User talk:Oda Mari

Lullaby

Hi, I'm not sure if I should reply here or in my own talk page, sorry. But I wanted to say that is another great video of the song, particularly for the subtitles, so thank you once again for your help. :) Kreachure (talk) 13:20, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

About the error in the article, "List of islands of Japan"

Hello. I have fixed the error in the article List of islands of Japan and deleted "Takeshima" under "The North-Western Group" because "Takeshima" is already categorized under "Others", thus, there are two Takeshima(s) going on in the article, which brings confusion and inaccurate information to the viewers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.118.111.157 (talk) 20:01, December 20, 2012

You are wrong. That one is another island called Takeshima. Oda Mari (talk) 08:54, 21 December 2012 (UTC)

So do i need the sources about the leaflets didn't mention about the A-bombs being dropped?

Is that all i needed to find, just like the Potsdam one for example. XXzoonamiXX (talk) 12:27, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

What made you think the leaflet was an A-bomb warning? It's a leaflet of an ordinary air raid warning. The translation did not mention "new bombs" nor "A-bombs". Hiroshima/広島 and Nagasaki/長崎 were not on the leaflet. Can you find the names? They were just two of 35 cities where the US dropped the leaflet. If you understand ja, read the original ja and show me 新型爆弾. 原子爆弾, or any word that can be associated with A-bombs. You can see the original ja at these links. [1], [2], and [3]. Some of the city names were different on the third link, a different version, but Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not included. The image is used in Air raids on Japan at ja:WP. Additionally. please check the past article talk. It was already talked several times before. I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but the Global Security page is wrong and misleading. Oda Mari (talk) 17:45, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Hey, I NEVER think that the leaflet was an A-bomb warning. I posted it on the article stating that it was a warning to civilians that their cities would be targeted because they are a lot of readers out there i talked to thinked that the U.S. never gave them a fair warning about the air raids prior to the attack. Binksternet said that using global Security page is ok. And besides, i remember reading this page a long time ago that says, "For six months before the atomic bombings, the United States intensely fire-bombed 67 Japanese cities. Together with the United Kingdom and the Republic of China, the United States called for a surrender of Japan in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945. The Japanese government ignored this ultimatum.

On July 26, Truman and other Allied leaders issued the Potsdam Declaration outlining terms of surrender for Japan. It was presented as an ultimatum and stated that without a surrender, the Allies would attack Japan, resulting in "the inevitable and complete destruction of the Japanese armed forces and just as inevitably the utter devastation of the Japanese homeland". The atomic bomb was not mentioned in the communique.

About an hour before the (Hiroshima) bombing, Japanese early warning radar detected the approach of some American aircraft headed for the southern part of Japan. An alert was given and radio broadcasting stopped in many cities, among them Hiroshima. At nearly 08:00, the radar operator in Hiroshima determined that the number of planes coming in was very small—probably not more than three—and the air raid alert was lifted.

Although the U.S. had previously dropped leaflets warning civilians of air raids on 35 Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the residents of Hiroshima were given no notice of the atomic bomb. Most people probably assumed these leaflets were warning of the kind of carpet bombing carried out in Tokyo and other cities.

After the Hiroshima bombing, President Truman issued a statement announcing the use of the new weapon, and promising that:

"If they do not now accept our terms, they may expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth. Behind this air attack will follow sea and land forces in such numbers and power as they have not yet seen and with the fighting skill of which they are already well aware."

I don't know what happened to that when residents in Hiroshima was given no warning of the A-bombs? And if you think that the Hiroshima and Nagasaki wasn't targeted nor warned of the air raids, then what is the point of having the "The US had previously dropped leaflets warning civilians of air raids on 35 Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki" sentence on the "Choice of Targets" section then? XXzoonamiXX (talk) 01:05, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

If you never think that the leaflet was an A-bomb warning, why did you added the information to the A-bomb article? It's irrelevant. It should be added to the Air raids on Japan. Oda Mari (talk) 07:32, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Matcha - Other Uses and Commercialization

I understand taking out the direct outside company link, but I do think adding a new section under Commercialization would be a worthwhile addition to inform people about what's currently being done with matcha. Below is what I would like to introduce on the matcha page.
Because of matcha’s many inherent benefits and gaining popularity amongst the consumer segment, a number of companies have developed and introduced new consumer products using matcha as the main ingredient in their formulation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.114.168.3 (talk) 18:42, December 24, 2012

Please do not use the link that would be an advert. If you want to add the information to the article, please find reliable sources. Thank you. Oda Mari (talk) 09:19, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

眠り猫

Hi, if you have a moment your comment would be appreciated at Talk:Nemuri-neko#Japanese_name. (I hope you don't mind me contacting you via your talk page, but I think that article is low-traffic and might not attract any answer otherwise. I remembered you are Japanese as in the past you have answered some of my questions at the language ref. desk.) 86.176.211.72 (talk) 00:08, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Replied at the talk page. You are always welcome here! Oda Mari (talk) 07:56, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, as it happens there is another point at Talk:Transcription into Japanese#Formatting in the Extended Katakana table has become confused that you may be able to help with if you have the time and interest. 81.159.111.255 (talk) 21:27, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Misunderstanding?

Re this, are you sure you didn't misunderstand? The proposed change brings the article in line with the manual of style. JoshuSasori (talk) 08:14, 29 December 2012 (UTC)