Japanese law bans parents from naming their kids after Pokemon and a few other anime characters in otder to curb bullying and ...

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

A revised law now requires all names in the national family registry to include phonetic readings. Read more at ...

Japan is putting outlandish baby names to rest by cracking down on niche monikers that have become trendy in recent years, such as Pudding, Kitty and Pikachu.

Japan will impose rules on Monday on how children's names in Chinese characters are pronounced, amid growing concern over ...

On one occasion, he even applied to use a wacky name that contains 48 Chinese characters. The man, from a village in Guiyang county, Hunan province, central China, was born as Zhu Yunfei ...

Jiang also shared the cultural significance of five iconic plants in China — plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and lotus.