Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Masshiro
The fact the references are in Japanese is irrelevant to an AfD discussion (see the second criterion in ). The issue is whether there are  or not. The article already cites multiple articles in major Japanese news sources such as Oricon and Sports Nippon, and there are plenty more: http://www.nikkan-gendai.com/Articles/view/geino/157371, http://www.cyzo.com/2015/01/post_20332.html, http://www.cyzo.com/2015/02/post_20710.html, http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/entertainment/367662/, http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/entertainment/373878/, etc. Admittedly, one reason it was the subject of so much coverage was that it was a ratings failure, despite featuring a major star. Still, failure does not mean it is not notable. As a golden hour TV show on a major network, the show easily clears 
— User:Michitaro, 22:32, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:RS||WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)