Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mariya Yamada
Yamada may not be in the spotlight as much as she used to, but for a while there she was one of the most popular gravure idols and was appearing on television several times a week, especially on variety shows. She has 61 TV dramas to her credit: http://www.tvdrama-db.com/simple_result.htm?key=%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8A%E3%82%84&x=0&y=0. She still appears quite a lot in other shows http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/cast/3663/, and also has her own NHK radio show: http://www.nhk.or.jp/gogomari/personality/ (3 hours every weekday on the main national network). She thus appears regularly in the entertainment press for the usual things: marriage, birth, friend's funerals, etc. http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1543394.html, http://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/142460?pc=true, http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2015/10/11/0008474990.shtml, http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/special/2008kekon/KFullNormal20080707026.html, http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2015/10/02/kiji/K20151002011242630.html, http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/special/2008kekon/KFullNormal20080306054.html, http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20151002-OHT1T50014.html, http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/special/2008kekon/KFullNormal20080123119.html, http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20150929/geo15092905030019-n1.html, http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1549273.html, http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2014/05/19/0006973118.shtml, http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2012/12/29/kiji/K20121229004877910.html, http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2037581/, http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2021377/, http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2020013/, etc. etc. Another editor has already added some references to the article. Easily passes 
— User:Michitaro, 15:19, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)