Mako Komuro, who is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, left the royal family in 2021 when she married her former college ...

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

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

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

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.

Mako, who is the niece of Japan's Emperor Naruhito, left the royal family in 2021 when she married her former college classmate Kei Komuro, a commoner.

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.” ...

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

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