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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hospital staff attend to babies in the nursery ward in Misato city, Saitama prefecture, Japan. - Yamaguchi Haruyoshi/Corbis ...

Japan has introduced a new rule that will no longer let parents name their babies whatever they want. The rule was made to stop the use of kirakira (which means shiny or glittery) names. Examples of a ...

They’ve put the glitter in the gutter. Japan has officially cracked down on “kirakira” — meaning “shiny” or “glittery” — baby names, with a new law aimed at dimming the dazzle of outlandish monikers ...

The Japanese children’s entertainment property is teaming with Bonpoint to offer pajamas, T-shirts, sweaters and denim jackets featuring the rabbit-eared Pikachu character for newborns, toddlers and ...

Tokyo (CNN) — If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” While still a minority, these names have grown in popularity ...