Parents often choose names with aspirations attached to them. A name can convey affection, wishes, and hopes for the ch ...

Reinterpreting Japan's ancient Ateji with a modern sensibility, the lyrical art of weaving sound and meaning together ...

TOKYO -- Names written in Chinese characters commonly read as "Haruto" or "Hinato" and a single-kanji name usually pronounced as "Tsumugi" were the most popular names given to boys and girls ...

Proposed legislation to impose restrictions on how names written in kanji characters can and should be read concerns all Japanese whose names are registered with the authorities. This is an issue that ...

Often used in lieu of signatures, hanko (personalized seals displaying one's name) are a necessary means of identification to stamp official documents in everything from work to marriage. While these ...