Japan has introduced new rules restricting how names are spelled and pronounced. The new regulations, announced last week, ...

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

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a popular local Japanese streamer Ai Mogami was killed in Takadanobaba, a district in Shinjuku (Image via X/@notfound0637) On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, popular Japanese ...

As the New York Post previously reported, New Zealand also has a list of forbidden names — and it’s royally strict. King ...

The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand for ...

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

We love Japanese food an awful lot here at Urban List. And who’s to blame us? From sushi to sashimi to sake, Japanese cuisine delivers deliciousness on all levels. Lucky for those of us living in the ...

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Shonen anime needs more than a good story and sharp dialogue to entertain fans — the art style counts for a lot, too. Above all, animation is about the visuals, so a good shonen anime needs a distinct ...

What if your daily walk could burn more fat, lower your blood pressure, and even make you feel a decade younger? Enter Japanese Interval Walking — a science-backed 30-minute fitness routine that ...

PETALING JAYA, May 15 — Nestled in Happy Mansion, Section 17 is Torinana which offers a variety of Japanese eats, ideal for those seeking diversity. Slurp on a bowl of ramen here, with choices of ...