One Japanese boy name — Kai — has been in the top 100 baby boy names for the last five years, according to the Social Security Administration. It has steadily been climbing up the list for the ...

Sakura Godber’s first instinct when considering baby names for her son in 2012 was to lean toward more Western names. Her own ...

It stands to reason, then, that Japan’s most fashionable baby names are almost entirely rooted in the country’s flora and fauna. Japanese parents have many things to consider when choosing a ...