Why does Daisuke Matsuzaka have his last name on his jersey, and Ichiro Suzuki has his first name on the back?

Does it have to do with what part of Japan your from?

Why does Daisuke Matsuzaka have his last name on his jersey, and Ichiro Suzuki has his first name on the back?
Wikipedia says


"Continuing the custom he began in Japan, he uses his given name on the back of his uniform instead of his family name, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball to do so since Vida Blue."





EDIT to add from Wiki





It was during the 1994 season that he began to use his given name, "Ichiro" instead of his family name, "Suzuki" on the back of his uniform. Suzuki is the second most common family name in Japan, and his manager introduced the idea as a publicity stunt to help create a new image for what had been a relatively weak team, as well as a way to distinguish their rising star. Initially, Ichiro disliked the practice and was embarrassed by it; "Ichiro" was a household name by the end of the season and he was flooded with endorsement offers.
Reply:It was during the 1994 season that he began to use his given name, "Ichiro" instead of his family name, "Suzuki" on the back of his uniform. Suzuki is the second most common family name in Japan, and his manager introduced the idea as a publicity stunt to help create a new image for what had been a relatively weak team, as well as a way to distinguish their rising star. Initially, Ichiro disliked the practice and was embarrassed by it;
Reply:I'm pretty sure that Ichiro is actually his last name. Like Yao Ming...Yao is the last name, they say it backwards there. Daisuke I'm not sure about though, he may just be "Americanizing" the order in which he says his name. Or perhaps Matsuzaka is his first name (last name in Japan)
Reply:It pretty much boils down to Ichiro was more well known by the one name than Dasiuke. "Ichiro" is also more marketable and thus brings in more money to the MLB and Seattle Mariners. And Suzuki is a more common name than Matsuzaka so it makes Ichiro more unique than his name (similar to "Jones" or "Smith" here) would suggest.
Reply:Because Matsuzaka is like every other player. He has his last name on the back of his jersey. The only reason Ichiro has his first name on his jersey is because of a publicity stunt which started when he was a young player in Japan.
Reply:Ichiro requested to use first name on his jersey. He is commonly just known as Ichiro.
Reply:different players means different names on jearsy








Ichrio wanted the first name and Daisuke wanted his last is there a problem
Reply:Ichiro was told to do that by a coach back in Japan and he couldn't say no to him so he stuck with it.
Reply:It's posibble that ichiro is his middle name, jus sayin.
Reply:Copyright infringement...


Suzuki = Suzuki motors