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 ...

Names and readings of names written in kanji, like words in general, change with the times. Restrictions on the readings of names should be limited to the absolute minimum.

The regulation for enforcing the Family Register Law already determines which kanji can be used in names. Currently, local government officials who receive birth notifications check that the kanji ...