Japan has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji ...

Americans may try to find the most whimsical, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind baby names for their children — but in Japan, that ...

As the New York Post previously reported, New Zealand also has a list of forbidden names — and it’s royally strict. King ...

Whereas countries like New Zealand and Japan ban parents from choosing certain baby names, American parents are able to get ...

Changes aim to standardise pronunciation of kanji characters and officials can refuse to accept a name deemed to negatively ...

Japan has officially cracked down on “kirakira,” meaning shiny or glittery, baby names, with a new law aimed at dimming the ...

A revised law now requires all names in the national family registry to include phonetic readings. Read more at ...

Japanese parents can no longer name their children Naiki (Nike), Pikachu, Kitty, Pudding, Daiya (diamond), or Pu (from Winnie ...

Names such as Pikachu, Diamond, Nike, and even Devil have become increasingly common in Japanese classrooms over the past 30 ...

Japan has decided to outlaw overly flashy and unconventional baby names in the country, locally known as ‘Karikari’ names.

Japan has introduced new rules restricting the use of creative, 'kirakira' (shiny or glittery) names, aiming to alleviate ...

Japan is putting outlandish baby names to rest by cracking down on niche monikers that have become trendy in recent years, ...