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Welcome to '''WikiProject Japan''', a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] set up to better organize and present information in all articles related to '''[[Japan]]'''.  It is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of interested Wikipedians to improve all Japan-related articles in order to make Wikipedia an excellent resource for Japan-related information for all who visit.  If you would like to help, please sign up on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Participants|participants page]] and see the [[#To-do items|to-do list]] below for ideas of where to start. There's plenty of work to go around!

For more information on WikiProjects, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProjects]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices]].

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==Scope and goals==
This project is designed to help those interested in improving all of the Japan-related articles on Wikipedia to find a particular area in which they are interested in working. As "Japan" is a broad subject, there are many taskforces and collaborations (see the navbox to the right for a full list) in which you can participate. 

As of {{#formatdate:{{FULLDATE}}|dmy}}, there are {{WP:JA/SC}} articles within the scope of WikiProject Japan, of which {{WP:JA/FC}} are [[Wikipedia:Featured content|featured]]. This makes up {{WP:JA/P}} of the articles on Wikipedia and {{WP:JA/WPfp}} of featured articles and lists.  Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are {{WP:JA/T}} pages in the project.

We want to:
# Allow people to more easily locate groups working on Japan-related WikiProjects
# Create a body of articles that accurately depicts the history and culture of Japan and the Japanese people
# Expand the number of articles regarding Japan and Japanese topics
# Further #3 by expanding all Japan-related article stubs
# Highlight Japan's relationship and contributions to the rest of the world
# Properly source all Japan-related articles, preferably using the [[Meta:Cite/Cite.php | &lt;ref&gt; element]] and the {{tl|cite}} series of templates
# Standardize the style and format of articles on Japan or Japanese topics; and
# Standardize the use of Japanese-language terms, names, and translations into English across all related articles, bringing them in line with the [[WP:MOS-JA]].
# Patrol recent changes to existing Japan-related articles for vandalism and poor-quality edits, and correct them to maintain the articles. 

===Progress on improving articles===
Below is how we are progressing on improving the articles within our scope.
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{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Progress}}
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==Portal==
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Japan}}</small>'''''

==To-do items==
Please "[[WP:BOLD|Be Bold!]]" and help us out. There are plenty of things to do in the lists below, including the creation of brand new articles. Please list all Japan-related Good and Featured articles at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Recognized content]].

===Unreferenced BLPs===
Please help as much as you can with our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Biography task force#Unreferenced BLPs|big list of unreferenced biographies of living people]]. The oldest tagged articles need help first as they are likely to be deleted before any more recently tagged articles. Whether you can do one article or 100, your help is needed and appreciated. Thanks!

===Articles needing attention===
Some articles have been tagged as [[:Category:Japan articles needing attention|needing immediate attention]], as well as those [[:Category:Japan articles needing infoboxes|needing infoboxes]].

===New articles===
You can manually list articles you have created or found at [[/Newest articles#Manually maintained list]].

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===Peer review requests===
See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Peer review]]

====Former FAC====
These are mostly well-written articles that need a little improvement in order to become FA quality.
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[National Treasures of Japan]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/National Treasures of Japan/archive1|discussion]], needs copy-edit to make the language "brillant."
*[[Koan]] was a [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Koan|Featured Article Candidate]].
*[[Sumo]] is a former featured-article candidate.
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Chashitsu]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/April 2004#Tea house|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Cowboy Bebop]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/June 2003 to January 2004#Cowboy Bebop|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Forty-seven Ronin]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Forty-seven Ronin|discussion here]] and [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/June 2004#47 Ronin|here]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[InuYasha]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/November 2004#InuYasha|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Japanese grammar]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/July 2004#Japanese grammar|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Japanese name]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/August 2004#Japanese name|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Japanese tea ceremony]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/April 2004#Japanese tea ceremony|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Mega Man]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/September 2004#Mega Man|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Pac-Man]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations/Index/Index/July 2004#Pac-Man|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Spira (Final Fantasy)]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Spira (Final Fantasy X)|discussion]]
*[[Image:Cscr-former.png|16px]] [[Stroke order]], see [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Stroke order/archive1|discussion]].

