Y is Ichiro Suzukis first name but not last name on his jersey?
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in japan, the first name is actually the last name. Hence, in america, his name would read suzuki ichiro, woth ichiro in the back.What is the longest baseball game of all time?
In Japan Suzuki is a popular name like Smith is over here. Therefore he played with Ichiro on his jersey so you can tell the Suzuki's apart. When he came over here he wanted to keep the same name on his jersey.Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets also has his first name on his jersey because Ming is a popular last name in China.
This is because in several Asian countries such as China and Japan, their surname (family name) that gets passed down to their children is their first name, it is last in America. His children will be called Ichiro _______(whatever he names them). For the same reason, the Houston Rockets basketball player Yao Ming's first name Yao is on his jersey and not Ming.
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I live in Seattle and I believe it is partly becaus Suzuki is an extremly common name in Japan. When he came to America he decided to just keep it that way. He is the only player in the game to do this I think so i doubt the reason is what the person above me said.Also in the NBA Yao Ming has Yao on his jersey.
because in japan it isnt formal to put your last name in public
same in china (YAO)
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I sounds cooler.
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omg... yes it's a japan thing, but why isn't "Daisuke" on the back of the Red Sox uniform eh?When you go online to look up Dice-K, his first name appears, NOT his last.
Ichiro isn't the only Japanese player out there my god.
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It is not a Japanese name thing or even English name thing. I spent 8 years in Japan and they all use there last name on there jerseys.Here is what Ichiro said (through a translater) 4 years ago during in interview with ESPN when asked why Ichiro is on his jersey he replied "Suzuki is the second most common surname in Japan, and his manager For the Japanese Pacific Leagues Orix Blue Wave) introduced the idea as a publicity stunt to help create a new image for what had been a relatively weak team, as well as a way to distinguish their rising star.
Initially, he disliked the practice and was embarrassed by it, but "Ichiro" was a household name by the end of the season and he was flooded with endorsement offers.
He started using Ichiro in 1994.
Hope this answers your question. And by the way going to a Japanese baseball game is one of the greatest experiences of my life. There fans or sooooo different then the USA's plus you can never beat the beer girls (Young Japanese women the serve you beer through a half keg strapped to their back)
That is all!
I know that in Japan, your first and last names are switch, but why don't the other Japanese players in MLB do it too?
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