11 Crazy Things You Will Only Find In Japan

There are severe restrictions on how you can name a child.

In Japan, there are very severe rules on how you can name a child because the Japanese believe in the strength of the name and the fact that it influences a person’s fate. Parents don’t have the right to choose a name that can seem ambiguous or sound negative. For example, in 1993, some parents wanted to name their child “Akuma” which can be translated as “devil.” The parents were sued, and the baby was given a different, a more “positive” name.