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Japan is a multiethnic society

Its strange to quote a source who seems bent on making a claim that seems highly dubious. Its quite obvious to most people that japan isn't a multiethnic society. Sure there are some foreigners in tokyo and the big cities but the rest of japan is mostly japanese. The definition of multiethnic as stated by cambridge dictionary is a society with many races. If more than 99.5% of the inhabitants are of the asian race how is that multiethnic? Thats not even 1 person out of 100. Thats half a person out of a hundred. To say that japan does have other nationalities but of the same race is one thing but to claim it as a multiethnic society is truly disingenuous! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usatex (talk • contribs) 03:25, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

That is your contention, but you are not basing your argument with independent reliable sources. The article has one already disagreeing with you. As a scholar of Japan, I can say this. First, it is true that many contend that Japan is a homogeneous nation. That is also, in some ways, official policy. But there are many scholars who see that as an ideological obfuscation of the true differences that exist in Japan, both in the present day and in history. I would say that the dominant view in North American Japan studies is now the latter. I would concede that that section of the article should perhaps be rewritten to reflect the debate about the issue. But cutting the sentence without explanation and without seeking consensus is not helpful. Since I have objected to the edit, the discussion should be taken to the talk page to seek consensus before further edits are made. See WP:EP. Michitaro (talk) 03:35, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

DYK for Hiroiki Ariyoshi

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Please check Last Days of Issa's Father

Hello! Please check Last Days of Issa's Father. Thank you. --Ichiro Kikuchi (talk) 12:03, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your advice. I will follow your advice. Do you know who can translate the diary to a level worthy of him ? Another problem, is I could not locate the reference for the I novel. Irmela-Hijiya-Kirschnereit wrote Selbstenbloessungsrituale but did not cite Kobayashi Issa. --Ichiro Kikuchi (talk) 04:29, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your support for the article, Mika Yamamoto

I appreciate you support. Thank you very much, Egeymi (talk) 17:08, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

• Just trying to be objective. Michitaro (talk) 21:18, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

So you like Japanese cinema?

Michitaro do you have an email address or phone number? I have a BA in Cinema.--MikeAnthNort (talk) 02:36, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. Sorry for the whole AfD experience. I'm afraid it had to be done, but some comments are not as useful as they could be. Glad to hear of your interest in cinema. For various reasons, I prefer to remain anonymous on Wikipedia, but I'd be glad to talk film on this page or others. If you are interested in helping out on Wikipedia, you can also join groups like WikiProject Film. Michitaro (talk) 21:26, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, though I'd prefer to be on a film set rather than here in the ethers! Despite the shower of meteors, I quite enjoyed the AfD experience. I learned a lot about how Wikipedia works. I do think however there is a bit of injustice occurring within it, however. I look forward to learning more and taking another try at contributing to Wikipedia because after all, it's quite a useful tool.--MikeAnthNort (talk) 23:11, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Hasumi

I appreciate the third opinion about "Shigehiko or Shiguehiko", and I'm always impressed by your research and knowledge about cinema. Thank you. 123.225.8.140 (talk) 12:25, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

No problem. Just trying to get things right. (Though I wish Hasumi would be consistent about his name!) Michitaro (talk) 12:38, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Funkin' on Neptune Tour

Thank you for finding the printed sources for the tour. I have the band members introducing themselves at the end of this video, but unfortunately I can not understand the subtitles. If you can read and list their names, that would be very much appreciated.[1] I know one of the ladies name is Rinko Urashima (background vocalist). Sysmithfan (talk) 01:52, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

I've given it a try. First, I should remind you that Japanese names are not always clear from the kanji. The same kanji can sometimes be read multiple ways and the only way to know the real way is to ask the person or consult authoritative sources. With that said, here are the band members in order of appearance and in Japanese name order for Japanese (there are dancers and backstage people as well, but I cut those out):

