Government bans unconventional kanji pronunciations to dissuade parents from giving children quirky and individualistic names ...

A new law going into effect soon will require parents to submit the pronunciation of their child's name to a committee for approval.In Japan in recent years, there has been an uptick in what are ...

This, however, isn’t the first time the word has been chosen as the kanji of the year. “Sen” was also picked in December 2001, when 9/11 made headlines all across the globe.

There are not one but three writing systems that work together in the Japanese alphabet system: namely Hiragana, Katakana & Kanji. Here’s an in-depth guide.

Famously one of life’s only two certainties, “tax” has been chosen by the Japanese public as its word of the year, reflecting rising costs of living and much-discussed tax reforms in the ...

Kanji de GO: Shueisha Manga Festival is a free game for PC, Android, and iOS devices that tests people's furigana knowledge from manga terms.

Kanji for ‘tax’ becomes word of 2023 for political disputes By YOKO HIBINO/ Staff Writer. December 13, 2023 at 18:50 JST ...

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.