According to some random people in Taiwan, this new prince’s name has good feng shui or whatever you call it.

“Hisa is a good name because the Chinese character has 15 strokes which is a luckly number. The name shows the boy will be stubborn and meticulous, but will be very popular. He will bring luck to the royal family,” astrologer Yu Hsueh-hung told Deustche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Lin Da-wei, a name expert, also called the new-born prince’s name auspicious.

“The 15 strokes is the lucky number of the fate. It signifies a rolling rock and contains positive energy and vitality,” he told dpa.

I think the character in question (悠) looks way too much like the character for fear (恐). But hey, if you’re trying to give Japan a more “we pity the fool” image, it’s much better than having an empress named “love child.”

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