===Top importance articles → FA===
Please consider working on the Top importance articles in the chart below in order to bring them to Featured Article quality. The chart shows the current status of these articles (listed alphabetically by how close they are to reaching FA status), and there's plenty to work on. 

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====Featured class====
These top-importance articles and lists have been improved to featured status. Feel free to keep an eye on them so they stay that way. 
*[[Flag of Japan]] ([[Talk:Flag of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Japan]] ([[Talk:Japan|Talk]])
*[[Murasaki Shikibu]] ([[Talk:Murasaki Shikibu|Talk]])
*[[Ukiyo-e]] ([[Talk:Ukiyo-e|Talk]])

Below are the articles which need work to become featured class. You are welcome to work on any of them. Any help is appreciated.

====A class====
*[[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]] ([[Talk:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Talk]])

====GA class====
*[[Akira Kurosawa]] ([[Talk:Akira Kurosawa|Talk]])
*[[Government of Japan]] ([[Talk:Government of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Himeji Castle]] ([[Talk:Himeji Castle|Talk]])
*[[Kimigayo]] ([[Talk:Kimigayo|Talk]])
*[[Matsuo Bashō]] ([[Talk:Matsuo Bashō|Talk]])
*[[National Diet]] ([[Talk:National Diet|Talk]])
*[[Noh]] ([[Talk:Noh|Talk]])

====B class====
*[[Ainu people]] ([[Talk:Ainu language|Talk]])
*[[Amaterasu]] ([[Talk:Amaterasu|Talk]])
*[[Anime]] ([[Talk:Anime|Talk]]) 
*[[Bakumatsu]] ([[Talk:Bakumatsu|Talk]])
*[[Bushido]] ([[Talk:Bushido|Talk]])
*[[Cultural Property (Japan)]] ([[Talk:Cultural Property (Japan)|Talk]])
*[[Economy of Japan]] ([[Talk:Economy of Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere]] ([[Talk:Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere|Talk]])
*[[Hokusai]] ([[Talk:Hokusai|Talk]]) 
*[[Izumo no Okuni]] ([[Talk:Izumo no Okuni|Talk]])
*[[Kabuki]] ([[Talk:Kabuki|Talk]]) 
*[[Kanji]] ([[Talk:Kanji|Talk]])
*[[Katana]] ([[Talk:Katana|Talk]])
*[[Kitakyushu]] ([[Talk:Kitakyushu|Talk]])
*[[Kobe]] ([[Talk:Kobe|Talk]]) 
*[[Manga]] ([[Talk:Manga|Talk]]) 
*[[Ninja]] ([[Talk:Ninja|Talk]])
*[[Nuclear power in Japan]] ([[Talk:Nuclear power in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Samurai]] ([[Talk:Samurai|Talk]]) 
*[[Sendai]] ([[Talk:Sendai|Talk]]) 
*[[Shinkansen]] ([[Talk:Shinkansen|Talk]])
*[[Soka Gakkai]] ([[Talk:Soka Gakkai|Talk]])
*[[Sony]] ([[Talk:Sony|Talk]])
*[[The Tale of Genji]] ([[Talk:The Tale of Genji|Talk]]) 
*[[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] ([[Talk:Tokugawa Ieyasu|Talk]])
*[[Tokyo]] ([[Talk:Tokyo|Talk]]) 
*[[Video games in Japan]] ([[Talk:Video games in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Zen]] ([[Talk:Zen|Talk]])

