Single-kanji names jumped in popularity this year, possibly in reaction to a new law aiming to crack down on overly creative ...

A lot of thought goes into picking baby names in Japan. Not only do parents have to pick how the name will sound, but also how it’ll be written, since the Japanese language’s system of kanji ...

Tokyo’s iconic National Stadium will adopt a new name, “MUFG Stadium,” from January following a five-year naming rights agreement announced by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and the stadium’s ...