• Takashima Rin (chorus)
• Takahashi Yoko (chorus)
• Dale Sanders (chorus)
• Suzuki Kazufumi (instrument--that's all it says)
• Araki Hiroshi (instrument)
• Nakajima Obao (percussion)
• Haneda Ichiro (guitar)
• Sugiyama Takuo (keyboards)
• Kakizaki Yoichiro (keyboards)

I hope this helps. Michitaro (talk) 13:11, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Sysmithfan (talk) 13:51, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

I hope you will "Keep" in the Afd of "Funkin' on Neptune Tour". I just began the page 9 days ago and now it is nominated for deletion. They did not give me much time to expand this. I will you help by voting to keep it. Sysmithfan (talk) 05:44, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Anna Tsuchiya

Thank You for appreciating my explaination.anyway,I have been read this article and i have been noticed that "Tsuchiya" is a Japanese surname. However,I think that you have a correction that is why you suggest to edit this article.I will appreciate your explaination.Thank you very much! RenRen —Preceding undated comment added 01:16, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Princess Mononoke#Further improvement of Princess Mononoke article

You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Princess Mononoke#Further improvement of Princess Mononoke article. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:46, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

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• Wow, thanks! Just trying to get them straight. Michitaro (talk) 03:33, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

173.58.X.Y =

I've blocked 173.58.54.129 for now, but you asked for other solutions as well. Right now, if he's only showing up every once in a while, it's really not a problem just to block the IP. If it becomes seriously persistent, we can examine the range and block the entire thing if there is no impact to legitimate users (i.e. no other traffic in that range). If he hops outside of that range we can explore creating a special edit filter, but that may be rough since there is a very limited pattern over a large number of articles (the same reason protection is unlikely to help).

One thing that does help 'a lot is to create a small page with details and links back to the other IPs used and the pattern. This helps when posting to AIV; I had to spend some time looking at the history of the articles to spot other 173.58's and determine the history of blocks, etc. I would have blocked much faster if that history was briefly laid out in a subpage somewhere.

Thank you for your patience in dealing with him/her. I know this kind of disruptive editing can be frustrating to manage! Kuru (talk) 22:02, 7 December 2012 (UTC)

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I'm sorry, what?

Please explain this and this. They make no sense (and I see you undid the latter one here). Thanks! ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 06:27, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

I think I've figured it out now. Were you trying to do that to the article you mentioned on WT:JAPAN, but instead put it on the wrong page? I think I may have done that before, too. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 06:50, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

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Notability of Japanese clans

At Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tomono clan, I tried to move the discussion towards issues of WP:Inherent Notability, but I guess my words were only understood rhetorical questions? Let me be more direct. Do you think there might be consensus support for this sentence:

All historical Japanese clans are good articles when there is any reliable source support?

If so, good. If not, may I ask you to explain why not? I don't think I understand the implied argument well enough.

If you propose re-listing Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fuwa clan, I will support it. --Ansei (talk) 12:52, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

If you are just asking my opinion, I would not accept the argument that all Japanese clans are inherently notable. They simply vary in size, longevity, and influence. Each has to be judged on a case-by-case basis. My main worry--which is one I have for many Japan-related AfDs--is that people judge notability based on a couple net searches, often in English, even though there are many subjects, like real (not fancruft) medieval history, that are not well-covered on the net or in English. You have to go to printed material in Japanese. Personally, with such subjects, I think several significant references in reliable reference or history books is sufficient to establish WP:GNG. So for instance, if I can find one or two more encyclopedia entries on the Tomono clan, I think notability would be established. If I could find that for the Fuwa, I would ask for relisting. Michitaro (talk) 13:05, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you. I think I see your point. Looking forward, I will follow your lead. --Ansei (talk) 13:28, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Notability of Japanese ambassadors

In the context established by Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Susumu Shibata, may I ask you to to take a look at two related articles. I wonder how to measure consensus opinion about Tsukasa Kawada‎ and List of Ambassadors from Japan to Algeria‎? --Ansei (talk) 17:26, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Ogasawara Nagatada

