Originally Posted by
WorldLux
I would presume that the people in the JR office will be pragmatic enough to issue the rail pass if only the order of the names is altered.
In the unlikely event that they're not, and you are attempting to exchange the pass in one of the bigger cities, you can just buy a pass there and send the voucher back for a refund when you return to your country.
List of locations in Japan where you can buy JR pass is on this site:
http://www.japanrailpass.net/en/exchange.html