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{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Navbox}} This resource collates and classifies sources often used in Japanese-related articles similar to what other WikiProjects have done and aims to be as comprehensive as possible similar to WikiProjects Korea, Africa, and Philippines.

Discussion about the reliability of a certain source or certain sources can be discussed on the project's talk page or at the Reliable Source Noticeboard

Notes

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  • Never or rarely use Japanese sources in controversial issues related to Japan in WWII.
  • Some of the following publications are presumed to be reliable without a proper discussion because they are owned by a reliable source.
  • Though media outlets that use the English language are preferred, there are no restrictions over the use of media outlets utilizing non-English languages (see Wikipedia:Verifiability#Non-English sources).
  • Consensus can change over time and sometimes be overridden

News

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National

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These sources listed deal primarily with national news
Name Reliability Available in English? Links Notes Discussions Uses
47News (ja) Yes No This is a news aggregator website. Affiliated with Kyodo News. It aggregates news from various local and some national newspapers. Template:WP:RSPUSES
Forbes Japan
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 Yes No Forbes Japan Staff[a]
  • Japanese version of Forbes Magazine
  • Considered reliable per WP:FORBES
  • Also produces local news
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No Yes Forbes Japan Contributor
  • Any article that has "Contributor"[c] is not reliable per WP:FORBESCON
  • Often just translated article from the English version of Forbes
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No No Forbes Japan BrandVoice
  • Forbes Japan BrandVoice advertisement articles published by Forbes Japan which is similar to that of WP:FORBESADVISOR
  • Articles under it have the "Forbes JAPAN BrandVoice Studio" as the author and have the "Promoted by ..." at the bottom.
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Fuji News Network (FNN) Yes No Owned by Fujisankei Communications Group, Take news about controversies of the Fuji TV (i.e. Masahiro Nakai scandal and channel hostilities) with a grain of salt. Presumed reliable per WP:NEWSORG Template:WP:RSPUSES
Jiji Press Yes Yes A news wire service, similar to that of Kyodo News. Presumed reliable per WP:NEWSORG Template:WP:RSPUSES
Kyodo News Yes Yes A wire service agency.
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Mainichi Shimbun Yes Yes Including Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), some articles are paywalled
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NHK Yes Yes NHK is the Japanese public broadcaster. Be careful about using it in articles related to Japanese politics. Including NHK world
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Sankei Shimbun
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 Yes Yes
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No Controversial Topics: Considered by many editors to be generally unreliable for controversial topics related to Japan. (e.g. Japan in WWII, Politics of Japan, International politics, East Asian relations, Migration in Japan)
TBS News Yes No Owned by TBS Holdings, also known as JNN (Japan News Network), Presumed reliable per WP:NEWSORG Template:WP:RSPUSES
The Asahi Shimbun Yes Yes The Asahi Shimbun is considered to be a left-leaning newspaper. This includes All-Nippon News Network (ANN). Some Japanese articles are paywalled
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The Japan Times Yes Yes[f]
  • Some news is paywalled
  • Some of its articles have factual errors, making it not an ideal source for traditional Japanese culture.
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The Nikkei Yes Yes Also known as The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Some of the articles are paywalled. English version is Nikkei Asia
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Yahoo News Japan Yes No
  • This is a news aggregator website, but occasionally releases original reporting, including Yahoo News! Expert
  • Syndicated news article can vary from reliable to unreliable and must be evaluated. You can see the original publication on the top right.
  • Replace with a better source if possible.
  • Owned by Line Corporation.
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Yomiuri Shimbun Yes Yes The Japan News is the English version of this newspaper. Also owned Nippon TV including Nippon News Network (NNN) . Considered to be a right-leaning newspaper
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References

  1. ^ Key words:
    • "Forbes JAPAN編集部 (Forbes Japan Editorial Department)"
    • "Official Columnist" - written in English
  2. ^ See WP:FORBES
  3. ^ The word "contributor" is often written in English
  4. ^ See WP:FORBESCON
  5. ^ See WP:FORBESADVISOR
  6. ^ English-only online newspaper
  7. ^ See WP:YAHOONEWS

Regional/Prefectural

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Further information: WP:LOCALCORP
Main article: List of newspapers in Japan
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The sources listed deal primarily or focus mainly on their selected region and/or prefecture. Per this RSN discussion, editors consider local Japanese newspapers to be generally reliable unless otherwise stated.

Regional Block Newspapers

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The following newspapers are "Block newspapers" (ja) or newspapers that cover multiple prefectures.
Name Reliability Available in English? Links Region/Prefecture Notes Uses
Hokkaido Shimbun Yes No Hokkaido Most of the articles are paywalled Template:WP:RSPUSES
Kahoku Shimpō Yes No Tohoku region Template:WP:RSPUSES
Chunichi Shimbun Yes No Aichi Prefecture and neighboring prefectures. They primarily cover stories from Aichi Prefecture and its neighboring prefectures (Mie, Gifu, Chūbu region). Their company also publishes The Tokyo Shimbun in the Tokyo Metro Area. Template:WP:RSPUSES Template:WP:RSPUSES
Chugoku Shimbun Yes No Chugoku region Template:WP:RSPUSES
The Shikoku Shimbun (ja) Yes No Shikoku region Template:WP:RSPUSES
Nishinippon Shimbun Yes No Kyushu region Note that it exclude Okinawa Prefecture Template:WP:RSPUSES

Prefectural Newspapers

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The following newspapers primarily focus on news in their respective prefecture.

