Comments by Yuji Ogihara, a TUS assistant professor in the Institute of Arts and Sciences, Kagurazaka Campus Faculty of Liberal Arts, were featured in The Japan Times.
In an article entitled, "Across Japan, baby names are getting more creative," which looks at various perspectives surrounding the topic of naming children, there are multiple quotes from Assistant Professor Ogihara explaining naming conventions in Japan, and how they are changing.
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The Japan Times - (2023.01.07)
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The Rates of Unique Names Increased in Japan: More Rapidly for Girls than for Boys - (2021.11.16)