Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan

message: Hi I’d appreciate some help from a native/fluent reader of Japanese. A number of new articles have been created recently that have appeared in the queue for New Pages Patrol, including Katō Yasutoki, Yamazaki clan, Takagi Masahira and Matsudaira Yorisato (there are many others). All of these articles are sourced to the same half dozen offline sources, for which no page numbers are provided. I’d like some assurance that these sources exist and actually cover the topics described, as I fear they may perhaps just be there for decorative purposes to validate an otherwise unsourced or poorly sourced translation from ja.wiki. Many thanks Mccapra (talk) 22:06, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Mccapra, thanks for this notification. I checked Katō Yasutoki, and it is either an unmarked direct translation or a total machine translation of the Japanese article (which far predates this one). WP:TNT may apply because there is no clean version that isn't a copyvio and there is no original contribution. As for the books that are listed, they exist. I don't have quick access to their contents, but given that the Japanese-language article does not cite them, I have no reason to believe that they corroborate the places in the article where they are being applied. Dekimasuよ! 04:02, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The second source cited is about Toyotomi Hideyoshi and there is no reason why a minor aristocrat from the 19th century would be discussed in a book on 16th-century Japan. This appears to be an attempt to mask the direct and/or machine translation as a cited article creation. Dekimasuよ! 04:09, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Mccapra, Takagi Masahira has the same problems (incorrect sourcing, pure machine/direct translation), but in telling ways. When names have articles on the Japanese Wikipedia, they appear to be transcribed to English correctly. But the Japanese-language article on Takagi Masahira has a redlink to "松平維賢" at the beginning of the biography section. The new English-language article gives the reading of the first name as "Yasuyosho" but it is actually "Korekata" and it is extremely unlikely that any Japanese speaker would guess "Yasuyosho". The correct detail could also have been determined if the "translator" actually looked for other outside sources with the information, such as this. I am quite busy for the rest of the day, but this should be taken to WP:ANI—a preventive and/or disruption block and copyvio deletions are in order. If you take this to ANI, please feel free to reference this section, and if further input from a Japanese speaker becomes necessary I can try to reply there later on. Best, Dekimasuよ! 04:18, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  thank you I’ll try and put together an ANI case tomorrow. Mccapra (talk) 21:37, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Mccapra, I did follow up on this at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wildlover22 and I'll be blocking Exam26 for the reasons noted there. That should make it possible to delete the problematic articles under WP:CSD#G5. However, if there turns out to be any meaningful objection to the block, please do take this to ANI. Best, Dekimasuよ! 22:16, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  oh great thank you. Mccapra (talk) 06:04, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help with sources 

message: There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Amagasaki derailment#Requested move 28 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 22:59, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move at [[Talk:Amagasaki derailment#Requested move 28 April 2024]] 

message: Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line and Hazawa yokohama-kokudai Station both have capitalization that looks extremely odd to the English reader, but (in the case of the station) is reflected in official signage.  However, "Yokohama" is a proper name and per MOS:HYPHENCAPS we should use capitals for it in both cases.  If you have thoughts on this topic, please comment at Talk:Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line. Jpatokal (talk) 06:53, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: In a shocking turn of events, even though I redirected Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line, Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai Station seems to redirect to Hazawa yokohama-kokudai Station. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 01:09, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Finished ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 09:41, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for comment: Naming of Sotetsu line stations 

message: Could someone reassess Taketoyo Line? I've tried my best to expand it to its potential but aren't sure if something is messed up or not. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 09:43, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requesting reassessment 

message: :Yasuke, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. RomeshKubajali (talk) 23:17, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Yasuke]] has an [[WP:RFC|RfC]]

message: If anyone is in Kyoto and happens to visit the Kōdai-ji temple, a freely licensed photo of the android Mindar would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, gobonobo + c 21:42, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Damn, I just went to Kyoto last Golden Week... ABG  (Talk/Report any mistakes here)  02:29, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

text: Interesting article. Although I can't go there to take pictures, I translated the article into Japanese and posted notices on several pages requesting images. Good luck 狄の用務員 (talk) 04:26, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you 狄の用務員. gobonobo + c 15:46, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Need photo in Kyoto

message: The family trees on articles relating to Japanese mythology are big mess.
* For starters I do not understand why we have 2 family trees at Jimmu.
* Family tree of Japanese monarchs and Family tree of Japanese deities are way too similar and the Family tree of Japanese monarchs has some people groups and clans that aren't even connected to the imperial family.
* Many of these family trees make it unclear whether or not they come from the Nihon shoki or Kojiki.
* Also some of these family trees just looks bad.
What do you guys thing? CycoMa1 (talk) 21:33, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I am aware that the first family tree at Jimmu is from the Kojiki. But the Consorts and children section still looks pretty bad. CycoMa1 (talk) 21:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: @CycoMa1, it seems that the Japanese version of Jimmu has 2 trees as well. Might as just well leave it be. ABG  (Talk/Report any mistakes here)  23:03, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I did forget to mention but many of these family trees were created by Immanuelle. Who was blocked for WP:CIR and WP:DIS.CycoMa1 (talk) 23:11, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japanese mythology family trees are a mess 

message: It is not uncommon to see a pronunciation, usually the perceived "correct" foreign (i.e. "English") pronunciation shown in IPA as part of or alongside a brand name. E.g. ɛ̃fini, or Olympus μ [mju:] (as it should be written †). (There was a small section in the IPA article, sourced to a blog written by John Wells, who is an international authority on all things phonetical, but it was removed for some stupid WP:REASON. So not much help available.) But the Olympus article has ended up being called "Olympus mju", which is simply nonsense. I put a comment on the talk page 10 years ago, as a result of which nothing happened. What would be the best way to go about sorting this out? 
† The parenthetic bit is there because I don't know how to include something ending in ']' in a link.
Imaginatorium (talk) 08:16, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of IPA in Japanese brand names