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WikiProject Japan (Talk)
Founded: 18 March 2006 (20 years, 4 months and 24 days ago) Articles: 107,662 (205 featured)
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Japan articles without sources, 2011

Greetings, For Category:Articles lacking sources from October 2011 as of today there are about 68thirty (30) "Station" (railway) articles and an additional 12 "District" articles; all needing improvement with one or more sources to establish notability. Since doing this myself is way beyond me, I am asking for help here. Thank you for helping with these articles. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 20:35, 3 July 2026 (UTC)

Today, I corrected above article count, and add Category:Articles lacking sources from November 2011 with 30 articles that I found. For Category:Articles lacking sources from December 2011 I found 12 more articles.

Also in my wanderings around Wikipedia, I see WikiProject Trains in Japan so at that Talk, I will add a wikilink to here. Perhaps editors there may also help adding references to these station articles. Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 20:04, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

I have read the above message. I will reply when I have a moment. AlphaBetaGamma (Talk/report any mistakes here) 00:15, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done - October 2011. JoeNMLC (talk) 14:50, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Started - November 2011. JoeNMLC (talk) 15:18, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done - November 2011; JoeNMLC (talk) 20:03, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

Started - December 2011; [User:JoeNMLC|JoeNMLC]] (talk) 20:03, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done - December 2011; JoeNMLC (talk) 15:28, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Requested move of The King Kong That Appeared in Edo

Please see Talk:The King Kong That Appeared in Edo#Requested move 7 July 2026. Thank you. Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 09:42, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Content dispute

Input is requested at Talk:Ōei Invasion § Results. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:39, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Sayonara#Requested move 4 July 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sayonara#Requested move 4 July 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 08:43, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Keisei 3200 series (2025)#Requested move 19 July 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Keisei 3200 series (2025)#Requested move 19 July 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 16:17, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Senate (Japan)#Requested move 25 July 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Senate (Japan)#Requested move 25 July 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Average Pennsylvanian (talk) 08:08, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

Article rename/disambiguation for two singers who were both named Noa and born in 2000

Following the discussion on Talk:Noa (Israeli singer), Noa (Japanese singer-songwriter) was created. However, Noa (Japanese singer, born 2000) is also a singer-songwriter who was born in 2000 like the former. I have opened a discussion at Noa (Japanese singer-songwriter)#Article rename/disambiguation to see how we can disabimguate, and your participation is appreciated. lullabying (talk) 21:54, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

Saving LLMPRODs (Shinto articles)

Hi, I've just finished WP:LLMPRODing 50+ articles by Immanuelle on Shinto shrines and Japanese mythology. See the list here (only post-Jan 2023 were tagged), lots show up in article alerts. Courtesy ping to @Erynamrod who's been working on some of these. To dePROD, please follow the guidance at WP:LLMPRVOBJ. Thanks, Kowal2701 (talk, contribs) 11:36, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the ping. I plan to stubbify a number of these, while I'll let others that aren't notable be deleted.

If anyone in the project wants to coordinate with me (either by identifying which ones deserve to be kept or actually doing the stubbification), please let me know! There's also the job of sorting out all the other pre-Jan 2023 articles that aren't the target of this (they are also terrible). Erynamrod (talk) 11:41, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Although, I don’t know much about Shinto-ish. I’ll try to help later Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 12:55, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

I'm focusing on the kami and such, but there are a lot of shrines. Those shouldn't take too much expertise, just need to find "this is a shrine located in X" maybe with the added "enshrining kami Y", which shouldn't be too hard for someone without too much knowledge. I'd love help on those ones. Erynamrod (talk) 11:16, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Article Creation Request: Daiichi ipet Insurance

•  Courtesy link: Draft:Daiichi ipet

hi,I would like to request the creation of a new article for Daiichi ipet Insurance Co., Ltd. (formerly ipet Insurance, a major Japanese pet insurance company under Dai-ichi Life Group; Japanese article: [[:ja:第一アイペット損害保険]]).

As I am not fully experienced with English Wikipedia guidelines and sourcing standards, I would be very grateful if an experienced editor could help create an article or a stub for this company.

Here are some reliable coverage links for reference:

Nikkei: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUB073C20X01C22A1000000/

Nikkei (IPO): https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASFL20H0Y_Q8A320C1000000/

M&A Online: https://maonline.jp/news/20221107a

Coverager: https://coverager.com/dai-ichi-life-makes-an-offer-to-acquire-ipet-holdings/ Tp2023ip (talk) 02:20, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Kazuya Kondo

Hello,
The File:Kazuya Kondo (AZZ 0138).jpg was taken during the Polish-Japanese meeting in the Sejm. In front, there is a nameplate that reads Kondo Kazuya.
I also cropped two portraits for possible use as an infobox image:

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Could someone confirm whether this is indeed the correct Kazuya Kondo? -- Bastruk (talk) 17:19, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

There are also many more photos from today's meeting, licensed under CC BY 4.0, available on the https://www.flickr.com/photos/sejm_rp/albums/72177720334912651/ and https://www.flickr.com/photos/sejm_rp/albums/72177720334910641/. -- Bastruk (talk) 17:29, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Draft review request: K (&TEAM)

Hi! I have submitted a draft about a Japanese idol: Draft:K (&TEAM) on May, 6. Since the AfC backlog is currently very long, I would be grateful if someone from this project could take a look, offer feedback, or help move it to the mainspace. Thank you! ~~~~ Mirenathecat (talk) 14:01, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Maybe I can move the article to the mainspace myself? As I got some feedback and corrections from Admins immediately after placing it to the Draft space on May,6. And no feedback or review after that. If, beyond hope, it will be deleted from the mainspace, will the draft still remain? Mirenathecat (talk) 12:57, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Operation Kikusui I#Requested move 4 June 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Operation Kikusui I#Requested move 4 June 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. –Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 11:32, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ōharae-shiki#Requested move 2 August 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ōharae-shiki#Requested move 2 August 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Erynamrod (talk) 18:30, 2 August 2026 (UTC)