Changes aim to standardise pronunciation of kanji characters and officials can refuse to accept a name deemed to negatively ...

Government bans unconventional kanji pronunciations to dissuade parents from giving children quirky and individualistic names ...

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

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

To display images, television system uses scanning lines, which actually serve as a restriction that makes kanji with complicated ... attempts to replace certain characters with homophones ...

If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” ...

Japan has introduced new rules restricting the use of creative, 'kirakira' (shiny or glittery) names, aiming to alleviate administrative issues and prevent potential mockery.

Japan has decided to outlaw overly flashy and unconventional baby names in the country, locally known as ‘Karikari’ names. For decades, parents have been naming their children after taking inspiration ...

From the KMT’s strict regulation of handwriting to its present-day crafting of rhetoric and manipulation of language, the multiple challenges Taiwan faces in its democratic transition and cultural ...

that contains the Kanji inscription on the wood (Kanji is a system of Japanese writing using Chinese characters). Furthermore, above the bat will be Shohei’s autograph, which will also be ...