Having a hard time pronouncing these train station names in Japanese? Don’t worry – most native speakers didn’t get them right, either!
Some Japanese parents love having fun with kanji (much to their kids’ eventual regret). Can you pronounce these 10 “kira-kira” names?
The rise of Japanese “kira kira” names with unexpected kanji readings has sparked controversy over the past few decades. Will altering the family register system change all that?
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