Could you have look at Ogasawara Nagatada? Appears to be a pretty obscure samurai. The JA Wikipedia article is cited to an article in a pretty obscure journal, albeit authored by professional historian. 5.12.68.204 (talk) 06:24, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Mariko Shinoda

That's another one off to AfD. I think you don't know much about notability guidelines on Wikipedia if you call my redirect a "major change": it was not a major change. One look at the article tells you that there is nothing there that's not related to the band. As for that other one, the one I suppose you saved at the previous AfD by adding more references to a gossipy story, same thing. Wikipedia is not for fan articles. Drmies (talk) 17:52, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

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Early Japanese animation

Do you have any interest in researching this area? I've found it very difficult to obtain proper sources and I cannot read Japanese effectively. I really want to fill out our coverage on Wikipedia, but much does not get published in English and it seems you likely live in Japan. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 13:09, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

I have an interest in Japanese cinema in general, but particularly in early Japanese film, be it animated or non-animated. I started a number of the articles on early film companies and figures. I thus can help every now and then, though maybe not all the time. If you need help with sources, let me know. Michitaro (talk) 13:19, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Thank you very much! I got in touch with Dr. Litten as to his research on the first film to premiere. I was wondering if you have access to any materials on 下川凹天. In particular, I am looking to purchase or consult material in "日本アニメーション映画史", but I cannot find it at all. It seems to be considered "the best" for works of that era. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 13:31, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

There are some articles on Shimokawa in Japanese in a journal published by an Okinawan university, such as these: [4] [5]. I do hve a copy of the Nihon animeshon eigashi, but not with me now (I am traveling). It is a solid reference work.

I need to improve my Japanese to read it properly. I am probably JLPT 5, which is useless at this point. Thanks for helping me out on this. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 14:30, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

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Peer review for Ugetsu

I've started a peer review for Ugetsu. If you are interested, please add your opinions of the article. Thanks! Slowends (talk) 01:46, 6 August 2013 (UTC)

Christie Hsiao Wiki Page

Would you kindly let me know what problem you have with this page at the moment? There are no discrepancies in the information provided so I can't imagine what could be the trouble here. Please provide me with proof of errors, thank you. Willbermudez (talk) 00:45, 10 August 2013 (UTC) Will Bermudez

Mucha Mori

Hi. I'm glad you enlightened me but at present the article says nothing about her being an international player or even playing for a notable team - it just says she plays for Toyota Motor Corporation.

If I restore the article, will you do the necessary work to bring it up to standard? Deb (talk) 06:34, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Okay, it is back now. Deb (talk) 15:55, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Well done. Deb (talk) 17:25, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

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Help in Japanese

Hello Michitaro and excuse me if I bother you. I'm a user of it.wikipedia I need to spaek with a Japanese user that can't speak neither italian nor english, so it is possibile for you to translate me something in Japanese?
This is what I have to say: Hello JapanFootball (this is his username) thank you for your contributions. You have to know that in Wikipedia is necessary to supply the sources of the information on the page you have created: in which web site or book or something else have you seen what you have inserted on Wikipedia? Remeber that it doesn't matter if the source is write in Italian, English, Japanese or any other language, the important is that the source is inserted in page! I hope that you have finally understood. Bye.
When you have translated all (if for you is possible to do that) write me here. Thank you very much. --The Crawler (talk) 11:17, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Related AfD

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Related AfD

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Upcoming articles on English Wikipedia

Good day! I noticed in the article Filipinos in Japan and some of those person (esp. notable people section) are printed in red.So I suggest to assign any one of you to wrote the article of the ff. person:

• Raymond Conde
• Kazumi Horisawa
• George Ishimatsu
• Loveli
• Marie Okada
• Kenji Roa
• Rion Sakamoto
• Mike Sakan
• Anna Suda
• Hiroshi and Isao Urabe
• Keiko Wakita
• Ben Zama

I hope you will appreciate my request for a while.You may also leave a message on [my talk page] as soon as possible.Thank you!--RenRen070193 14:06, 16 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by RenRen070193 (talk • contribs)

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A barnstar for you!

