Government bans unconventional kanji pronunciations to dissuade parents from giving children quirky and individualistic names ...

This move targets a growing trend where parents have assigned unconventional readings to kanji, authorities in Japan said.

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

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

The South China Morning Post shared that prohibited girls' names may include “Jewel,” “Lovely,” “Kitty” and “Elsa,” while ...

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

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Japan has introduced new baby-naming rules to clamp down on the rising trend of “kirakira” (flashy or glittery) names.

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