Chans First

How close do people have to be-relationship wise-to call one another by their first names in Japanese culture?

I know the difference appropriate use of the japanese honorifics -san, -chan, -sama, -sensai, and -kun, and I know that their use depends on the gender and the type and/or depth of relationship the people have with each other. Does this also apply to first names? If it does, then what relationship do people have to have for it to be considered appropriate to use their first names? (i.e., family, acquaintance, close friend, ect.) Thanks!

At work, school, any place that is “professional” you would call each other by surnames. My friends when they went to Saturday Japanese school called each other by last names, Fujii, Narakki, Kawasumi… but when they visited each other in the home, it was Kazuma, Chie, Ichie instead.

You can refer to a friend/spouse/relative by their first name when in conversation. I wouldn’t talk to my husband’s coworker and call him “Tanaka” I would call him Akiyuki. And he would call me Boli, not Tanaka either.

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