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Wow! Thanks! Michitaro (talk) 13:12, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi

I note you worked on Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?, would you mind taking a brief look at Free! (manga) to see if anything can be added? Thanks In ictu oculi (talk) 06:00, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

As I noted on the AfD, I have tried to clean it up and found one, maybe two, new sources. As a frequent participant in AfDs, I am not convinced this should not be deleted, though perhaps you could call it borderline. Perhaps the best option is to userfy until we find out what has happened to the rensai. Michitaro (talk) 14:32, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Thanks again, I am grateful for your input, also myself looking at Japanese that seems to be 2 reliable sources, but if you don't mind I would refuse userfying of article, I am not particularly interested in manga and only created it since there was a mismatch between primary in ja.wp and en.wp, plus the other manga of same magazine had articles. I have struck my oppose and consider that the 2 unchallenged sources should be moved, without the artwork which will have to be lost (per my understanding) to a short paragraph perhaps "other manga" in the magazine article under the breakout links to the standalone magazine's more notable manga. I have proposed this on the AfD. Cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:32, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Little help

Hi, I am wikipedian from the bulgarian version of wikipedia. Can you help me with some information. I have a guest from Japan and i want to tell her Welcome to Bulgaria in japanese. How I tell this sentence in japanese and how to pronounce the words. Thank you in advance!--92.247.53.140 (talk) 22:48, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

The simplest way is to say, "Yokoso Burugaria e." The pronunciation would be something like "Yohkoso Bulugalia ei." Hope this helps. Michitaro (talk) 08:04, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

It`s works. Thank you!--92.247.53.140 (talk) 22:14, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

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from Otomo Yoshihide

dear Michitaro sam a

hajimemashite, Totuzen no message shiturei shimasu.

My name is Otomo Yoshihide. stage name and also real name is Otomo Yoshihide. I'v never use name like Yoshihide Ōtomo. I use name Otomo Yoshihide on my almost work especially,when i work outside of japan, i strongly use name like Otomo Yoshihide. this name is my opinion please do not use Yoshihide Ōtomo. this is not me, this is wrong name. I have no idea how to change the top name on wiki I hope you change this.

douka douka yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

otomo yoshihide — Preceding unsigned comment added by Otomojamjam (talk • contribs) 03:22, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for the message. I have responded on your talk page. Michitaro (talk) 16:27, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Shahwould

You know that User:Shahwould is a sockpuppet of Hijiri88/elvenscout742/Geoffrey Wordwood/Jubei the samurai/I am not become death/Sarumaru the Poet etc etc etc? 80.79.116.227 (talk) 02:28, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

That may be a reasonable suspicion. If you are convinced, feel free to open up a sockpuppet investigation at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations. Michitaro (talk) 02:35, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

In other words, you know but you don't care. 80.79.116.227 (talk) 02:52, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

No, I don't know. Sockpuppet investigations require a lot of evidence. And please refrain from being rude on other people's talk pages.Michitaro (talk) 03:04, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, I guess I did what I could. 80.79.116.227 (talk) 03:16, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately, you have not done what you could have. I have started several successful SPI's, reviewed many others, and I know what is involved. Just because Shahwould adds macrons and Hijiri88 did too does not prove sockpuppetry. Other users do that too. You need more specific evidence of other editing patterns and relations. Do you have those? I just looked over some of those accounts and I do think an SPI would be difficult: Hijiri88 is not currently blocked, so it's hard to explain the connection between Hijiri and Shahwould suddenly returning to editing on December 29, after once stopping on August 21. Hijiri hasn't edited since October 13, which might be too old for a checkuser, and also doesn't explain why Shahwould stopped on August 21 and started again on December 29. Shahwould seems to have the tendency to create redirects for kanji pages, but Hijiri does not. There has to be more evidence. Do you have any? Michitaro (talk) 04:54, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

