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I'm pretty much done with my work on this article--others please jump in. It's been an education for me (which is why I write these articles).[[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 03:03, 28 May 2008 (CDT)
I'm pretty much done with my work on this article--others please jump in. It's been an education for me (which is why I write these articles).[[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 03:03, 28 May 2008 (CDT)
:I've added the Japanese characters for the names. I romanized them to remove the macron (in ō), as this is confusing for readers and English media and sources seem to drop it (see also [[CZ:Romanization/Japanese]]). I struggled a bit with the translation of 'Dai Nippon Teikoku Tennoo': 'Dai Nippon' is 'Greater Japan', 'Teikoku' means either 'imperial' or 'empire', 'Tennoo' is 'emperor', but literally 'Heaven(ly) Ruler'. I settled on 'Heavenly Ruler of the Greater Japanese Empire', but alternatives are certainly possible. 'Dai Nippon Teikoku' is often translated as simply 'Imperial Japan'. [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]] 00:44, 7 June 2008 (CDT)

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I'm pretty much done with my work on this article--others please jump in. It's been an education for me (which is why I write these articles).Richard Jensen 03:03, 28 May 2008 (CDT)

I've added the Japanese characters for the names. I romanized them to remove the macron (in ō), as this is confusing for readers and English media and sources seem to drop it (see also CZ:Romanization/Japanese). I struggled a bit with the translation of 'Dai Nippon Teikoku Tennoo': 'Dai Nippon' is 'Greater Japan', 'Teikoku' means either 'imperial' or 'empire', 'Tennoo' is 'emperor', but literally 'Heaven(ly) Ruler'. I settled on 'Heavenly Ruler of the Greater Japanese Empire', but alternatives are certainly possible. 'Dai Nippon Teikoku' is often translated as simply 'Imperial Japan'. John Stephenson 00:44, 7 June 2008 (CDT)