====C class====
*[[Ainu language]] ([[Talk:Ainu language|Talk]])
*[[Azuchi Castle]] ([[Talk:Azuchi Castle|Talk]])
*[[Azuchi–Momoyama period]] ([[Talk:Azuchi–Momoyama period|Talk]])
*[[Chiba Prefecture]] ([[Talk:Chiba Prefecture|Talk]])
*[[Constitution of Japan]] ([[Talk:Constitution of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Culture of Japan]] ([[Talk:Culture of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Demographics of Japan]] ([[Talk:Demographics of Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Economic history of Japan]] ([[Talk:Economic history of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Edo Castle]] ([[Talk:Edo Castle|Talk]])
*[[Education in Japan]] ([[Talk:Education in Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Emishi]] ([[Talk:Emishi|Talk]])
*[[Emperor Meiji]] ([[Talk:Emperor Meiji|Talk]])
*[[Emperor of Japan]] ([[Talk:Emperor of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Emperor Jimmu]] ([[Talk:Emperor Jimmu|Talk]])
*[[Empire of Japan]] ([[Talk:Empire of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Ethnic groups of Japan]] ([[Talk:Ethnic groups of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Etiquette in Japan]] ([[Talk:Etiquette in Japan|Talk]])
*[[First Sino-Japanese War]] ([[Talk:First Sino-Japanese War|Talk]])
*[[Fukuoka]] ([[Talk:Fukuoka|Talk]]) 
*[[Geisha]] ([[Talk:Geisha|Talk]]) 
*[[Genpei War]] ([[Talk:Genpei War|Talk]])
*[[Geography of Japan]] ([[Talk:Geography of Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Ginza]] ([[Talk:Ginza|Talk]])
*[[Gion]] ([[Talk:Gion|Talk]])
*[[Haiku]] ([[Talk:Haiku|Talk]])
*[[Heian period]] ([[Talk:Heian period|Talk]])
*[[Heian-kyō]] ([[Talk:Heian-kyō|Talk]])
*[[Hirohito]] ([[Talk:Hirohito|Talk]]) 
*[[Hiroshima]] ([[Talk:Hiroshima|Talk]]) 
*[[Hiroshima Peace Memorial]] ([[Talk:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|Talk]]) 
*[[History of Japan]] ([[Talk:History of Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Hokkaido]] ([[Talk:Hokkaido|Talk]])
*[[Homosexuality in Japan]] ([[Talk:Homosexuality in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Honorific speech in Japanese]] ([[Talk:Honorific speech in Japanese|Talk]])
*[[Honshu]] ([[Talk:Honshu|Talk]])
*[[Imperial Regalia of Japan]] ([[Talk:Imperial Regalia of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Ise Grand Shrine]] ([[Talk:Ise Grand Shrine|Talk]])
*[[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] ([[Talk:Japan Self-Defense Forces|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese aesthetics]] ([[Talk:Japanese aesthetics|Talk]])
*[[Japanese architecture]] ([[Talk:Japanese architecture|Talk]])
*[[Japanese art]] ([[Talk:Japanese art|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese calendar]] ([[Talk:Japanese calendar|Talk]])
*[[Japanese castle]] ([[Talk:Japanese castle|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese cuisine]] ([[Talk:Japanese cuisine|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese festivals]] ([[Talk:Japanese festivals|Talk]])
*[[Japanese invasion of Manchuria]] ([[Talk:Japanese invasion of Manchuria|Talk]])
*[[Japanese language]] ([[Talk:Japanese language|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese literature]] ([[Talk:Japanese literature|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese martial arts]] ([[Talk:Japanese martial arts|Talk]])
*[[Japanese name]] ([[Talk:Japanese name|Talk]])
*[[Japanese people]] ([[Talk:Japanese people|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese poetry]] ([[Talk:Japanese poetry|Talk]]) 
*[[Japanese pottery and porcelain]] ([[Talk:Japanese pottery and porcelain|Talk]])
