Japanese kids can be called Buttocks or Prostitute
 

Japanese children can be named "Buttocks" or "Prostitute" after a row between parents and officials over a new list of acceptable names.

Japan's system of writing, which has evolved from ancient Chinese script, was simplified after the Second World War when the government abolished thousands of characters.

In recent years, however, the authorities in Tokyo have been under pressure to reinstate obscure and archaic characters so that more interesting and original names can be created, says the Daily Telegraph.

Traditional ones such as Hanako, a girl's name meaning "Flower Child", and Manabu, a boy's name meaning "Studious", have fallen out of favour.

As a result, the justice ministry proposed an additional 578 characters for names, but included dozens that most parents might view as poor taste, such as "Piles" and "Vagina".

A language review panel working for the ministry had initially decided it was not its place to make moral judgments on characters - instead leaving it up to parents to exercise their own common sense.

But this week, the ministry said public pressure had forced it to withdraw nine of the most controversial characters, including "Rape", "Excrement" and "Cancer".

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thats fucked up

Thai people also have weird names translate.

Chicken, small, flower, horse, dog, etc.

Thats like calling your kid Brett Birthdefect :( :1orglaugh

I shall name my daughter 'Raped cancer vagina'

I wonder whos going to be first? :winkwink:

Imagine having a bad name and getting pulled over by a cop :

"okay sonny, what's your name?"
"fuckyou"

"that's it! you're under arrest!"

:1orglaugh

yeah cerntanly:(

okayyyyy.........

as long as your surname is not Head like one of my high school teachers. when someone would say her name, 'miss head' in class we would answer "only when we don't get some!" :1orglaugh

Many are called "Porn"

But don't forget your own: "Dick"

:1orglaugh

Interesting.

poor kids

I can't understand why parents and offcial get a row to discuss this.

Huh...

Do the Japanese have a government list of 'acceptable' names? I heard they also do this in France? Seems like an unecessary limitation on the freedom of the parents to me, and let's face it, what parent is going to call their child 'rape' or 'excrement' anyway :2 cents:

Everytime I hear that it cracks me up! :1orglaugh

a name to be cherished

whats this fucking world come to...oh well gotta get back to work...building a new site, mynameisprostitute.com

:)) funny

Mouhahaha, I hope nobody will call is child PROSTITUTE ! dang.. rolf

it keeps bringing me back to the same question: why?