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Miss Hatsune it is! fghj

Madame Hatsune? Her Ladyship Hatsune?
Her Majesty the Most Honourable Lady Hatsune, Archduchess of Hokkaido and Stewardess of the Northern Realm of the Rising Sun?

I believe this also applied in the Western world as well? Or just any civilization with strong surname culture.

@mahalisyarifuddin: I would think so. In my experience (which is US-based; unfortunately, I'm not qualified to speak for how other Western cultures do things), in more formal settings, people in the US, at least, refer to one another by Mr./Mrs./Ms. and then their surname. I get the impression that that was much more uniformly-expected years ago, though, whereas today it varies more. I think the rule is still in place by default, but at work, for example, individual workplaces sometimes have a culture where most people are on a first-name basis, even between subordinates and bosses. (Though I would think that the more formal treatment would still be advisable if speaking to someone of a much higher rank than you.)

In that way, the two cultures seem like they may be somewhat similar (i.e., at least in anime/manga, the use of surname + honorific is generally expected, but a character may tell others to be less formal).

you're correct about the surname, but for the formal way, is better to use -sama which is upper level ^u^
in Japan, Miku is mostly called Miku-san or Miku-chan (more friendly and cute way), but if there is a TV program for example, then they simply use "Hatsune Miku"
it really depends on the context, that's the way japanese language is (❁´◡`❁)