[3+ things you need to be careful when interacting with Japanese writing] As a Japanese myself, I just thought it would be useful for some people if I share the basic informations of my language here! Especially since I sometimes see the abnormal Japanese writings in this site. ♦1 Japanese names start from FamilyName In a lot of European countries, people's names start from FirstName, then FamilyName. (For example: "Mary Smith") But Japanese people's names start from FamilyName, then "FirstName" stays in the end. (For example: If you replace "Mary Smith" under the rule of Japanese name writing, it will be "Smith Mary".) So if you have a Japanese character with Japanese name, it will be natural to write their name from FamilyName to FirstName. ♦2 Date is written from biggest to smallest In many countries, it seems basic to write the date as "Month / Date / Year" (For example: "January, 1, 2020"). But in Japan, the basic style to write the date is "Year / Month / Date" (For