monday.