Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan/Archive/June 2014

Request for articles on Japanese scholars of China
I found that on the Japanese Wikipedia there are some articles on Japanese scholars of China and/or literature: Is anyone interested in starting these?
 * Tatsuhiko Seo - ja:妹尾達彦 - Made comments about The Tale of Li Wa
 * Masaru Aoki - ja:青木正児 (currently "Masaru Aoki" redirects to Hajime no Ippo)✅
 * Issei Tanaka - ja:田仲一成 - zh:田仲一成

Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 12:43, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks to OccultZone these three have been written! When finding the pages of the sources on Google Books I found a list of more Japanese scholars of China here: Also: Would anyone mind posting a transcription of the Japanese characters of these names? (they are on the book page) WhisperToMe (talk) 12:06, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Yoshimi Takeuchi (already has article)
 * Haruo Sato (may be Haruo Satō (novelist)) -- ja:佐藤春夫 (has articles in German and French, but nothing in English)
 * Wataro Kaji (typo for Wataru Kaji)
 * Takeo Oda 小田武夫??(not sure about this one)
 * Wataru Masuda
 * Shigeo Matsueda ja:松枝茂夫
 * Taijun Takeda (already has article)
 * Takeshiro Kuraishi ja:倉石武四郎
 * Shinobu Ono ja:小野忍 (currently points to soccer player Shinobu Ohno)
 * Tamaki Ogawa ja:小川環樹
 * Taro Hatano 波多野太郎

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Requesting help with Soka Gakkai
Our content relating to the above topic at present is still remarkably underdeveloped, and there have been for some time concerns about the existing status of the main article. Anyone interested in offering input in this discussion is more than welcome to do so, and any help in gaining access to academic resources and other resources printed in Japanese would be very, very welcome. Thank you. John Carter (talk) 19:44, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

What is needed in terms of resources printed in Japanese? My own specialty is Shinto, but I can see if I can find (or find information on where to get) resources on Soka Gakkai, if I have a direction to look in. KateriDax (talk) 21:54, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
 * So far as I can tell, most of the material relating to SG is in Japanese, so that can make it harder to determine what is needed from it. Some recent information regarding how SG is perceived by other faiths in Japan is one thing that comes to mind. There also seem to be comparatively few articles about SG in general around here, so also any independent academic sources relating to the history, beliefs, practices, and academic views or academic criticism (good, bad, and indifferent) of SG. The English langauge reference sources I have access to seem to fairly uniformly include in their bibliographies the same basic 7 or 8 English sources, but I have to think that there exists more academic material in Japanese. And, I guess, if there are any extensive sections in what are recent highly regarded reference books relating to the broad topic of SG, knowing what they say, what sources they include in their bibliographies, and the specific stated topics of their articles might help in determining what content should be put in much article. Unfortunately, as someone who himself knows comparatively little about the topic, and only from a few sources, it is hard for me to be more precise. John Carter (talk) 22:13, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

I would also like to support John's request. Even though I refrain from editing the article actively at the present time (except the talk page) I do edit quite a great deal on Nichiren related matters. On the talk page I hinted on some issues that do need more references preferably on an academic or serious journalistic level i.e. well researched. What we need least are any sensationalist tabloid articles. The key issue however is that current source that are bound to be in Japanese. To my mind controversial issues are:
 * The issue of proselytising – past and present.
 * The concept of “Human revolution”: Any views on it from a Buddhist scholastic view? Any views on the fictional writing by Ikeda under the same name?
 * Religious tolerance: Even though it claims to uphold it, how much religious tolerance is practised by SG?
 * The “lay” issue. SG's structure is highly hierarchical and not transparent. Same goes for the decision making process and issues on doctrine.
 * Political involvement. Apart from constitutional issues Komeito's involvement in a coalition which is highly conservative. See Nippon Kaigi. Stance on revisionist tendencies in Japan's policy in keeping an army based on self defence. Stance on how to treat religious corporations, apparently there seems to be a shift on this issue in Japan.--Catflap08 (talk) 08:04, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Kenji Miyazawa
Could anyone look into the issue of Kenji Miyazawa and his stance on Japanese Nationlaism? In the end he was a memeber of Kokuchūkai there is bound to be more on him especillialy in Japanase that might underline the claim of him being regarded a nationalist. --Catflap08 (talk) 15:54, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Question about kanji of these Japanese names
I have added content to Japanese community of Mexico City so that Spanish speaking editors can translate it into Spanish. Since the Chizuko Watanabe thesis does not print the Japanese characters, I'm trying to figure out what they would be. I used the dictionary at http://jisho.org. Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 11:53, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Kokusui Doshi-kai ("Ultra-Nationalist Comrades Association") = 国粋同士会 ? (NOTE: it was established by Japanese who celebrated a Japanese victory in World War II and did not accept Japan's loss in the war)
 * meishin-kai ("Year of the Monkey Club" - a reference to people born in 1908)
 * Bokuto Sogo Fujo-kai ("Association for Mutual Aid")
 * It looks like you've already got a lot of help at ja:Wikipedia:Help for Non-Japanese Speakers, and I don't think I'll be able to find any more info than that. Have you tried emailing the author? Anything else is just going to be speculation unless we can find a proper source. — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 03:13, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

