Talk:Japanization

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(11feb 2023) from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_people :

Official estimates place the total Ainu population of Japan at 25,000. Unofficial estimates place the total population at 200,000 or higher, as the near-total assimilation of the Ainu into Japanese society has resulted in many individuals of Ainu descent having no knowledge of their ancestry.

The Japanese government during the 19th and 20th centuries denied the rights of the Ainu to their traditional cultural practices, most notably the right to speak their language, as well as their right to hunt and gather. This denial of Ainu cultural practices mostly stemmed from the 1899 Law for the Protection of Native Hokkaido Aborigines.[43] This law and its associated policies were designed to fully integrate the Ainu into Japanese society with the cost of erasing Ainu culture and identity. The Ainu's position as manual laborers and their forced integration into larger Japanese society have led to discriminatory practices by the Japanese government that can still be felt today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.80.76.93 (talk) 23:57, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This article only briefly mentions a dictionary definition before launching into a very specific example, the

Yes, I admit that the term "Japanization" is not widely used. Let's analyse your question, which actually consists of some "sub-questions". Firstly, though the term "Japanization" is not widely used, the dictionary definition confirmed the existence of this term. Secondly, according to this definition, assimilation to the Japanese culture is also part of Japanization. So even if the reference does not use the term, it refers to the term "assimilation" explicitly for many times. Thus, I think that it is a qualified reference about the Japanization in Okinawa. Thirdly, I don't have much time right now, and since it is not my native language, it takes me longer to write in English. I have to check the reference, the spelling, the grammar, and many other things. Okinawa is only the first case. I would also like to write about the Japanization in Korea, Taiwan, and other places. I would appreciate, and also need, the help from all of you. Qrfqr (talk) 19:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:

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Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 00:44, 17 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Article (as of time of writing) says:-

Japanization, Japanisation or Japanification is the process by which Japanese culture dominates, assimilates, or influences other cultures.

But we have a separate article for Japanification which describes it as:-

Japanification (日本化) is the process of becoming or wishing to become a member of Japanese society.

It can't be both, can it? Ubcule (talk) 13:17, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]