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I have asked several Japanese people, why it is Hamasaki and not Hamazaki, and also why Nakashima Mika but Nakajima Miyuki.
the responses i get were because of the traditional way of how the surname is pronounced in the family. there is no special reason why it is one way or the other.
there is no way to know which way it is in advance, so you always have to ask if it is Hamasaki or Hamazaki, or Nakashima or Nakajima.
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