Native/fluent Japanese speakers?
Hi everyone. I have a favor to ask of you. I'm trying to expand Matsu Takako's article and I think this video might have something worth including in the article. However, my friend who translated the text for me has difficulty understanding what Matsu's saying between 7:48 and 8:48. Can someone transcribe/translate it for me please. Thanks! Ryoga (talk) 04:49, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * The bit just after 7:48 sounds like "なんですけど、デビュトーズのリリックタウンですとかに会ったときに", but I can't find any mention of デビュトーズ or リリックタウン on the web. Does anyone know what these might be? — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 03:02, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * It's "デビュー当時のディレクターの人に会ったときですとか". Oda Mari (talk) 06:46, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks Mari. :) Now that I listen again I think it's "デビュー当時のディレクターの人とかに会ったときに". She mumbles quite a bit there, but I'm satisfied that that's correct now. The rest of it I can translate later on. — Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 07:12, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are right, Mr. Stradivarius. I only listened to that part twice as I felt uneasy to watch the illegally uploaded video on a Chinese site. Oda Mari (talk) 07:24, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that Oda Mari! That's the only source I could find!
 * Thank you both Stradivarius and Oda Mari! Would you be able to translate what she said into English? Ryoga (talk) 07:37, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

Death of Taiji Sawada
Hello, I was wondering if anyone here would help with adding information regarding the 2011 death of musician Taiji. There is controversy surrounding his death in regard to its circumstances and involving his manager and as such is very important to the article per WP:BDP. However, I can not read Japanese and therefore have refrained from adding even a mention in order to not risk misinterpreting anything. His fiancée has started a petition and website regarding this incident. This is the website, this reliable source mentions some of it , and this reliable source mentions the website. Xfansd (talk) 01:27, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

RFC discussion relevant to Japanese song/album titles
Please see Talk:Damaged Lady, admittedly that is a Korean song, but the RFC is intended to address songs like 恋に落ちるとき as well. In ictu oculi (talk) 03:38, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Finding sources for Rila Fukushima
Rila Fukushima (Omichi) is in need of sources related to Gunshi Kanbei. Thank you. &#9780; Jaewon &#91;Talk&#93; 16:41, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * How about this, the one used in her ja article? Oda Mari (talk) 07:17, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. &#9780; Jaewon &#91;Talk&#93; 19:06, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Ukiyo-e FAC
I've nominated ukiyo-e—an article this Project rates as "Top Importance"—as a Featured Article Candidate. Please help review it here. Curly Turkey ⚞¡gobble!⚟ 05:31, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Living people on EN wiki who are dead on other wikis
The following individuals who are in the scope of this project are showing to be alive on the English wiki, but deceased on another language wiki:


 * Hiroshi Yoshizawa: ja:2013年没
 * Kanenohana Takeo: ja:没年不明
 * Katsuki Hagiwara: ja:2013年没
 * Koichi Hirakida: ja:1993年没 / ru:Умершие в 1993 году
 * Mamoru Watanabe: ja:2013年没
 * Milk Ichigo: fr:Décès en 2012 / ja:2012年没 / zh:2012年逝世
 * Takeo Takahashi (footballer): fa:درگذشتگان ۲۰۱۰ (میلادی)
 * Tatsuhikari Kumagoro: ja:2011年没
 * Toru Kawai: ja:1996年没

Please help to find reliable sources to confirm if these individuals are alive or dead, or correct any mis-categorization on the relevant foreign-language article(s). Please see WP:LIVINGDEAD for more info and raise any issues on the talkpage. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 08:45, 15 June 2014 (UTC)


 * See, this is why if I was making the rules on Wikipedia all by myself, GNG would say "if a subject doesn't get an article in paper encyclopedias, it doesn't get an article on Wikipedia". Good luck finding sources to back up whether these subjects are living or dead. I took a stab at tackling the most egregious example (if ja.wiki is right, he was dead almost a decade before Wikipedia even existed!), but didn't even know where to start... Hijiri 88 ( 聖やや ) 14:54, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Wikiproject Japan At Wikimania 2014
Please note: This is an updated version of a previous post that I made. Hi all,

My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film

• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.

• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.

• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____

• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost

For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to: Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 11:10, 18 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Added request here. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 21:11, 28 June 2014 (UTC)