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In the entire world, Hajime (一 , Hajime , ハジメ ) is a widespread epicene forename. The first name Hajime is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Japan, where it is a rare boy's name, and Hong Kong. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Japan, and Brazil. More prevalently, Hajime is the last name as well as the forename.
Hajime is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hajime Kindaichi , the character in the Kindaichi Case Files; Hajime Menjou , the No-Rin's character; Hajime Taki , the fictional human from Captain Tsubasa and Hajime Aikawa .