User talk:NR fan

Hi, I am a Japanese fan of motorsports and the NR motorcycles, too, and live in Japan. I took the liberty to "edit" the biography of T. Katayama and it may frustrate some people for an ethnic reason though it is understandable.

All the same, I had to correct the "Nationality" section of this biography because Takazumi Katayama (this name is a Japanese name) was (is) never a Japanese national; he has been always a Korean (Republic of Korea aka South Korea) national although he did not announce the fact until he retired from the racing in the 1980's.

I have made the correction after I confirmed the fact in the longer article in the Japanese version Wikipedia. So, I quote the relevant part of the page (see http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%87%E5%B1%B1%E6%95%AC%E6%B8%88#.E4.BA.BA.E7.89.A9) of the Japanese version below for reference. "国籍は韓国だが日本生まれの日本育ちであり、ライセンスも日本で取得している. 国籍を世間に公表したのが引退後と言う事情もあるが、マシンのネームの横に国籍を示す意味で描かれてた国旗、優勝時に掲げられた国旗・流された国歌も全て日本のものであり、競技上は完全に「日本人」としての参戦だった. "

The Japanese version states Katayama was born and grew up in Japan but was always a Korean national while his racing machines had the Japanese flag on them and the Japanese flag was raised and the Japanese anthem was played when he won his races. Basically, Katayama was a Korean racer who raced for his Japanese teams. I hope the important issue of his own nationality in other language versions of Wikipedia will be corrected accordingly.

Best regards.