User:Athomeinkobe
Thanks for stopping by! As a brief introduction, I am an Australian who is fluent in Japanese (and currently living in Japan). My interests are wide, but my main goal is to improve articles related to sports, Australia, Japan, history or politics.
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Articles Created
[edit]I have created 104 articles so far (plus one article on the Japanese Wikipedia), mainly concerning Japanese sport and politics:
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Kazuyuki Kaneda (my first article) - Kosuke Kato (my first DYK credit) - Hirokazu Shiranita - Osamu Hamanaka - Hiroshi Yagi - Kohei Shibata - Takashi Shimizu (baseball) - Naoto Nishida
- Other Japanese baseball players
Toru Takahashi (baseball) - Kenichi Marumo - Yoshiyuki Fuchiwaki - Ryuya Matsumoto
- Japanese basketball
Hiroshima Dragonflies - National Basketball Development League (Japan) - Kanazawa Samuraiz - Nishinomiya Storks - B.League - Fukushima Firebonds - Yokohama B-Corsairs - Michael Katsuhisa - Hiroshima Lightning
- Japanese politicians, parties and elections
Party for Future Generations - Hiroshi Yamada - Initiatives from Osaka - Vision of Reform - Makoto Hirayama[1] - Kazuyuki Hamada - Hyogo Prefectural Assembly - Hyōgo prefectural election, 2015 - Nishinomiya by-election, 2015 - Shikoku proportional representation block election, 2014 - Shikoku proportional representation block election, 2012 - Genzei Nippon[1] - Yuko Sato[1] - Akio Sato (politician, born 1927) - Tokyo gubernatorial election, 2016 - Mineo Kaneda - Takayuki Shimizu (politician) - Tokyo prefectural by-election, 2016 - Kazuhiko Aoki - Satoshi Mitazono - Kagoshima gubernatorial election, 2016 - Tokyo 10th district by-election, 2016
- Japanese electoral districts
Hyogo 8th - Hyogo 2nd - Hyogo - Hyogo 1st - Hyogo 1st (former) - Tottori - Shimane - Kochi - Tokushima-Kochi - Tottori-Shimane - List of House of Councillors districts - Aomori - Osaka - Ehime - Akita - Yamagata - Miyagi - Saga - Fukushima - Gifu - Ibaraki - Chiba - Niigata - Ishikawa - Toyama - Yamanashi - Fukui - Shizuoka - Hokkaido 7th (former) - Kyoto
- Other Japan-related articles
Ōka (surname) - Arakawa River (Uetsu) - Shinkon-san Irasshai (TV show in the Guiness book of world records) - Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School - Araki (restaurant) - Eimei High School - Fukuda, Nagasaki and the corresponding ja:
- Miscellaneous
SEA-ME-WE 5 (an undersea data cable) - World Milk Day - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Manipur - Aaron Black (footballer, born 1992) - Rory O'Brien (Australian rules footballer) - Peter Blaxell (an Australian judge) - Indian engineering college rankings, 2014 - List of celebrity South Korean military conscripts - National Security Council Bill 2015 - Merv Cowan (WA football hall of fame member)
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The Civility Barnstar |
| Thank You. Priyadarshivishal23 (talk) 11:21, 6 July 2015 (UTC) |
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar |
| For helping to quickly detect and help delete a hoax article! Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 04:41, 13 July 2015 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar |
| Nice Work.. Johnsonkat007 (talk) 04:08, 8 October 2015 (UTC) |
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The Asian Month Barnstar |
| Thanks for your great contribution in Wikipedia Asian Month 2015! --AddisWang (talk) 14:29, 17 December 2015 (UTC) |
Japanese topics
Thank you for quality articles related to Japan, such as Fukuda, Nagasaki and Junri Namigata, for helping students new to Wikipedia and introducing users new to DYK, for supporting an admin-to-be based on a detailed diligent analysis of the opposes, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:50, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
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The Editor's Barnstar |
| Your professionalism in editing is admirable. My husband wrote a book, and learned that editors are your friends. Thanks for helping me to clarify my ideas! Jrbwalk (talk) 13:39, 4 August 2016 (UTC) |
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The Rosetta Barnstar | |
| For deciphering the banners in this picture and making it an important and usable image in the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment article. --TorsodogTalk 03:18, 5 October 2016 (UTC) |
- Kosuke Kato
- ... that Kosuke Kato was the third person to pitch a perfect game in Japanese baseball's Eastern League? 15 December 2014, 840 Visitors over three days as well as 4x increase for "perfect game" and Eastern League received 356 hits compared to its daily average of about 20!
- Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
- ... that the capital of Japan was once in Hyōgo? 23 July 2015, 3,722 Visitors over two days
- James Edelman
- ... that despite reports to the contrary, Justice James Edelman is not the youngest person to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Western Australia? 8 October 2015, 1,444 Visitors. Supreme Court of Western Australia also received 312 hits compared to its daily average of about 20.
- Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School
- ... that Osaka Tōin High School's baseball team became national champions in just their fourth year of existence? 6 November 2015, 1,520 visitors over two days. Japanese High School Baseball Championship also received 272 hits compared to its daily average of about 30.
- Kenichi Marumo
- ... that baseball player Kenichi Marumo scored a run for the Orix Buffaloes' first team despite never appearing at the plate? 12 November 2015, 3,355 visitors over two days. Orix Buffaloes received 907 hits compared to its daily average of about 85.
