Gaming expert Austin John Plays details shiny Pikachu outbreaks and the returning 7-Star Pikachu tera raid event in Scarlet and Violet.

Examples of kirakira names include Pikachu (from "Pokémon") Naiki (like the brand Nike), Kitty (Kitty Chan) and Pū (like Winnie-the-Pooh), The Guardian reported. Why is Japan regulating baby names?

Razer's latest collaboration is with Pokémon, and new gaming gear from this partnership features Pikachu and other Gen 1 characters.

No ‘Pikachu’: Why is Japan at war against unconventional, ‘glittery’ names? The Japanese government has passed a new law that seeks to quell pop culture-inspired ‘kira kira’ names.

In kirakira names, which became more popular from the 1980s onward, parents often choose a name based on the phonetic sound – wanting their child’s name to sound like “Pikachu,” for ...

The rule was made to stop the use of kirakira (which means shiny or glittery) names. Examples of a kirakira name include Pikachu, Naiki (like the brand Nike) and Pū (as in Winnie-the-Pooh).

If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” While still a minority, these names have grown in ...