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 over recent ...

Parents in Japan are now prohibited from having complete control over the names they give their children following the implementation of new guidelines on the pronunciation of kanji characters.

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 ...