"Doug" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Japanese and Chinese names, family names first, given name(s) last.
> We usually flip them to our convention.

Right, although in this case it should be noted that in the
case of one of the Iron Chefs themselves - Chen Kenichi -
the Americanized version leaves his name in the original
form, based on the notion that to most American ears
"Chen Kenichi" SOUNDS more like a "first name, last
name" than would "Kenichi Chen" (which is really what
it should be if you insist on the family name last).

I have always wondered how much trouble this sort of
thing has caused for Morimoto Masaharu (or Masaharu
Morimoto, take your pick), since he's the one original Iron
Chef who is now living in the U.S..

Bob M.