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Best translation of Japanese term

Hi, I am not sure if this is the correct forum to ask this at, so if there is a better place, please direct me there. Either way, I am working on Gender-critical feminism by country#Japan and came across this organization 女性スペースを守る会 (Japanese wiki jp:女性スペースを守る会). I am not sure the best way to translate this organization's name into English, as it doesn't seem to have been mentioned in any English-language media. I do not read Japanese, so I have been relying on machine-translation, which has given me things like "Society to Defend Women’s Spaces", "Association to Protect Women’s Spaces". I provisionally put it as "Save Women's Spaces" because that's the copyright they put at the bottom of their website (https://womens-space.jp/), but I'm not sure if there's a policy or guideline that dictates how this should be translated. Katzrockso (talk) 10:17, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

My advice would be: don't translate. Instead, look for reliable English sources, and see what they use. I see the Kyodo News has used 'Save Women's Space jp', and so has The Japan News. AFP dropped the 'jp'. The organisation's own website uses 'Save Women's Space JP'. MOS:JANAME does recommend using whatever the organisation uses officially, but of course, WP:AT always applies. I think Save Women's Space JP is a safe bet. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 10:36, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for finding those, I tried looking for English sources and didn't find any, that's why I resorted to translation. I will adjust that now. Katzrockso (talk) 10:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

I also get "Women's Space Preservation Association", but I agree, best to use what the organization uses, "Save Women's Space JP". MisawaSakura (talk) 12:42, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

I would suggest "Association to protect womens' spaces." This comes from a number of sources: Akiko Takenaka's _Mother's against War_ who deals with numerous women associated "mamorukai," uses this naming convention when writing about these groups in English. She is also my wife so I asked her across the table ;). "Protect" is more in keeping with what these groups mean by "mamoru" "Protect" is not wrong, but "preserve" is more in keeping with the intent. This also comes from my position as a scholar and translator of Japanese literature. Further, the self-titled "Save Women's Space" is in keeping with how Japanese groups will name themselves, but rarely, in my opinion at least, do they capture a fuller concept of the group in English. Dslaym (talk) 00:02, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

@Dslaym thanks for your input! Does the aforementioned book mention this group at all? Or just related groups that use the same phrase (mamorukai)? Katzrockso (talk) 00:26, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

should have been clearer: no, this group is not mentioned. But the naming of such groups is sufficiently consistent that I think it may help answer your question Dslaym (talk) 23:55, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Just to add, we should definitely be using the name the group uses, even if we disagree with the translation, as per MOS:JACOM. Erynamrod (talk) 08:51, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Or rather, sorry to edit, as per WP:ESTABLISHED Erynamrod (talk) 08:53, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Yes, this is all moot because I found a few sources that use this name in English [1] [2] [3], in addition to the self-description. Katzrockso (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

Anyone have access to 『日本古代史大辞典』?

Does anyone have acess to 『日本古代史大辞典』ISBN 978-4479840657? I want to confirm what the entries say for 前方後円墳 and 古墳. Erynamrod (talk) 13:00, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Dennō Senshi Porygon § Why are we including the seizure inducing video in article without warning?

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Dennō Senshi Porygon § Why are we including the seizure inducing video in article without warning?, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. sjones23 (talk - contributions) 20:28, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Maybe because trigger warnings are way overdone. MisawaSakura (talk) 20:37, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

A "this video may trigger seizures" warning is way different from a trigger warning. One's a health hazard, one's simply offensive.

This article already has a seizure warning though, but I can also see an argument against having the video simply because we can provide the same level of information without it. Erynamrod (talk) 08:55, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

Yogendra Puranik

This article Yogendra Puranik has multiple issues related to sources and references. I've just completed a copyedit of the article but if someone would like to work on it to improve the article and make it more neutral, please have a look. It's a pretty short article. You may find the related Japanese Wikipedia relevant as well. Kingsacrificer (talk) 12:33, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

Merge discussion

There is a merge discussion at Talk:Odakyu Electric Railway that may be of interest to members of this project. XtraJovial (talk • contribs) 13:10, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Some things mentioned in the August 2006 Tokyo blackout article don't exist + time manual of style

Hello Wikipedians,

I'm a new editor, and I have some questions about the August 2006 Tokyo blackout article. I have a topic discussion on that page as well. I came here to ask how I should fix the article. I copyedited some of the article, and fixed the time, like how the template used am and pm in the template even though it was using a 24 hour clock. I checked the manual of style for dates, and it says that you don't need to use am and pm when using 24 hour time, but I realized that the article is inconsistent and switches between 12 hour and 24 hour time, which one should I use for this article? Next, some things mentioned in the article don't exist. It mentions that the power outage happened at all three substations in the Katsunan, Setagaya, and Eda wards, but there isn't a Katsunan or Eda ward? I searched for sources talking about the Katsunan and Eda ward, but I didn't find any. I'm not sure if it is a misspelling of a different place, and when I checked the source for TEPCO, it said that places in central Tokyo, northern Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, western Kawasaki City, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, and parts of Urayasu City were affected, so I think the article is talking about the Kanagawa prefecture and Edogawa-ku? Next, I also found that it mentioned a Shinagawa Thermal Plant, which I think is the Oi Thermal Power Station owned by TEPCO?

