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Japan has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji characters—Chinese‐derived characters written in Japanese.

Changes aim to standardise pronunciation of kanji characters and officials can refuse to accept a name deemed to negatively affect a child.