*[[Japanese tea ceremony]] ([[Talk:Japanese tea ceremony|Talk]])
*[[Japanese traditional dolls]] ([[Talk:Japanese traditional dolls|Talk]])
*[[Japanese writing system]] ([[Talk:Japanese writing system|Talk]])
*[[Japanese yen]] ([[Talk:Japanese yen|Talk]])
*[[Jōmon period]] ([[Talk:Jōmon period|Talk]])
*[[Kamakura period]] ([[Talk:Kamakura period|Talk]])
*[[Kamikaze]] ([[Talk:Kamikaze|Talk]])
*[[Karaoke]] ([[Talk:Karaoke|Talk]]) 
*[[Karate]] ([[Talk:Karate|Talk]])
*[[Keihanshin]] ([[Talk:Keihanshin|Talk]])
*[[Kimono]] ([[Talk:Kimono|Talk]]) 
*[[Kojiki]] ([[Talk:Kojiki|Talk]])
*[[Kōtoku-in]] ([[Talk:Kōtoku-in|Talk]])
*[[Kyoto]] ([[Talk:Kyoto|Talk]]) 
*[[Kyushu]] ([[Talk:Kyushu|Talk]])
*[[Law of Japan]] ([[Talk:Law of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Man'yōshū]] ([[Talk:Man'yōshū|Talk]])
*[[Meiji Constitution]] ([[Talk:Meiji Constitution|Talk]])
*[[Meiji Restoration]] ([[Talk:Meiji Restoration|Talk]]) 
*[[Yukio Mishima]] ([[Talk:Yukio Mishima|Talk]])
*[[Miyamoto Musashi]] ([[Talk:Miyamoto Musashi|Talk]])
*[[Mount Aso]] ([[Talk:Mount Aso|Talk]])
*[[Mount Fuji]] ([[Talk:Mount Fuji|Talk]])
*[[Mukden Incident]] ([[Talk:Mukden Incident|Talk]])
*[[Music of Japan]] ([[Talk:Music of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Nagasaki]] ([[Talk:Nagasaki|Talk]])
*[[Names of Japan]] ([[Talk:Names of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Nara period]] ([[Talk:Nara period|Talk]])
*[[Nara, Nara]] ([[Talk:Nara, Nara|Talk]])
*[[Narita International Airport]] ([[Talk:Narita International Airport|Talk]])
*[[Oda Nobunaga]] ([[Talk:Oda Nobunaga|Talk]])
*[[Okinawa Prefecture]] ([[Talk:Okinawa Prefecture|Talk]])
*[[Onsen]] ([[Talk:Onsen|Talk]])
*[[Origami]] ([[Talk:Origami|Talk]])
*[[Osaka]] ([[Talk:Osaka|Talk]]) 
*[[Post-occupation Japan]] ([[Talk:Post-occupation Japan|Talk]])
*[[Prince Shōtoku]] ([[Talk:Prince Shōtoku|Talk]])
*[[Public holidays in Japan]] ([[Talk:Public holidays in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Rail transport in Japan]] ([[Talk:Rail transport in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Rakugo]] ([[Talk:Rakugo|Talk]])
*[[Religion in Japan]] ([[Talk:Religion in Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Russo-Japanese War]] ([[Talk:Russo-Japanese War|Talk]])
*[[Ryukyu Kingdom]] ([[Talk:Ryukyu Kingdom|Talk]])
*[[Saitama, Saitama]] ([[Talk:Saitama, Saitama|Talk]]) 
*[[Sake]] ([[Talk:Sake|Talk]])
*[[Salaryman]] ([[Talk:Salaryman|Talk]])
*[[Sapporo]] ([[Talk:Sapporo|Talk]])
*[[Sea of Japan]] ([[Talk:Sea of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Second Sino-Japanese War]] ([[Talk:Second Sino-Japanese War|Talk]])
*[[Seppuku]] ([[Talk:Seppuku|Talk]])
*[[Sharaku]] ([[Talk:Sharaku|Talk]])
*[[Shinto]] ([[Talk:Shinto|Talk]])
*[[Shizuoka, Shizuoka]] ([[Talk:Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Talk]])
*[[Shogun]] ([[Talk:Shogun|Talk]]) 
*[[Sport in Japan]] ([[Talk:Sport in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Sumo]] ([[Talk:Sumo|Talk]])
*[[Sushi]] ([[Talk:Sushi|Talk]]) 
*[[Tōdai-ji]] ([[Talk:Tōdai-ji|Talk]])
*[[Tokyo subway sarin attack]] ([[Talk:Tokyo subway sarin attack|Talk]])
*[[Toyota]] ([[Talk:Toyota|Talk]]) 
*[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] ([[Talk:Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Talk]])
*[[University of Tokyo]] ([[Talk:University of Tokyo|Talk]])
*[[Wildlife of Japan]] ([[Talk:Wildlife of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Women in Japan]] ([[Talk:Women in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Yakuza]] ([[Talk:Yakuza|Talk]])
*[[Yamato period]] ([[Talk:Yamato period|Talk]])
*[[Yayoi period]] ([[Talk:Yayoi period|Talk]])
*[[Yokohama]] ([[Talk:Yokohama|Talk]])

