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The result was keep. SoWhy 12:45, 6 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Kusaba Haisen (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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Fails WP:NARTIST and WP:NSCHOLAR. DrStrauss talk 15:17, 21 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:05, 21 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 16:05, 21 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep and expand with content from the Japanese version. I can't read Japanese, but from what I can tell using google translate, there are enough sources for an article. Worldcat also shows holdings; try looking for Haisen Kusaba. Mduvekot (talk) 20:19, 21 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - As a historical figure born in the 18th century, he's not going to be easy to judge using WP:NSCHOLAR (no h-index for him!). But one strong indication that he is notable is how much he has appeared in published encyclopedias and dictionaries. Here is his entry on Kotobank, which is a database of major Japanese encyclopedias run by the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's major newspapers. Here alone there are digested entries from six separate encyclopedias published by major publishing houses, including, I might add major word dictionaries (it is like him appearing in Webster's). Here is a list of recent academic articles on him using the CiNii database (a government sponsored academic database that is not complete, by the way). I can't access those now, but it is clear he is a historical figure that is considered notable by other encyclopedias and the scholarly community in Japan. Michitaro (talk) 00:40, 30 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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