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Engaging emerging talent to help them develop the transferable skills such as critical thinking, collaboration and problem-solving.

— Paul Carter, HR Business Partner, Home Office, UK

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Last week, Japan introduced new laws to prevent new parents giving their children kirakira (shiny or glittery) names like Pikachu (of Pokémon fame) and Pū (as in Winnie-the-Pooh). The government seeks to end the administrative confusion these names can cause in schools, hospitals and other public services by limiting them to officially recognised kanji characters.