- Naoya Emura
- ... that Naoya Emura is a "kind younger brother"? 23 November 2015, 2,325 visitors.
- Hideto Asamura
- ... that Hideto Asamura tied the record for being the youngest person in Japanese baseball to score 100 RBIs in a season? 25 November 2015, 1,217 visitors over two days.
- Junri Namigata
- ... that Junri Namigata won her first ITF tennis tournament while still a student at Waseda University? 28 November 2015, 788 visitors over three days.
- Kohei Shibata
- ... that Kohei Shibata was billed as "Akahoshi Jr." months before he was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers? 29 November 2015, 511 visitors. Norihiro Akahoshi received 357 hits, almost as many as Shibata.
- Yokohama B-Corsairs
- ... that the Yokohama B-Corsairs won the bj league in just their second year of existence? 4 December 2015, 1,013 visitors. bj league received 1,474, even more than the main article.
- Ryuya Matsumoto
- ... that Ryuya Matsumoto's height earned him the nickname "Eimei's Randy Johnson"? 21 December 2015, 4,880 visitors. Eimei High School received 813 and Randy Johnson received 1,547.
- Fukuda, Nagasaki
- ... that by 1566, Fukuda was home to more than 1,000 Catholic Kirishitans? 1 January 2016, Nagasaki 1,287 visitors. Kirishitan received 2,271, even more than the main article.
- Methane Pioneer
- ... that Methane Pioneer was the world's first oceangoing LNG tanker? 25 January 2016, 2,744 visitors, LNG tanker received 1294 visitors
- Makoto Hirayama
- ... that Makoto Hirayama was elected to Japan's House of Councillors despite getting less than 0.02% of the vote? 20 February 2016, 1,702 visitors, House of Councillors received 417 compared to average of 110
- Wadamisaki Battery
- that the Wadamisaki Battery was the first national historic site registered in Hyōgo Prefecture? 22 February 2016, 2,584 visitors, plus 450 for Hyogo Prefecture and 188 for Monuments of Japan
- Oita-Ehime HeatDevils
- that when three American basketball players left the Oita Ehime HeatDevils after the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, their coach was fired for failing to stop them? 7 May 2016, 1,275 visitors
- Akashi District, Hyōgo
- that Akashi District existed for another 30 years after the city of Akashi left? 18 June 2016, 1,830 visitors, plus 1,266 visitors for Akashi, compared to 90-day average of about 30.
- Merv Cowan
- that that WAFL Hall of Fame member and East Fremantle Football Club life member Merv Cowan did not want to play for the team when he returned from the war? 19 June 2016, 831 visitors, plus 302 visitors for East Fremantle Football Club (90-day average of about 40) and 242 for the WAFL Hall of Fame (90-day average of 4).
On 3 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article B.League, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Japan's National Basketball League and bj league have merged to create the B.League? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/B.League. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, B.League), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:33, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
On 7 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yukiko Sakamoto, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yukiko Sakamoto was the first woman vice-governor of Shizuoka Prefecture? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yukiko Sakamoto. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Yukiko Sakamoto), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:35, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
On 9 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Akihiro Ota, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after leading Komeito to a large defeat in 2009, including losing his own seat, Akihiro Ota returned to the National Diet in 2012 and became a cabinet minister for the first time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Akihiro Ota. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Akihiro Ota), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:34, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
On 14 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ai Aoki (politician), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ai Aoki was a singer-songwriter and kindergarten teacher before becoming a politician in Japan's national Diet? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ai Aoki (politician). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ai Aoki (politician)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 14:22, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
On 21 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sankō Shrine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Sankō Shrine may not be the location of the 17th-century Sanada Maru? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sankō Shrine. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Sankō Shrine), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:16, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
On 28 July 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district elected its first representative to the House of Councillors this month? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tokushima-Kōchi at-large district), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:31, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
On 28 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yuuki Tanaka, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yuuki Tanaka led Waseda University women's tennis team to their fifth consecutive All-Japan championship in 2010? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yuuki Tanaka. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Yuuki Tanaka), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:01, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
On 15 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daieishō Hayato, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Daieishō (pictured) would rather push and thrust than grip the belt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daieishō Hayato. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Daieishō Hayato), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
On 16 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Satoshi Mitazono, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Satoshi Mitazono, newly-elected Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture, wants operations at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant to be suspended? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Satoshi Mitazono. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Satoshi Mitazono), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
On 23 September 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tokyo Excellence, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Tokyo Excellence were National Basketball Development League champions in all three years of the league's existence? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tokyo Excellence. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tokyo Excellence), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
On 10 October 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hiroshima Lightning, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hiroshima Lightning was the only active team refused entry into Japanese basketball's B.League? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hiroshima Lightning. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hiroshima Lightning), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
On 2 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wes McCauley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Wes McCauley has refereed the Stanley Cup Finals for the last four years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wes McCauley. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Wes McCauley), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:03, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
On 9 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Minami Itahashi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that at 14 years of age, Minami Itahashi was the youngest person to win a springboard diving event at the Japanese national championships? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Minami Itahashi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Minami Itahashi), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
ITN credits
[edit] | On 20 February 2015, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article D. Ramanaidu , which you helped update. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. |
ThaddeusB (talk) 17:02, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
On 16 September 2016, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Norman May, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 01:36, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
On 29 September 2016, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Max Walker, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. The Rambling Man (talk) 17:28, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
On 2 February 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Tokitenkū Yoshiaki, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 02:42, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
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