====Start class====
*[[Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan]] ([[Talk:Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Automotive industry in Japan]] ([[Talk:Automotive industry in Japan|Talk]])
*[[Chrysanthemum Throne]] ([[Talk:Chrysanthemum Throne|Talk]])
*[[Daimyo]] ([[Talk:Daimyo|Talk]])
*[[Foreign policy of Japan]] ([[Talk:Foreign policy of Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Geology of Japan]] ([[Talk:Geology of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Imperial House of Japan]] ([[Talk:Imperial House of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Imperial Seal of Japan]] ([[Talk:Imperial Seal of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Itsukushima Shrine]] ([[Talk:Itsukushima Shrine|Talk]])
*[[Japanese books]] ([[Talk:Japanese books|Talk]])
*[[Japanese folktales]] ([[Talk:Japanese folktales|Talk]])
*[[Japanese honorifics]] ([[Talk:Japanese honorifics|Talk]])
*[[Japanese mythology]] ([[Talk:Japanese mythology|Talk]])
*[[Kii Peninsula]] ([[Talk:Kii Peninsula|Talk]])
*[[Miai]] ([[Talk:Miai|Talk]])
*[[Ministry of Defense (Japan)]] ([[Talk:Ministry of Defense (Japan)|Talk]]) 
*[[Nagoya]] ([[Talk:Nagoya|Talk]]) 
*[[National Diet Building]] ([[Talk:National Diet Building|Talk]])
*[[Politics of Japan]] ([[Talk:Politics of Japan|Talk]]) 
*[[Shikoku]] ([[Talk:Shikoku|Talk]])
*[[Taika Reform]] ([[Talk:Taika Reform|Talk]])
*[[Taira no Kiyomori]] ([[Talk:Taira no Kiyomori|Talk]])
*[[Yamato-damashii]] ([[Talk:Yamato-damashii|Talk]])

