Romanizing your user name in Yahoo Mail

Non-Japanese readers may not be able to read Japanese characters, and sometimes Japanese characters even show as garbage on their screens. Therefore, it’s not a good idea to use kanji when setting one’s name in an e-mail program: only alphabetic letters can be read by everyone. I can tell you how to make the change if you use Yahoo Mail.

You first have to log into Yahoo Mail. Then you can see a メールオプション (Options) link towards the top right corner. On the next screen, you should click {詳細設定ï½?(General Preferences) in the {カスタマイズ} (Personalization) category .You should then see your name at the top of the entry field. At this point, all you need is to delete the kanji, re-type your name in Roman letters, and you’re done!

Happy international e-mailing!

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