Unusual names can complicate life in Japan. Now parents are being reined in.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/03/japan/society/japan-unusual-names/

As such names have increased, so has attention to cases of people unhappy with them. But critics say new rules may infringe on the right to be creative.

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starbreaker@kbin.social · 9 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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7112@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

That actually sounds like a cool idea. Give people a chance at 18 or something and let them start the rest of their life how they want.

starbreaker@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y
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HubertManne@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

maybe again at 30 so that xanthor tiberius spock can change their name.

teft@startrek.website · 2 pts · 2y

I have a weird name and cursed it as a child. As an adult it doesn’t bother me but I wouldn’t subject a child to anything but one of the top 100 names or something.

bh11235@infosec.pub · 0 pts · 2y
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