Japan News » Kinki News Japan » Kinki: Japan’s Kinki U., Aware of the Laughs, Will Change Its English Name
News channel or source: https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/japans-kinki-u-aware-of-the-laughs-will-change-its-english-name
Published on: Wednesday 21 May 2014
Japan’s Kinki University plans to change its English name to avoid misunderstandings among English speakers, Japan’s Kinki University plans to change its English name to avoid misunderstandings among ...
News Japan » Kinki: Japan’s Kinki University to change its name after years of giggles
News channel or source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/10848590/Japans-Kinki-University-to-change-its-name-after-years-of-giggles.html
Published on: Wednesday 21 May 2014
Dean of reputable Japanese university announces plan to change name from 'Kinki' to 'Kindai' to end years of sniggering at overseas meetings Kinki University, established in 1949, is currently named ...
News Japan » Kinki: Japan's Kinki University ditches saucy name
News channel or source: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/asia/010416/japan-s-kinki-university-ditches-saucy-name.html
Published on: Thursday 31 March 2016
Tokyo: Japan's Kinki University has finally put a stop to years of foreign sniggering at its name by changing its pervy-sounding nomenclature. Marking the start of the new Japanese academic year, the ...