====List class====
*[[Daibutsu]] ([[Talk:Daibutsu|Talk]])
*[[Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)]] ([[Talk:Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)|Talk]])
*[[List of legendary creatures from Japan]] ([[Talk:List of legendary creatures from Japan|Talk]])
*[[List of rulers of Japan]] ([[Talk:List of rulers of Japan|Talk]])
*[[Lists of National Treasures of Japan]] ([[Talk:Lists of National Treasures of Japan|Talk]])

====Stub class====
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===Major projects===
These are big tasks that require a lot of work from a lot of people helping out in order to improve something. Feel free to jump right in and help with any of them. We always welcome more help!
# [[User:Bamse|Bamse]] is improving the coverage of the [[National Treasures of Japan]]. See [[User:Bamse/National Treasures of Japan]].
# Many pages shown at [[Special:Allpages/Japan]], [[Special:Allpages/Japanese]], [[Special:Allpages/Nihon]], [[Special:Allpages/Nippon]], and[[Special:Allpages/Imperial Japanese]] lack WikiProject Japan tags and assessments.

===Cleanup tasks===
{{WikiProject cleanup listing|Japan}}
These are anything smaller or more specific than projects and anything that individuals can work on.   

Additionally, please review the following for work which may need doing:
# [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Historical people|Various articles on historic people]], especially the new articles
# [[Meiji restoration]]'s citations may need cleanup.
# [[List of high schools in Japan]] is a total mess.

You can also work on files listed on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Cleanup listing|Cleanup listing page]] as well as articles in [[:Category:Japan articles needing attention]]. Your help with these is appreciated as the list of things to do is very long.

====Requested moves and merges====
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====Disambiguation====
The following may be from toolserver reports at [[WP:DPL#To do]], but any page needing disambiguation work and link correcting can be listed here.

* (None over 25 links at this time)

====Article alerts====
Generated by bot as per [[Wikipedia:Article alerts]].

To watch the page for Article alerts, please add this page to your watchlist: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Article alerts]]

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====Stubs====
You can find a list of all Japan-related stub categories on the '''[[:Category talk:Japan stubs]]''' page. All of the articles on the main [[:Category:Japan stubs]] page need to be sorted into these more specific categories while they are stubs (last performed on 9 June 2009). Of course, you can also expand the stubs in such a way as to make them no longer stubs. If none of the existing stubs apply, please use '''{{tl|Japan-stub}}'''. 

If you want to make a new stub for a particular category, please note that all stubs are managed by the [[WP:WSS|Stub-sorting WikiProject]]. Before creating a new stub, you should propose it at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals]]. DO NOT simply create new stub templates, as these will probably be deleted. See [[Wikipedia:Stub]] for general guidelines on creating stub templates and categories.

===Requests===
The articles on these pages need to be created (or pointed to existing articles under slightly different names). You can also add requests to one of these pages. If you aren't sure which page to add your request to, please ask on the talk page.

====Requested articles====
* [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/Japan]] (including anime and manga, as well as anything else related to Japan)
* [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/Culture and fine arts#Buddhism|Buddhism]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/Culture and fine arts#Role-playing games|Role-playing games]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/Culture and fine arts#Video games|Video games]]

====Requested photographs in Japan====
*[[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Japan]]

In addition to requesting on here, elsewhere on the English Wikipedia, and on the Wikimedia Commons ([[:Commons:Commons:Picture_requests/Requests/Asia#Japan]]), please also request one on the Japanese Wikipedia. If you know Japanese, state your request at [[:ja:Wikipedia:画像提供依頼]]. If you do not know Japanese, state your request at [[:ja:Wikipedia:Chatsubo]] and ask the participants for help on adding it to the Japanese Wikipedia's image request page. Members will help you with your requests. Usually Japanese Wikipedians who photograph and upload images on Commons will post descriptions in Japanese and English.

====Translation requests====
* See under [[Wikipedia:Requested articles/Japan]] above, or, 
* Also see [[Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English]]
* And check [[:Category:Articles needing translation from Japanese Wikipedia]]
* Policies and gateway: [[Wikipedia:Translation]]
* Old link: [[Wikipedia:Translation/*/Lang/ja|Japan-related translation requests]]

==== Romanization requests ====
[[Hepburn romanization]] needed:
* Romanize film titles at: [[Template:WPFILMS Announcements/Japanese cinema]]

===Proposed new or updated articles===
List any Japan-related articles on which you are working that aren't quite ready for prime time, or proposed replacements or updates for currently existing articles. This will allow an informal peer review of sorts by anyone interested in the particular topic, thereby helping Wikipedia to become better.

===Adding missing information/article expansion===
List Japan-related articles that have missing information (and what they are missing) or that need expanding.