I guess after three months there is nothing you do. It's the ChrisO/Prioryman story all over again. I don't really care how many accounts he has. I just think it would be nice if he stopped going around outing me. 80.79.116.227 (talk) 05:56, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Well, all I can say to that is that if you have evidence that Shahwould is outing you like Hijiri88 did, that may be evidence of the same editing pattern which can be used in an SPI. Michitaro (talk) 13:59, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

When you have already have 33 accounts, what’s one more or less? That’s the way I look at it. 80.79.116.243 (talk) 11:19, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

I have never heard of that person, why are you suspecting me of some foul play? It's really rude, please stop. Shahwould (talk) 12:43, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

First, please calm down and read WP:CIVIL. If you read the above discussion closely, you can see that I do not believe there is evidence to charge you with being a sockpuppet. I should also remind you that it was I who was polite enough to inform you of a discussion going on to revert many of the edits you have been making. I would in fact advise you to participate in this discussion (now at Talk:Eitarō_Ozawa) or many of the edits you have made in the last month will be reverted. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort (see Wikipedia:Good editing practices), so you should work with other editors before continuing with the kind of edits you have been making. I am in fact sympathetic with some of the edits you have made, but I would not pursue them on such a scale without achieving WP:CONSENSUS first. Michitaro (talk) 13:52, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

Azuma Morisaki

Thanks for correcting that mistake I made.--Cattus ^talk 22:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

No problem. I figured it was just a simple mistake. Michitaro (talk) 22:09, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Re your message

O.K. Lets discuss it here then. First of all I would like to ask you which question made you think that I got off topic?--Mishae (talk) 15:49, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

I just thought the center of discussion had turned to Wikipedia policies and other issues, not the specific article in question and whether it satisfies notability. Such a discussion need not remain at the AfD, in part because the AfD is archived as a record for people to consult on whether to recreate the article (if it is deleted) or maybe propose deletion again (if it is not deleted). Extraneous arguments do not help such people. Also, I think personal requests are best done outside the AfD. It's not a chat board. Michitaro (talk) 16:20, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Understand. O.K. So my personal question will be, since you called me a veteran editor what rank do you mean? Like, I see you are number 2 on your user page. My personal request was that since you are stationed in Japan (and the person that we are talking about is Japanese) you can go to your local library and check if they have any information on her. I do understand that it wont be as verifiable as online sources but if Google books can't provide anything then the offline might be the way. What do you think?--Mishae (talk) 16:41, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

I just said veteran editor in the general sense of the term, not in terms of the Wikipedia:Service awards (on that scale you must be in the Master Editor ranks). As I mentioned on your talk page, I am not in Japan but can occasionally use a library with a decent Japan collection. I can check there, but not for a few days. Michitaro (talk) 20:04, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

O.K. Many thanks. P.S. I replied to your message on my talkpage.--Mishae (talk) 21:23, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

By the way, while you will be in the library can you check for notability of June Han and Noriko Uenaka, so that I wont waste time on creating an article on someone who is not (yet) notable? Many thanks.--Mishae (talk) 21:43, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

I was able to go to the library today. First, I checked the musical bio dictionaries that the library had in Japanese and found neither Nakamichi, Uenaka, nor Han (though I didn't expect to find Han, since she was originally Korean). I even checked some English sources like Grove Music, but nothing there either. I then did some searching online. Han seems to be teaching at Yale and some other universities, but her bios there don't show any significant prizes, so unless you find find sufficient independent coverage (which I didn't), I don't think she works. Uenaka, however, does claim in her profile [6] to have placed in several international piano competitions. I wasn't able to find proof for the Stepanow or the Bosendorfer results (possibly because they were probably over 20 years ago), but I was able to confirm the third place (tie) result for Viotti-Valsesia in 1990 ([7]--look in the Winners' list section). At that time, her name was Noriko Tobe. So IF (and only if) Viotti-Valsesia is a major music competition, she may clear criterion 9 of WP:MUSICBIO. I did not find significant coverage, however. Michitaro (talk) 02:04, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

