Across Japan, baby names are getting more creative

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/01/07/general/japan-language-unique-names/

Japanese social media loves to hate on kira-kira names.

These unusual or unpronounceable names, so called for their flashiness, like 心人 (Haato, Heart), or 今鹿, (Naushika), as in the heroine of Ghibli film “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind,” are fun to dunk on. But these aren’t just good social media fodder; according to one researcher, uncommon given names are becoming more popular across Japan.

https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/105ptbt/across_japan_baby_names_are_getting_more_creative/

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