*[[Next Japanese general election]] needs opinion polls added to this page. [[User:Helper201|Helper201]] ([[User talk:Helper201|talk]]) 18:12, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

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== Article assessment ==
{{main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Assessment}}
Any member of WikiProject Japan may assess Japan-related articles by following the guidelines [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Assessment|here]]. If you aren't sure about an article, ask about it on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Japan/Assessment|the assessment talk page]].

==Recognized content==
{{main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Recognized content list}}
In order to make this page a bit shorter, the list of recognized content has been moved to its own page.

==Resources==
{{sisterlinks|Japan}}
*[http://www.post.japanpost.jp/zipcode/index.html 郵便番号検索 - 日本郵便] - This Japan Post resource has pronunciations in katakana for place names throughout Japan. 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Place names with unusual readings|Place names with unusual readings]] (for if you just can't figure out the reading)
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Film credits glossary|Film credits glossary]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Japan-related articles)]]
*[http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html Jim Breen's WWWJDIC] - one of the best online J-E/E-J dictionaries
*[http://rut.org/cgi-bin/j-e/inline/dict Jeffrey's Japanese<->English Dictionary] - includes French translations as well
*[http://netzreport.googlepages.com/online_tool_for_url_en_decoding.html Online Tool for URL Encoding/Decoding] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403222748/http://netzreport.googlepages.com/online_tool_for_url_en_decoding.html |date=2007-04-03 }} 

===Templates===
*To add a page to the project, please add one of the following templates to the top of the '''talk''' page of the article: '''{{[[template:WikiProject Japan|WikiProject Japan]]|class=|importance=}}'''. In general, do not add this project's talk page banner to articles belonging to a child project. This is to prevent the talk pages getting too many talk page banners.
*If an article is in need of kanji or hiragana, add '''<nowiki>{{Needkanji}}</nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki>{{Needhiragana}}</nowiki>''' to the top of the article.
*When adding Japanese characters to an article, use
**{{tl|nihongo}} if an explanation or the pronunciation of the characters is needed. Format: <code>{{nihongo|English|Kanji|Rōmaji|extra|extra2}}</code>
**{{tl|nihongo2}} if only the Japanese characters are needed. Format: <code>{{nihongo2|Kanji}}</code>
**{{tl|nihongo3}} if the rōmaji are needed first. Format: <code>{{nihongo3|English|Kanji|Rōmaji|extra|extra2}}</code>
**{{tl|nihongo krt}} if the kanji/kana is needed first. Format: <code>{{nihongo krt|English|Kanji|Rōmaji|extra|extra2}}</code>
***{{strikethrough|{{tl|eigo}} if the Japanese characters are needed first. Format: <code>{{tlx|eigo|Kanji|furi=Furigana|Rōmaji|English|extra}}</code>}}
*Userboxes:
{{tlx|User WikiProject Japan}}
{{User WikiProject Japan|nocat=true}}
{{clear}}
{{tlx|User WP Japan}}
{{User in Japan|41|nocat={{{nocat|false}}}}}
{{clear}}

{{A note}} You must use the second userbox if you wish your [[WP:user|user]] name to automatically appear under [[:Category:WikiProject Japan participants]] and [[:Category:Wikipedians interested in Japan]].

===Project recognition===
====Barnsensu====
[[File:Barn-Ogi-Sensu-Red-Hinomaru.svg|right|thumb|100px|Barnsensu]]
If you think someone has done an outstanding job in improving and/or expanding Japan-related articles here on Wikipedia, you can award them the '''WikiProject Japan Barnsensu'''. Please make note of the following:
#To award this to an editor, place the following on their '''talk''' page: '''<nowiki>{{subst:WPJ-Barnsensu|1=Your message to the recipient. ~~~~}}</nowiki>'''
#In general, you shouldn't award this to someone who has awarded it to you (in order to avoid any appearance of [[quid pro quo]]).
#After awarding this to an editor, please make an entry on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnsensu recipients|Barnsensu recipients]] page.

