@stavvers Nissan are alive and well in the Battletech universe (and GE, Mitsubishi) so Hitatchi being around isn't that much of a stretch and yeah I kinda want that as a decal in my battletech game.
@stavvers Ooh, now I'm actually wondering about other kanji-like characters used in English! Off the top there's @ (at) and & (and) which are relatively commonly used in sentences as if they were the words they represent. Especially &.
Another Angry Woman
Vaneshi
Dźwiedziu
Kelly (who Cannot, Today)
Miya Ironami
PalmAndNeedle
noodlejetski 
for a day, while . . .
Stumpy The Mutt
Cats Who Draw 
Allan
Jules
Benlien: Earth
Bunny's Precarious Little Life
vxo
internetsdairy
irina [moved to critter.cafe]
серафими многоꙮчитїи
Mx Verda
T. J. Bombadil
Andrew