Hokkaido
  • See Hokkaido Shimbun
Tohoku region
Kanto region
Chubu region
Kansai/Kinki region
Chugoku region
Shikoku region
Kyushu region
Okinawa Prefecture
Notes
  1. ^ See Kahoku Shimbun
  2. ^ See Hokkoku Shimbun
  3. ^ Part of Nihonkai Shimbun
  4. ^ Partially owned by The Nikkei
  5. ^ Affiliated with The Asahi Shimbun
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Further information: WP:A&M/RS and WP:GAMESOURCES
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Name and link Reliability Available in English? Link Scope Notes Discussions[a] Uses
Asian Junkie No Yes[b] General Entertainment Personal self-published gossip blog
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Barks (ja) Yes No Music
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Billboard Japan Yes Maybe Music Some content is in English
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Eiga.com (ja) Yes No Movies User reviews are unreliable as user-generated content
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Famitsu Yes No Gaming
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ITmedia (ja) Yes No Gaming 1 Template:WP:RSPUSES
Model Press (ja) Yes No General Entertainment
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Natalie Yes No Music, Anime and Manga, Movies, Stage Performances, Comedy
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Note (ja) No No General Entertainment Blogging website similar to WP:MEDIUM Template:WP:RSPUSES
Oricon Yes No General Entertainment
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RealSound (ja) Yes No Music, Movies, Tech, Books (including Anime and Manga) 1 Template:WP:RSPUSES
Tokyohive No Yes[b] General Entertainment Owned by 6Theory owner of Allkpop. Translates news from major media news outlets
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  1. ^ Discussion presented here is just some excerpts, as there is a lot of discussion in WP:A&M/RS and WP:GAMESOURCES. Only included here are discussion on WP:RSN and including some notable Wikiproject discussions
  2. ^ a b English-only

Shūkanshi

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Main articles: Weekly magazines in Japan § Reliability, Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources § Tabloids, and WP:REDFLAG

Shūkanshi or Weekly Magazines are weekly tabloids in Japan. The reliability of some of them is uncertain and requires discussion. Some shūkanshi often feature sensational headlines and gossip articles, most often on celebrities and politicians. Although they often broke news about certain scandals (that is later confirmed by high quality sources), per WP:REDFLAG, per Wikipedia's WP:BLP and WP:NOTGOSSIP policy, avoid directly using these sources and it is adviced to use more reputable/high-quality sources.

Famous shūkanshi

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Name and link Available in English? Links Reliability Notes Discussions Uses
Friday Yes No Notoriously known for publishing celebrity gossip. See: Friday (magazine)#Controversies
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Josei Jishin No Yes Primarily targeted at females 1 Template:WP:RSPUSES
Josei Seven No Maybe A woman's magazine; Publishes questionable stuff about the Japanese Imperial Family
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Shūkan Bunshun No No Although famous for investigative journalism[1] It is often criticized for it's sensationalist headlines. see also Shūkan Bunshun#Notable reports and controversies 1 Template:WP:RSPUSES
Shūkan Gendai No Yes Primarily focus on general interest topics; Be careful on using it on WP:BLPs. 1 Template:WP:RSPUSES
Shūkan Shinchō No No Often compared to Shūkan Bunshun; Also known for publishing sensationalist news articles.
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Weekly Asahi Geinō No No Known for publishing sensationalist news and celebrity gossip. 1 Template:WP:RSPUSES

References

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Sports

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Name Reliability Available in English? Links Notes Discussions Uses
Gekisaka (ja) Yes No Owned by Kodansha; only publishes articles about soccer, Presumed reliable per WP:NEWSORG Template:WP:RSPUSES
Nikkan Sports Yes No Owned by The Asahi Shimbun; also publishes non-sports articles. Template:WP:RSPUSES
Sports Hochi Yes No
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Sports Nippon Yes No Also known as Sponichi. Owned by Mainichi Shimbun; also publishes non-sports articles.
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Tokyo Sports Yes No
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Press Releases

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Main article: Wikipedia:Independent sources § Press releases
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Per WP:PRSOURCE, A press release is clearly not an independent source as it is usually written either by the business or organization it is written about, or by a business or person hired by or affiliated with the organization. These can be considered as primary sources and cannot be used to determine notability.

Name Links Notes Uses
Kyodo News PRWire PR wire service run by Kyodo News Template:WP:RSPUSES
PR Times
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See also

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