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Unusual names can complicate life in Japan. Now parents are being reined in. (www.japantimes.co.jp)

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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.