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[edit] Japan

[edit] Kusshii

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This article has been listed as lacking any citations for over two years, and it contains no evidence of notability. I can find no evidence of notability in a brief google search. The material seems likely to constitute non-notable original research. Locke9k (talk) 20:41, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Strong keep. It is an unreferenced article, yes, (since I copied a brief summary of the Japanese Wikipedia article when I created it, and the Japanese Wiki article is also unreferenced) and perhaps parts of it added by others constitute "original research". But there's no question that this passes notability criteria and the article should be kept. Most Japanese people I know have heard of Kusshii. In Japan it's certainly no less notable than the Wendigo. Did you do your "brief Google search" in English or Japanese? クッシー results in 55000 hits. Bueller 007 (talk) 03:11, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —J04n(talk page) 08:07, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Just getting google hits establishes nothing. These could all be wikipedia mirrors, self published sources, and other unreliable sources. What are needed are quality reliable sources such as mainstream news or scholarly articles directly addressing the subject. Unless those kinds of references can be specifically cited, the article is probably not notable. Locke9k (talk) 09:40, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

You can read about Kussie in any comprehensive English travel guide of Japan. For example. As they say there, the legend is well-known and it's one of the reasons the lake is famous. Official tourism webpage, Brief mention on NHK (NHK). A highway named after the creature. It was also apparently discussed in Fate 27(4) from 1974, which is about as "scholarly" as I think you're going to get for most cryptozoology bullshit. Although I think that with proper references this article has the potential to expand quite a bit and it's worthy of an article in its own right, I'm willing to accept delete with redirect to Lake Kussharo if a Kussie section is added there. Bueller 007 (talk) 17:45, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

• Delete as unsourced original research unless any evidence of notability can be provided. --DAJF (talk) 08:27, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Kancho

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A morass of poorly-sourced cultural commentary. Almost reads like a hoax; there are certainly no reliable sources to be found for the article content. Previous AFDs have brought to light some web sources, but they all seem to make reference to Wikipedia implicitly or explicitly. I don't speak Japanese, but the sources at the Japanese wiki appear to be of similar (i.e. poor) quality as those here. Given that this content has proved impossible to source in accordance with WP:V and WP:RS, delete — æk^Talk 07:39, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

• Keep silly and childish, but a well-known and culturally significant prank throughout most of Asia. Absolutely NOT a hoax. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 19:24, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. -- — æk^Talk 07:05, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
• Strong keep. Obviously. The article is rather poor at the moment, but this is an extremely well-known gag and there's no question of notability here. Article exists in nine different languages on Wikipedia. Certainly not a hoax. Bueller 007 (talk) 20:07, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Foomy

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I've just viewed one of "Foomy"'s videos on YouTube, and there's no doubt that she's talented. I don't see notability here though, either under the "Foomy" name or as "Fumi Koyasu". I don't believe she meets WP:MUSIC at this point. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 06:50, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. —J04n(talk page) 13:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —J04n(talk page) 13:37, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
• Delete For the reasons mentioned above and the fact that I cannot find any reliable sources. TNXMan 14:50, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
• Delete does not appear to pass WP:MUSIC. Andrew Lenahan - Starblind 20:47, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
• Delete: Fails WP:MUSIC. Joe Chill (talk) 21:57, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

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