Thanks, Bulbatian (talk) 22:17, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Not sure what to tell you about the missing stations, but as for the time, just pick one format and be consistent. Consistency is more important the which of the formats you go with. MisawaSakura (talk) 22:33, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

This is a horrible machine translation, something which of course should not be allowed per WP:MACHINE. The only way to sort out the unclear points is to go back to the source text on the Japanese Wikipedia. Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 22:35, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I will check the Japanese Wikipedia article! Bulbatian (talk) 22:36, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Thank you! I will choose the 24 hour clock. Bulbatian (talk) 22:37, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

The big problem that I've had with ja wiki is that REFERENCING sucks! There is often a lot of info on a topic with ZERO refs or refs that you can't get to to verify. MisawaSakura (talk) 22:40, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Oh, I agree. I never use the Japanese Wikipedia for anything other than gathering references. At least 90% of the content is basically unusable here. Unfortunately, some people without adequate language ability and with poor understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines feel that they have the right to make messes here... Yours, &c. RGloucester — ☎ 22:53, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:TBS News (channel)#Requested move 26 December 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:TBS News (channel)#Requested move 26 December 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vestrian24Bio 04:17, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

Articles on Japanese politics are woefully outdated

I don't directly participate in WikiProjects too often and don't know how "alive" they are in 2026, so pardon me if this isn't the right space for this discussion. But I feel the need to bring attention to just how outdated most articles related to Japanese politics and government are. Essentially all articles on House of Councillors districts do not reflect the 2025 election results. And even the more important pages like Government of Japan still claim Ishiba is the incumbent PM in certain places (working on fixing this as we speak). I'm slowly working on updating these, but I'm only one person and my Japanese language skill is amateur at best, so any and all help would be appreciated in bringing this issue to light. Okashikunai・福・talk 16:30, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

List of waterfalls in Japan

This article has been tagged for no sources since 2009. If anyone can help add references I would appreciate it. Best.4meter4 (talk) 15:05, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Regardless of whether this is a sufficient basis for a list, or if it should be called "list of waterfalls" when it's a specific set of waterfalls, the entire list is based on this. Best, Dekimasuよ! 15:02, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

2026 local elections in Japan

I don't know much about how election works in Japan so, I was looking for info to put in the background section of this article. I want to know why does these elections are held outside the unified local elections and why different dates.

Also, i don't know if I format this correctly. Thanks Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 04:27, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

The lead of Elections in Japan sort of explains it:

The Japanese political process has two types of elections.
- National elections (国政選挙, kokusei senkyo)
- Subnational/local elections (地方選挙, chihō senkyo)

While the national level features a parliamentary system of government where the head of government is elected indirectly by the legislature, prefectures and municipalities employ a presidential system where chief executives and legislative assemblies are directly elected, independently from each other. Many of the prefectural and municipal elections are held together in unified local elections (統一地方選挙, Tōitsu chihō senkyo) since 1947, held in years before leap years; but since each election cycle of every chief executive or assembly of any prefecture or municipality is independent and not reset after resignations/deaths/recalls/no-confidence votes/dissolutions/municipal mergers, there are also many non-unified local elections today. Prefectural and municipal assemblies are unicameral, the National Diet is bicameral, with the two houses on independent election cycles.

Essentially these are by-elections caused by resignations, deaths, etc. Unlike some other countries or states, election cycles are not reset at prefectural or local levels of Japan. So elections are called somewhat swiftly if an elected leader can no longer serve. This is my understanding at least, as someone who is also not an expert in Japanese elections, but has been editing a lot in this topic area lately. Okashikunai・福・talk 11:36, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, I guess this will do. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 11:19, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ginza line#Requested move 2 January 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ginza line#Requested move 2 January 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 11:26, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Douglas MacArthur at FAR

I have nominated Douglas MacArthur for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 17:05, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Katsuhiko Nakajima

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Good article reassessment for PlayStation

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Move of O mark

I have started a move discussion at Talk:O mark, referring to the maru circle symbol. Please comment. Imaginatorium (talk) 15:24, 15 January 2026 (UTC)

Anayama Nobutomo

Dear people, I have proposed a merger. Please discuss, or add reliable sources. Bearian (talk) 19:50, 18 January 2026 (UTC)