As per new rules in relation to the pronunciation of kanji characters, parents in Japan will have less wiggle room to pick an ...

Japanese traffic lights are blue instead of the green Americans know, but the reasoning involves some complex linguistic ...

Japan has introduced new rules restricting how names are spelled and pronounced. The new regulations, announced last week, aim to quell a growing practice of Japanese parents giving their babies ...

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