I can imagine if someone is not familiar with the foreign name, it may be
difficult to tell where the given name ends and the surname begins. Perhaps
then it's better to write foreign names with spaces for clarity. What is the
norm in Japan?

For example, when writing the name Mary Smith, is it more common to write:

スミス メアリー

or

スミスメアリー
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Should spaces be used when writing foreign names in katakana?
~~I think you'd normally keep it in the same order, first-name last-name.
And~~ usually it's a dot to separate names: メアリー・スミス and an equals sign
instead of a dash: シャルル・アンドレ・ジョゼフ・ピエール＝マリ・ド・ゴール (Charles André Joseph Pierre-
Marie de Gaulle).
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