Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion/Yanai Shinsaku

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  • No google hits outside of wikipedia+clones. Being fired from the military alone is not worthy of inclusion. There is no evidence of a nation-wide scandal or someting larger.--Jiang 11:54, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Delete. The author has also added Shinsaku to Japan Self-Defense Forces page, as the only "notable person". Just noting that this will have to be deleted as well, if this article goes. Nick04 18:13, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • I don't care if this article will be kept. But I have to note that he is a real person although that scandal is so minor that almost no one knows him today. --Nanshu 02:30, 16 Jun 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. He's significant enough to warrent an article. Acegikmo1 17:15, Jun 20, 2004 (UTC)
    • what evidence is there to suggest this? --Jiang 23:44, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC)
      • He was covered by The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Associated Press because of his article the Japanese newspaper Shukan Bunshun advocating a coup. This also generated some discussion on [1] [2][3]. Wikipedia has many articles on people who aren't well-remembered today, but these articles aren't deleted if such people have some historical significance. Due to his uniqueness within the Japan Self-Defense Forces and his highly publicised challenge to the status quo and the accepted nature of those forces, Yanai Shinsaku is one of these people. Acegikmo1 21:43, Jun 21, 2004 (UTC)
  • Keep. Agreed w/ Acegikmo1. Thanks for doing the research. Wile E. Heresiarch 19:39, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)