Japan bans baby names like Pikachu and Kitty: BBC Learning English from the News

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Japan changes the law to stop parents giving their children names considered strange or silly. 🔎For a free worksheet, and all the vocabulary and definitions: https://bbc.in/4jbgTos For more Learning English from the News: https://bbc.in/4rLLD3k (Photo via Getty Images) 00:00 Introduction 00:42 The story 01:14 Headline 1 03:50 Headline 2 06:01 Headline 3 Your turn: can you use some of the vocabulary and phrases from this programme in a comment? Note: our YouTube channel is a space for everyone to practise their English and learn from each other. Please use English in the comments section 👇👇👇 More popular programmes: Japan's hunt for whales 👉 https://youtu.be/tclwlcdKyBg How names can tell painful stories 👉 https://youtu.be/rqPeFokY-T8 The men taking their wife's name after marriage 👉 https://youtu.be/0emVXTaESvs 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #japan