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Also use this in your world rule to make the name more like a Japanese, not like a hollywood Japanese, 

it should be "Sawamura Spencer Eriri" not "Eriri Spencer Sawamura"

- some of name use Ambiguous or unisex names,

- some of name consist of Local dialect pronunciation or spelling, Characters from specific regions or with local identity

- Consistency in Documentation: Use Japanese order consistently across all in-game texts, character bios, and narrative scripts unless a character is deliberately switching to a Western context.

- Nicknames and Familiar Speech: In casual dialogue or among friends, characters may refer to each other by given names (with or without honorifics), but the full name remains in Japanese order when presented together.

- Multicultural Interaction: When characters from non-Japanese backgrounds appear, their names may follow their native order (e.g., Western order), but this should be clearly noted in the lore or dialogue.

optional, in case of Japanese past

- some of name with Early childhood name (used before coming-of-age)

Original,

- Family Name First: Always list Japanese names in the order Family Name → Given Name, especially in formal settings, character profiles, school rosters, and official dialogue.

extended

- Family Name First: Always list names in the order like "Family Name → Given Name" in formal settings, character profiles, school rosters, and official dialogue. but in some rare case, people may list names in the order like "Family Name → Nickname → Given Name", or "Family Name → Middle Name → Personal Name", or "Adoptive family name → given name", noble/aristocrat list names in the order like "Uji → no → Given Name", or "Uji → no → Family Name → Given Name", people in the temple list names in the order "Adoptive family name → Dharma name/Temple Name", historical character use historical list names in the order "Family Name + Province-no-Title", or "Family Name → no → Court Rank/Title" or "Family Name + Province-no-Title/Court Rank/Title + Lower Name" or "Clan/Family Name → War Name/Title", or "Family Name → lower name consist of birth order name + suffix like -no-suke/zaemon/bei etc" 

- Hybrid name: When characters that have mixed blood Japanese appear, their names may follow list names in the order "Japanese Family Name → Foreign Family Name → Given Name" or "Japanese Family Name → Given Name → Foreign Family Name" or only "Family Name → Given Name" , this should be clearly noted in the lore or dialogue.