TV Asahi’s “Akira Ikegami’s News That’s Right! was aired on August 8. On that day, the program was titled “The issue that caught the attention of all of Japan and became a hot topic: What changed as a result of the fuss? He looked back on the “Devil Girl Naming Fiasco,” in which the father named his first son “Devil” in 1993 and was at odds with the city. The father of the boy named “Devil” submitted a birth certificate, but the municipal office refused to accept it, and the case went to court. The case even went to court. The boy’s name was eventually changed and the case was settled, but it was an uproar that made everyone in Japan think twice about naming their children. TV personality Naomi Matsushima confessed, “We, too, were told that our younger daughter’s name falls under the category of kirakira names…. She said, “I was told that my younger daughter’s name also falls under kirakira names! I called her ‘La-la! I’ve been calling her that since she was pregnant. When I was naming her “Lara,” I looked up a lot of kanji that I could read. I found the kanji for “sky” and “poetry” and read “Rara,” so I named her “Rara. Matsushima said, “People said, ‘It’s sparkling! But that’s okay. But it’s okay. （But it’s okay. She likes it,” she revealed.
