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 I can understand
            why you might find this inconsistency in the use of -san confusing. The addition of the
            suffix -san to a name is done as a sign of respect. The closest correlation I can think
            of in English are titles such as Mr., Mrs., and Miss. You would not refer to your
            teacher as Smith rather than Mrs. Smith. At the same time, you probably wouldn't refer
            to your sister as Mrs. Smith, but you would likely call her by her first name. This is
            why in Hiroshima we see Nakamura or Nakamurasan depending on who is speaking. Her
            children or other friends might refer to her as Nakamura while someone on less familiar
            terms might refer to her as Nakamurasan. 
Of course, Bill Clinton's presidency will be most clearly remembered for the fact that he was only the second president ever...
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