If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” While still a minority, these names have grown in ...

The South China Morning Post shared that prohibited girls' names may include “Jewel,” “Lovely,” “Kitty” and “Elsa,” while boys' names “Prince,” “Naruto,” “Pikachu” and “Naiki” (pronounced like "Nike") ...

Yoshida took Japan's most common family name, which is Sato. He calculated that as women marry into the Sato family, the number of Satos increases at a rate of 0.83% a year.

Keidanren, Japan’s largest business lobby, says the status quo “hinders women’s advancement”. Campaigners are not stopping there. They say junking name rules will also help stop uncommon ones dying ...

Japan's Foreign Ministry has asked Google Inc to revert to only using Japan's name on Google Maps for a group of islets controlled by Tokyo but claimed by China and Taiwan. The ministry told Google ...

Japan has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji characters—Chinese‐derived characters written in Japanese.

Japan just outlawed “glittery” baby names like Pikachu, Prince, and Devil — part of a crackdown on quirky names deemed bad for kids’ futures. Blame it on one devilish dad.

Japan names 33 airports, ports to be upgraded for defense use. China, Taiwan emergency is focus of contingency planning. New Ishigaki Airport, on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa prefecture, is among ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will impose rules on Monday on how children's names in Chinese characters are pronounced, amid growing concern over what are kn ...

Japan uses three writing systems – Kanji, which is based on Chinese characters, and two other phonetic systems. Names are typically written in Kanji, and this is where the trouble comes in.

Tokyo (CNN) — If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” While still a minority, these names have ...