Japan has introduced new rules restricting how names are spelled and pronounced. The new regulations, announced last week, ...

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

A Pokémon set featuring Mega Charizard X is coming to Japan in September 2025 - Inferno X will be the second instalment in ...

Gigantamax Rillaboom top offensive counters - Perhaps unsurprisingly, Gigantamax Charizard (Wildfire) is your best bet. After that, you're looking at your Dynamax Fires and Fliers - Dynamax Darmanitan ...

A new law being introduced in Japan will restrict parents' options for child names, with the intent of curbing an epidemic of ...

The Japanese authorities have taken up the issue of too "creative" names, which parents sometimes call their children. "Anime ...

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

While many Pokémon names appear to be made up, some are derived from Japanese terms, like the franchise's mascot Pikachu, which roughly translates to "shiny mouse". Others draw from English ...

Examples of kirakira names include Pikachu (from "Pokémon") Naiki (like the brand Nike), Kitty (Kitty Chan) and Pū (like ...

The list of banned names includes Pikachu, from the Pokémon series, Pudding and King. The issue arises because in the ...

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

Pokemon Horizons Season 2 - The Search for Laqua has finally confirmed a part 3 release date for Netflix, bringing new ...