Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan/Archive/April 2020

Advice on handling National debt of Japan
There was a request on the articles that need translation into English for a translator to take a look at National debt of Japan, and so I have and there's a problem I don't know how to handle. The original Japanese article is not in fact the National debt of Japan, it's Government bonds, but E-J dictionaries for some reason list the JP word as meaning both, and whoever, or whatever, translated it, picked the wrong meaning. Since then, people have added actual info on national debt, so now we have a hybrid national debt/government bonds article. My question: Do I split this article into two seperate articles (one National debt of Japan and one Japanese government bonds)? Do I keep it as is and edit as if it were a national debt article with a section on government bonds? Thanks for any input. Erynamrod (talk) 11:15, 8 April 2020 (UTC)

Including native scripts of author names in citation templates?
In Help_talk:Citation_Style_1 I inquired about the ability to include native scripts of titles of works and of authors. It turns out the citation template does allow input of native scripts of titles, but it does not have this capability for authors yet. In Japanese studies it is useful to know the kanji/kana name of an author for a Japanese language work, so I suggested allowing the ability for native scripts of authors too. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:44, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

Class B review request for Khalili Collection of Kimono
Hi, I've recently created this article which I think counts as at least a B. I see that this WikiProject has its own consensus-based review process for B class, and the article is shown as a C until that review is passed. I would be very grateful if someone would take a look at whether it qualifies for B by this Wikiproject's criteria. Thanks in advance for any help, MartinPoulter (talk) 10:31, 15 April 2020 (UTC)

The same applies to Khalili_Collection_of_Japanese_Art. MartinPoulter (talk) 11:13, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Togaku 唐楽
Is Tōgaku the same as ja:唐楽? If yes, the articles should be linked and the kanji (唐楽) added to the English language article. bamse (talk) 09:56, 5 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Having read the Japanese article, these are without question the same thing. A cross-link should be inserted.DIACHRONY (talk) 17:06, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Merge proposal of Shugo Chara! articles
I opened a discussion at Talk:List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks to merge Shugo Chara Egg! and Guardians 4 to List of Shugo Chara! soundtracks. Your opinion is heavily appreciated. lullabying (talk) 19:23, 24 April 2020 (UTC)