The Renaming of Pikachu Causes Protests in Hong Kong Editor 05-31 Entertainment エンターテインメント Nintendo’s upcoming Pokemon games are causing controversy in Hong Kong because of plans to give Pikachu and his friends Mandarin names. Source: Why the plan to rename Pikachu has made Hong Kong angry – BBC News Written by EditorJM has been the publishing editor of J-pop News since 2015. He has covered the pop culture entertainment scene since the 1980's. He is an avid fan of all things J-pop.