Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De. The names of the ...

If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” ...

The South China Morning Post shared that prohibited girls' names may include “Jewel,” “Lovely,” “Kitty” and “Elsa,” while ...

Changes aim to standardise pronunciation of kanji characters and officials can refuse to accept a name deemed to negatively ...

Japan has decided to outlaw overly flashy and unconventional baby names in the country, locally known as ‘Karikari’ names.

A revised law now requires all names in the national family registry to include phonetic readings. Read more at ...

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

A woman has been left outraged after hearing what her brother named his twin daughters - and now wants to cut him out of her ...

As thousands of Chinese families take DNA tests, the results are upending what adoptees abroad thought they knew about their ...