150 Hirokazu Tanakas gather in Tokyo, fall short of same name record

A total of 150 people named "Hirokazu Tanaka" gathered Saturday in Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district in an attempt to set a world record for the largest gathering of people sharing the same full name, but fell short.The Guinness World Records for the title was set in 2023, when 256 people named "Milica Jovanovic" gathered in one place in Serbia. The Tanakas had previously held the record in 2022 with 178.Participants must remain in one place for five minutes. Names written with different kanji characters are counted as the same, provided they are pronounced identically, with verification th…READ FULL ARTICLE