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 on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji ...

Revisions to the Family Register Act, which came into effect on Monday, now limit the ways in which kanji – the Chinese characters used in written Japanese – can be read when registering a ...

All kinds of Japanese words for parts of the body have kanji with the “meat-moon” radical, including the brain (脳), shoulders (肩), knees (膝), and arms (腕 ...

The Japanese government is cracking down on unique children’s names – here’s what it means - Government bans unconventional ...

Shizuoka, May 23 (Jiji Press)--Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures are considering the ... in which the mountain straddling the two central Japan prefectures is closed. Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo ...

Standardizing the pronunciation of kanji characters is designed to make administrative procedures easier, the Japanese government says. The way a character is pronounced must be "generally ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first megaquake advisory, covering 707 municipalities from Okinawa to Ibaraki prefectures, after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki ...

A quiz game helping you memorize Japanese Kana (Gojuon). It has been inspired by rhythm games. This game is designed for Japanese language beginners, but masters are also welcomed to challenge high ...