[Lingo] Readings of Japanese names

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

Niels Kobschaetzki writes:

 > I would have one question: Is there a reliable (and I hope quick) way for
 > finding out the reading of Japanese names?

There is no reliable way because the mapping is multivalued.  This is
the Official Position of the Japanese government, as Jeff Friedl and I
found out during the Hanshin-Awajishima Daishinsai.  As far as I can
tell enamdict is quick and usually gives all the possibilities.