Change name passport

Hi guys! I recently married an American citizen and took his last name. I need to change it on my Japanese passport but learned they don’t allow foreign names? Anyone else have experience with this, what should I do? I can’t get a hold of anyone at the embassy in LA 🙁

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  1. They definitely allow “foreign” names. Or what do you mean?

    You’d have to change your name in Japan, by changing your family register (the passport name is based on the family register), then you can use that on your passport. You could possibly add your American surname as an alternative surname like described here: https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/pss/page3e_001033.html

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