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

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

Princess Mako of Japan has welcomed her first baby after leaving the Royal Family in 2021 to marry a commoner.

They’re children of their parents,” one person argued on X/Twitter wrote in defense of kirakira names.“Please stop ...

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

A new Japanese law is extremely effective against long-time Pokémon fans, who want to share their love of Nintendo's ...

If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” ...

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

The name King reigns once more — as the top banned baby name in New Zealand. Every year the country, which has strict naming laws, releases a list of the most commonly declined names.

TOKYO – A producer of the hit Japanese anime film Your Name has been handed a four ... Koichiro Ito had violated “laws on child prostitution and pornography”, as well as having non ...

A producer of the hit Japanese anime film "Your Name." has been handed a four-year ... Koichiro Ito was convicted of "violating laws on child prostitution and pornography" as well as non ...

In what could only be described as the plot of a Lifetime movie, a pregnant woman, two weeks out from her due date, said her mother-in-law has decided that she is going to name her baby ...