Japan has recently banned what is known as "shiny" or "glittery" names, which are names with unusual pronunciations, ...

Americans may try to find the most whimsical, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind baby names for their children — but in Japan, that ...

As the New York Post previously reported, New Zealand also has a list of forbidden names — and it’s royally strict. King ...

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 ...

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

The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...

embarrassment for the child. The new rules, imposed on May 26, come under a revised law that requires all names in Japan’s national family registry to include phonetic readings, local media ...

Japan has begun enforcing a law aimed at curbing the rise of unconventional and sometimes bewildering baby names – a move officials say will streamline administrative systems but which also ...

The new rule comes into force this week and aims to prevent parents from giving their children strange or distasteful names.

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