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09-19-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by frenchlolita View Post
wow, that's very interesting! i think that allows people in japan a lot of room for creativity when they are naming their child. thank you for your answer, Sashimister!
It does BUT not too many people take advantage of that law. This is because if you are too creative, no one will be able to read your kid's name.
This means s/he will spend lots of time telling people how his/her name is read, which could be a pain when you'll have to do it for 80 years.
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