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

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

The list of banned names includes Pikachu, from the Pokémon series, Pudding and King. The issue arises because in the Japanese language, names are made of characters called kanji that can be ...

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 has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji characters—Chinese‐derived characters written in Japanese. Since the 1980s, ...

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

Parents in Japan are about to face some new hurdles when naming their children. A new crackdown means that names considered "kira-kira" or "flashy" won't be accepted, despite how cute they sound.

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