Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Biography task force

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The Biography task force is a task force of WikiProject Japan aimed at increasing the number and improving the quality of Wikipedia articles related to real people in Japan, making sure that articles on living people comply with WP:BLP.

Style guidelines

Please read these guidelines, and discuss any changes or objections on the talk page.

How can I help?

If you have some knowledge of or interest in the people of Japan, a desire to contribute, and a flair for quality, then by all means help us out. We especially need help sourcing information in biographies of living people (see the list below.)

Template

You can add {{WikiProject Japan|biography=yes}} to the top of the Talk page of articles that are related to this project. This will place the following at the top of the page:

Japan: Biography Unassessed

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Japan, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Japan-related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project, participate in relevant discussions, and see lists of open tasks. Current time in Japan: 13:39, November 12, 2024 (JST, Reiwa 6) (Refresh)JapanWikipedia:WikiProject JapanTemplate:WikiProject JapanJapan-related articles

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This article is supported by the Biography task force.

WikiProject Japan to do list:

Peer review: None
A-class review: None

Featured content candidates –

Articles: None
Pictures: None
Lists: None

Good article nominations: Vinland Saga (TV series), Godzilla Minus One
Add requested images to articles that need them.
Pages for Deletion: Participate in Japan-related deletion discussions.
Improve and expand Japan-related stubs.
Create some requested articles.
Help translate an article from the Japanese Wikipedia into English.
Assess unassessed articles

Current participants

Please keep the list alphabetical by username.

Fg2 (talk · contribs) (emeritus as he has passed away)
Ken Aeron (talk · contribs)
LaunchOctopus (talk · contribs)
MChew (talk · contribs)
Nihonjoe (talk · contribs)
Oltrepier (talk · contribs)
Omotecho (talk · contribs)
Lin Zexu (talk · contribs)
Shadow345110 (talk · contribs)

Current projects

Unreferenced BLPs

Please place Y {{tick}} by any which have been referenced, and N {{cross}} by any for which you can not find references.

Once an entry is marked with a Y, please remove the <small>{{subst:findsources|Name}}</small> as well. Leave it if you mark the entry with the N as others may be able to find sources for the subject.

Progress chart
Year	2006	2007												2008												2009												2010		Totals
Month	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	1	2	Totals
Y Fixed	3	3	1	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	27
N No refs found^*	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Deleted	9	2	0	2	1	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	49
* Unchecked^*	0	0	8	7	2	1	11	17	12	11	4	9	7	14	21	18	17	7	12	13	20	16	16	13	45	367	14	16	14	27	66	47	91	34	33	21	20	46	21	1118
Totals	12	6	9	11	7	2	15	17	13	11	6	9	7	14	21	18	20	8	13	13	22	17	17	14	47	388	14	16	14	28	67	49	92	34	34	22	20	46	22	1195

* If the article has been deleted, it is not counted in this row

Dec 2006

YAlfred Birnbaum
YChisato Moritaka
NHideyuki Ono Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL (currently userfied at User:AeronPeryton/Articles/Hideyuki Ono)
YHiroshi Kaneda
Hiroshi Takeyasu Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL (currently at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hiroshi Takeyasu)
Hiroyuki Togo Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL (currently userfied at User:AeronPeryton/Articles/Hiroyuki Togo)
Kazuhiro Senoo Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Mutsuhiko Izumi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL (currently userfied at User:AeronPeryton/Articles/Mutsuhiko Izumi)
Osamu Migitera Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Reo Nagumo Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL (currently userfied at User:AeronPeryton/Articles/Reo Nagumo)
Seiya Murai Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL (currently userfied at User:AeronPeryton/Articles/Seiya Murai)
Toshiyuki Kakuta Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Jan 2007

YDaisuke Watanabe
YHiroko Suzuki
YMasao Adachi
YMinoru Tanaka (wrestler)
YSatoshi Inoue (musician)
NShin Kanaoya Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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YDaisuke Watanabe
YHiroko Suzuki
YMasao Adachi
YMinoru Tanaka (wrestler)
YSatoshi Inoue (musician)
NShin Kanaoya Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

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Atsuki Murata Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ayaka Noda Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ayaka Sayama Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Chisato Mishima Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Fusako Shigenobu Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Futoshi Uehara Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Hiroshi Gamō Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Inio Asano Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Isuna Hasekura Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Jane Yamamoto Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Jun Mizusawa Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kaoru Fujimoto Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kazuko Tadano Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kazuyoshi Ishii Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kazuyuki Fujita Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ken Kadokura Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ken Shiroyama Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kenzo Ohashi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Koji Sasaki Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Masa Yamaguchi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Masami Hisamoto Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Masanobu Izumi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Masashi Hirose Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Masatoshi Ito Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Mayu Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Miyuki Matsuda Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Musashi Mizushima Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ruka Hirohata Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Saburo Shinosaki Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Sakura Satō Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Satoshi Yamamoto Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Satoshi Yoneyama Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Shigeo Mito Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Shigeru Kan-no Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Shigeru Omi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Shōji Kojima Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Takamasa Anai Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Takashi Nakakura Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Takeshi Endō Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Taku Yamasaki Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Teppei Fukushima Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yoshie Ueno Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yoshio Nishi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yozo Aoki Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yuji Tanaka Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yuka Murayama Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Feb 2010

Akinori Nakagawa Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Atsushi Sakahara Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Aya Hirayama Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Erina Yamaguchi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Hitomi Manaka Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kohei Kamikawa Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kojiro Shiraishi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Kumiko Hayakawa Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Manami Watanabe Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Meimu Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Noriyoshi Ohba Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ryoei Saito Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ryūichi Hiroki Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ryūshi Yanagisawa Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Tadamitsu Kishimoto Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Tadashi Wakabayashi Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Takeshi Tsuruno Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Ugetsu Hakua Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yasuhiko Fukuda Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yoshikazu Suo Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Youhei Shimizu Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
Yukihiro (musician) Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Others needing help

Watari Kakei error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) Find sources: "Watari Kakei" – news · books · scholar · images (at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Watari Kakei)
Tetsuyasu Mitani error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) Find sources: "Tetsuyasu Mitani" – news · books · scholar · images (at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tetsuyasu Mitani)
Masanori Matsuyama error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) Find sources: "Masanori Matsuyama" – news · books · scholar · images (at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Masanori Matsuyama)
Y Kiichiro Hurukawa
Y Kesao Takamizawa

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