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The usage of names in Japan, in any given conversation, depends on the situation and the speaker's relationships with the people involved. Usually the surname is used, with Japanese first names more or less restricted to casual situations and cases where the speaker is older than, superior to, or very familiar with the named person.

When speaking to someone, or mentioning a member of one's outer circle a title such as �ん -san is often used after the name. Calling someone's last name (family name) without any title or honorific is called yobisute , and can be considered rude even in the most casual and friendly occasions.