Recipients may also add the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnsensu userbox|Barnsensu userbox]] to their pages.
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====Barnstar 2.0====
[[File:WikiProject Japan Barnstar 2 0.png|right|thumb|100px|Barnstar 2.0]]
If you think someone has done an outstanding job in improving and/or expanding Japan-related articles here on Wikipedia, you can award them the '''WikiProject Japan Barnstar 2.0''' (same type of award as the above, but looks different). Please make note of the following:
#To award this to an editor, place the following on their '''talk''' page: '''<nowiki>{{subst:WikiProject Japan Barnstar 2.0|1=Your message to the recipient. ~~~~}}</nowiki>'''
#In general, you shouldn't award this to someone who has awarded it to you (in order to avoid any appearance of [[quid pro quo]]).
#After awarding this to an editor, please make an entry on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnstar 2.0 recipients|Barnstar 2.0 recipients]] page.

Recipients may also add the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnstar 2.0 userbox|Barnstar 2.0 userbox]] to their pages.
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====Barnstar of National Merit====
[[File:BoNM - Japan Hires.png|right|thumb|100px|Barnstar of National Merit]]
This award is given by consensus of WikiProject Japan participants and is reserved for those who already have the Barnsensu and/or Barnstar 2.0 and have done an outstanding job improving and/or expanding Japan-related articles for at least two years. A discussion regarding the presentation of the award to someone should take place on the [[WT:JA|project talk page]] (please use a clear title for the discussion, such as '''Barnstar of National Merit discussion for Username''', and please include a few reasons why the person deserves to be recognized). You can not nominate yourself. The only things considered in the discussion should be:
:#If they have been a part of the project for at least two years or significantly contributed to a large number of Japan-related articles even if they aren't a member of the project, and
:#Whether their contributions have significantly improved the content of Japan-related material here on Wikipedia during the time they have been participating. 

Please make note of the following:
#Once consensus to award this to an editor has been reached, the person who started the discussion should place the following on the recipient's '''talk''' page: '''<nowiki>{{subst:The Japan Barnstar of National Merit|1=message ~~~~}}</nowiki>''' (be sure to link to the diff showing the closure of the discussion and the consensus reached)
#After awarding this to an editor, please make an entry on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnstar of National Merit recipients|Barnstar of National Merit recipients]] page.

Recipients may also add the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnstar of National Merit userbox|Barnstar of National Merit userbox]] to their pages.
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====Barnstar of National Honor====
[[File:The Most Noble Barnstar of National Honor png.png|right|thumb|130px|Barnstar of National Honor]]
This award is given by consensus of WikiProject Japan participants and is reserved for those who already have the Barnsensu and/or Barnstar 2.0 and have done an outstanding job greatly improving and/or expanding Japan-related articles for at least three years. A discussion regarding the presentation of the award to someone should take place on the [[WT:JA|project talk page]] (please use a clear title for the discussion, such as '''Barnstar of National Honor discussion for Username''', and please include a few reasons why the person deserves to be recognized). You can not nominate yourself. The only things considered in the discussion should be:
:#If they have been a part of the project for at least three years or contributed significantly to a large number of Japan-related articles even if they aren't a member of the project, and
:#Whether their contributions have greatly improved the content of Japan-related material here on Wikipedia during the time they have been participating.

Please make note of the following:
#Once consensus to award this to an editor has been reached, the person who started the discussion should first place the following on the recipient's '''talk''' page: '''<nowiki>{{subst:The Most Noble Barnstar of National Honor|1=message ~~~~}}</nowiki>''' (be sure to link to the diff showing the closure of the discussion and the consensus reached)
#After awarding this to an editor, please make an entry on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnstar of National Honor recipients|Barnstar of National Honor recipients]] page.

Recipients may also add the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Barnstar of National Honor userbox|Barnstar of National Honor userbox]] to their pages.
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