Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan

 Courtesy link: Template:Welcome-foreign/Japanese

Hello. Can you help verify a brief, English-to-Japanese translation in a welcome template?

Template:Welcome-foreign is a bilingual welcome template used to welcome new users who have written content in some other language besides English. The template welcomes them first in English, then in their own language, as long as it is one of the three dozen languages it can handle. New languages are easily added. I have added support for Japanese, but I don't know Japanese so I used (old, pre-AI) automatic translation to create Template:Welcome-foreign/Japanese from the original at Template:Welcome-foreign/English. I'd appreciate it if a native Japanese speaker could verify or improve the translation. Feel free to edit it directly, or paste a better translation below, if you prefer not to edit a template. Thanks! Mathglot (talk) 06:32, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

It's junk: starts "nice to meet you Mr/Ms/Mx 'Welcome-foreign'". Need to start again. Imaginatorium (talk) 17:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello I am reviewing Template:Did you know nominations/Meiō incident but I don’t know any Japanese language or history so I am struggling to check the source of the hook. If anyone could take a quick look that would be great Chidgk1 (talk) 07:00, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

I got as far as figuring out that the original diary entry is probably digitized in booklet 126 of the original manuscript here, but without the ability to read 15thC Japanese I couldn't get farther than that. There's a published transcription of the diary too, which would be easier to throw some machine translation at (the Zoku Shiryō Taisei (続史料大成) edition: Daijō'in Jisha Zōjiki, 12 vols., ed. Takeuchi Rizō et al. (Rinsen Shoten, 1978; revised edition 2001)), but I can't access it. I am also not sure if it's appropriate to cite this info directly to a contemporaneous primary source, rather than to a modern secondary source. ~ le 🌸 valyn (talk) 03:35, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello, could you please fact check this, ideally today? I am not local and am struggling, and would appreciate your assistance. Then I can proceed to approve the page for publishing at main page of English Wikinews. Regards, -- Gryllida 05:55, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

I have listed two templates for discussion for potential deletion, Template:Generations of Jimmu and Template:Eight generations of Izumo. Please see the discussion here and leave your thoughts: Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2026 February 14#Japanese deity genealogies Erynamrod (talk) 09:42, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sendai Subway Namboku Line#Requested move 15 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 19:49, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Editors-San, please add reliable sources. Bearian (talk) 00:15, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

@Bearian:  Done - While, I'm heavily reliant on jisho.org for unknown terms. I remove/hide unreferenced stuffs and add new texts from sources I found. Any editors who is more proficient on Japanese than I do, please fix and or add more stuffs on the page. Thanks Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 13:40, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

What are "stuffs"? Imaginatorium (talk) 14:24, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

What I mean with the "Stuffs" are things that I'm too lazy to add or I things I'm lacking the proficiency to add. I added a book citation recommendation in the talk page plus, I didn't milk the Kotobank source enough (as I'm not too familiar with this topic). Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:29, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Good. Bearian (talk) 14:46, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

This BLP is very close to WP:TNT, so I'm begging you to add reliable sources, or cut out any difficult to source material. Bearian (talk) 13:33, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

•  Done Deleted sections as unsourced per BLP. Bearian (talk) 04:21, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Japan Airlines Domestic#Requested move 12 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 01:19, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

Hello WikiProject Japan Members,

You are warmly invited to participate in Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026 on the English Wikipedia.

This campaign focuses on improving content related to Ramadan, its history, traditions, culture, heritage, notable events, and global observances.

You can participate by creating new articles related to Ramadan and its associated topics. Your contributions will help bridge content gaps and improve coverage of Islamic culture and history on English Wikipedia.

There are also International Prizes for eligible participants.

Please visit the project page for full details, timeline, and guidelines: Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026

We look forward to your participation. Warm Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 09:07, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mishima#Requested move 27 February 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. voorts (talk/contributions) 00:23, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:English personal pronouns#Requested move 2 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Abesca (talk) 03:54, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

The article Fuel Cell Development Information Center has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged for Notability concerns for 14 years. Unreferenced for decades. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Google searches found only passing mentions and footnotes. Fails the relevant notability guidelines. Lacks significant coverage.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 04:14, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Yayoi Kusama article. DrThneed (talk) 04:41, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

The article Zion Christian Church (Japan) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as Unreferenced for 12 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Possibly redirect to the Japan Evangelical Association, where it is mentioned.

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If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 03:58, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Japanese battleship Kirishima has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 18:31, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Taiwan under Japanese rule#Requested move 11 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. grapesurgeon (talk) 20:05, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

The article Kaishin First Junior High School has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as Unreferenced for 8 years and for Notability concerns for 6 months. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Fails the relevant notability guidelines; middle schools and junior high schools are almost never notable.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

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If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 16:26, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

I have nominated Tōru Takemitsu for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria, or help improve the article. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regard to the article's featured status (see review instructions). Z1720 (talk) 01:29, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Sora Amamiya has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 19:18, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Seibu Ikebukuro Line#Requested move 18 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 14:13, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Fukuokakūkō Station#Requested move 15 March 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 20:02, 21 March 2026 (UTC)