Talk:Kyōgaku no Gaijin Hanzai Ura File – Gaijin Hanzai Hakusho 2007

Article tense
This article uses inconsistent tense. Is the mook still available for purchase (not resale) at conbinis?--ZayZayEM 14:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it's now out of print, so, the article can be put in past tense. CLA 23:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Encyclopedic?
The perpetrator of this silly book claimed that he wanted to start a public discussion on this non-issue (and not to fan far-right embers or to make money, oh no, of course not); and guess what, the dreck (which might otherwise have drifted off into well-deserved oblivion) is immortalized by Wikipedia. Great!

Incidentally, was/is the author of the Times piece really the Asia editor? The top of that page says "Where am I? / Comment / Columnists / Guest contributors". -- Hoary 01:29, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * The by-line for the article clearly says Richard Lloyd Parry (who, not being a regular contributor to the UK Times is a "guest contributor"). Your personal feelings about a topic are not guidelines for notability. Wikipedia is not censored. --ZayZayEM 04:18, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * My personal feelings about a topic are not guidelines for notability. Perish the thought! (If they were, tens of thousands of articles would bite the dust.) I'm sure you're as disappointed as I am to note a lack of any Japanese article about this opuscule, but perhaps some ja:WP-editing criminologist will be inspired by the existence of this article to create a Japanese equivalent. That will help to advance knowledge, understanding, etc. -- Hoary —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoary (talk • contribs) 06:24, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

Categories
I think a discussion needs to be had about the categories this page is in. They are obviously causing distress.


 * Obvious
 * Category:Crime in Japan - seems to be mooks topic
 * Category:Foreign relations of Japan - also seems to be mooks topic
 * Category:Japanese literature and Category:Japanese media - this is a Japanese mook, until a Category:Mooks is created, this article belongs in both these cats
 * Category:Racism - this book has been deigned racist by various sources


 * Almost obvious
 * Category:Ethnic groups in Japan - this mook seems to deal with this topic
 * Category:Anti-Chinese sentiment in Japan - and this one
 * Category:Japanese society - this is a mook about the actions of foreigners in japanese society as perceived by certain factions of japanese society


 * Conceivable
 * Category:Japanese culture - similar to "Japanese society", but is this book of cultural value, or about cultural value?


 * Debatable
 * Category:Japanese law - this mook does not seem concerned with legislature, it is tied conspiratorially to some laws that have been passed
 * Category:Japanese values - this seems to be pushing a POV that the concerns expressed by the mook are to do with some sort of unified Japanese sentiment. As valid as this supposition may be to hold, it is not affirmable by any verifiable source.
 * Category:Zainichi Koreans - may be better appropriated to Category:Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan per China - or both cats replaced by Category:Anti-national sentiment

Feel free to discuss my assessment.--ZayZayEM 14:48, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't have any problem with you removing the last four categories. Cla68 21:36, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Link to amzon.co.jp
Is it innapropriate to link to the Hanza Ura File at Amazon.co.jp http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E9%A9%9A%E6%84%95%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%96%E4%BA%BA%E7%8A%AF%E7%BD%AA%E8%A3%8F%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E2%80%95%E5%A4%96%E4%BA%BA%E7%8A%AF%E7%BD%AA%E7%99%BD%E6%9B%B82007/dp/4754256182/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/249-1646908-4920318?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191543033&sr=8-1 in the article?

Amazon also has an ISBN for the mook 978-4754256180

On a side note, teh price seems to have gone up over 5x the original cover price included in the article (690Y to 3800Y)--ZayZayEM 00:14, 5 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, and they're all from used book dealers. At this point I think the publication could be said to be "highly collectible". -Theanphibian (talk • contribs) 13:20, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

English title?
Err... How about an English title? A couple of the external links referred to the book as Foreigner Underground Crime File. None of them referred to it by Kyōgaku no Gaijin Hanzai Ura File - Gaijin Hanzai Hakusho 2007. Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 19:10, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree. Why are we using the Japanese title? This is the English Wikipedia. J Readings (talk) 05:57, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


 * No objection from me to change the title to the English translation. Cla68 (talk) 06:39, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

On a first glance for precedent on this, I find Kino's Journey, indicating that some Japanese books (or magazines or mooks...) do have the English translated title. This article is unique in that it clearly was meant for domestic consumption. Clearly. But I could see the title go either way. -Theanphibian (talk • contribs) 13:23, 6 August 2008 (UTC)