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

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

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

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

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

Disney has added more characters to the MyDisney icon options, so guests can now represent themselves with their favorite ...

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

Parents in Japan will no longer have free rein over the names they give their children, after the introduction this week of ...

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

A heavily armed version of the iconic Buc-ee’s beaver toting an assault rifle violates trademark law, says a new lawsuit ...

The cookie jars on display at any given time in the front windows of Raphael’s are just a sampling of the collection of well ...