Objectively speaking, in order to develop your expertise in table tennis, you must integrate into Japanese society. Changed his surname to Zhang Ben, but did not forget his original surname Zhang.
Tomokazu Harimoto, now a Japanese table tennis player, was originally named Tomokazu Harimoto.
Zhang Benzhi, Zhang Benzhi and his father are now Japanese table tennis coaches, formerly known as Zhang Yu.
Zhang Bentianjie, now a Japanese basketball player, was originally named Zhang Tianjie.
Zhang Benzien is another rising star in the Japanese table tennis world. His original name is Zhang Zien. Her father is former Chinese table tennis player Zhang Yibo, and her mother is Fukuhara Ai's former enlightenment coach Zhang Lizi (formerly known as Tang Yuanyuan).
It is not difficult to find that after going to Japan or growing up in Japan, most of these talented people with Chinese blood and proficiency in sports chose to change their names to "Zhang Ben". ".
This kind of thing is not an exception. Why is it so? I believe this is a question that makes many domestic sports fans curious. In this article, you might as well discuss it with the author.
The first thing I want to explain is that after foreigners become Japanese citizens, there is no compulsion to change their Japanese surnames. When foreigners naturalize in Japan, they can choose any surname they like, or they can keep their original surname and then translate it according to the rules.
Unless your surname is too uncommon, you can’t find a corresponding translation in Japanese. Of course, if you keep your original surname for conversion, it is another matter if it involves the convenience of daily life in Japan, or the aspect of integrating into Japan.
In the online community, a popular saying is that it was probably because Zhang Benzhihe and Zhang Benzianjie were reminding themselves not to forget their roots, so they changed their surname to "Zhang Ben" . To be honest, this statement makes no sense. Instead, it has the meaning of a spiritual victory method, because everyone has already run away, so how can this be called not forgetting the roots?
What’s more, if you really remind yourself not to forget your roots, you can actually follow Wu Qingyuan and Son Zhengyi. When they naturalized in Japan, they were indeed forced by the situation or had no choice, but they still did the same I am willing to keep my surname and openly tell the Japanese people that my roots are not in Japan.
If this can be done, whether it is Zhang Benzhihe or Zhang Benzianjie, they use the surname Zhang to hang out in Japan. I believe that most domestic sports fans will at least respect him for his magnanimity. .
Next, among the Japanese surnames, the surnames that are related to "Zhang", and Zhang should be placed in front, are probably the following three: Harigae (Zhang Dai), Harimoto, Harima.
If you want to have a Japanese surname with "Zhang" in it, why should you choose Zhang Ben?
This has to mention the Japanese baseball legend Harimoto Honsuke.
Zhang Benxun, formerly known as Zhang Xun, is a second-generation Korean in Japan and a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. His career was active from the 1970s to the 1980s. After becoming a Japanese citizen, Zhang Xun changed his name to Zhang Benxun and carved his own legendary path in the professional baseball world.
In addition to his outstanding performance in his professional baseball career, this Korean sports talent whose original name is Zhang Xun also has a life and death experience that will make him very popular in Japan: He was a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Back in 1945, 5-year-old Zhang Xun was in Hiroshima. Since the Zhang family was near a mountain and far away from the explosion area, the mountain blocked most of the radiation and shock waves, making Zhang Xun alive. down. However, Zhang Xun's sister and mother were both in the city at the time and died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
In a sense, Zhang Xun, as a sports talent, chose to change his surname from "Zhang" to "Zhang Ben", setting a precedent for subsequent naturalized sports talents. , becoming an example for foreign sports talents to integrate into Japan. As a result, those Koreans or Chinese whose original surname was Zhang, and who were engaged in sports, went to Japan and queued up to change their surname to "Zhang Ben" and imitate Zhang Benxun.
In summary, starting from reality, the biggest significance of Zhang changing his surname to Zhang Ben is of course not to remind himself not to forget his roots, but to facilitate his integration into Japanese society. While licking Japanese citizens hard, you can also give your former citizens the illusion that "you have never forgotten your roots."
You have to ask Sima Nan why he chose to take the surname "Sima" from his Japanese adoptive father instead of taking his Chinese biological father's surname.