Why is **ジ** a soft **"ji"** in Asia (アジア), but in John (ジョン) - **ジ** is a
hard **"ji"**?

Is it just pronunciation or is there an actual discernable/readable
difference?
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pronunciation
ジ in Asia (アジア) sounds different to ジ in John (ジョン)