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I read Roaming by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki yesterday and one of the main characters' last name is given as Kitigawa. I know KitAgawa is a very common last name, and also that the "ti" sound is relatively new to the language (in so much as I believe a generation or two ago you might say パーチィrather than パーティ. I don't know much about the authors themselves, but I know Tamaki is a Japanese surname and Mariko a Japanese given name. I don't want to presume it's a mistake, so what is your take on it? What am I missing? Thanks in advance!

Thought I was doing the right thing but I'm having major regret and am worrying it makes me look less masculine somehow. The best I got from my friends was "it'll be cooler for summer". I feel seriously cooked. Any advice? I can't stand to look at myself.

EDIT: the council has spoken. I will go shorter. Thank you for your responses & encouragement. I'll probably delete this later since I am shy.