So, O.K. lets delete Lisa Nakamichi and focus on writing on Noriko Uenaka. Thanks so much for your help!--Mishae (talk) 02:13, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Otomo Yoshihide

Thank you for this RM. I have supported and suggested addition of Japanese name order hatnote template. In ictu oculi (talk) 07:57, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

No problem. Did you have in mind something other than this template: Template:Japanese_name? It's already used on most of the articles for people born before 1868 (e.g., Masaoka Shiki). Michitaro (talk) 16:00, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Please help with this article

Mielparque Tokyo According to the Japanese article it was formerly known as "postal savings Tokyo Kaikan", which according to Google translator can be written as "Yūbin Chokin Hall". I have no background in the Japanese language, so maybe you can assist me in some way. look http://translate.google.com/#auto/ja/postal%20savings Evangp (talk) 02:40, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

First, you should know that there were "Yūbin Chokin Kaikan" all around the country and the one you are working on is only the Tokyo one. So the full name of the building was "Tōkyō Yūbin Chokin Kaikan". Second, the Kaikan was not only a concert hall, but included a hotel and other facilities. The concert hall itself was called "Tōkyō Yūbin Chokin Hōru" (Hall). The building was not the Yūbin Chokin Hall, only the hall inside the building was. These distinctions are important. Michitaro (talk) 04:05, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

I understand, however I think it would be best for you to edit the article with the above information as you have a better understanding of the subject. I would be very grateful. Whatever you decide take your time Evangp (talk) 04:50, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Do you intend to edit the Mielparque Tokyo article? I hope you will. Let me know. Evangp (talk) 23:38, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

I cleaned it up a bit and added one third party source. I hope this is OK. Michitaro (talk) 01:39, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I appreciate your effort, the article looks more professional now. Evangp (talk) 02:56, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Japanese cinema

Thanks for adding the books. Great to have a Japanese film scholar on board! I've been admiring the quality of Japanese cinema in recent weeks seeing some of the entries in my 1001 movies book. I've seen most of Kurosawa's of course but ones like Yukinojo Henge, the last one I saw are also very impressive!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:48, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I like Japanese cinema a lot and try to work on related articles a bit when I can. Let me know if you want any suggestions. By the way, I added a book on Yukinojo Henge to the list. I also noticed the page on genre books you started and added a few there. One question: the film books page is divided in sections by region, but all the subheadings are the adjectival form except for Japan and New Zealand. I was wondering whether we need to be more consistent.Michitaro (talk) 20:09, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Not sure what you mean. It looks OK to me, although the Japanese books you added should really have surname of author first for consistency.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:27, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out the name order. I just fixed that. What I was pointing out was an inconsistency in the subheadings. To be consistent, instead of "Japan" it should be "Japanese" since elsewhere it is "Italian" and "British." Or, if the standard is to use place names like Japan and New Zealand, then it should be "Italy" and "Germany." Michitaro (talk) 20:14, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Concert venues in Kōriyama, Fukushima

Do you know if there were any large (capacity of 1,000 or more) concert venues in Kōriyama, Fukushima that existed in 1978? Your help would be appreciated. Evangp (talk) 05:18, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

The Koriyama Shimin Bunka Center opened in 1984, but before it there seems to have been a Koriyama Shimin Bunka Kaikan, but I can't find enough information on it, including the number of seats. Michitaro (talk) 20:59, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

I too cannot find any good information about the Koriyama Shimin Bunka Kaikan.