World IN BRIEF : JAPAN : Father Drops Fight to Name Son ‘Devil’
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Japanese father finally gave up fighting authorities for the right to name his 7-month-old son Akuma, or “Devil.” Shigeharu Sato, 30, withdrew his appeal against officials who had refused to enter the name in Sato’s family register, an official document required of all Japanese, said a family court spokesman. Authorities argued that the name would not conform to social norms.
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