Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why are they using the anti-traditional style?

Japan asked the international media to change how we write their names. No one listened
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/23/media/japan-abe-shinzo-name-intl-hnk/index.html

The first name-surname style is so common in Japan that I was told to correct the first surname-name style on English report by my professor.
Then, he understood that there is a recent trend of the first surname-name style in English. But, he refused to allow me to use the style. I don't remember why he said that.