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Proposals for guideline changes in the WP:MOS-JA / WP:VG/GL mediation.

WP:MOS-JA

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It is generally helpful to include the Hepburn romanization of Japanese text on the English Wikipedia. However, some WikiProjects may have more specific guidelines concerning the usage of the romanization on articles in their subject area. Please defer to those guidelines when composing articles in that subject area.

WP:VG/JP

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Japanese titles

The inclusion of Japanese titles can enhance a video game article by providing additional cultural context. However, they should only be given for games of Japanese origin whose official English name differs significantly from its Japanese name. Phonetic transcriptions are, as a rule, not considered to be significantly different and thus do not warrant the inclusion of Japanese titles.

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The inclusion of foreign language titles can enhance a video game article by providing additional cultural context. These foreign language titles should only be included if the game was originally released with that title; if a game was originally titled using the Latin alphabet, it is not necessary to include the name of the game in any other writing system.

For Japanese video games, the

Manual of Style for Japan-related articles describes methods by which to properly format Japanese text for use on the English Wikipedia, including the use of the revised Hepburn romanization

system for transliterating Japanese text into a form using the Latin alphabet. On articles concerning video games, there are some cases when omitting this romanization may benefit the article.

When to include or exclude the Hepburn romanization

• For stand-alone titles, names of franchises (if applicable), and first titles in franchises, the full set of English title, Japanese title, and Hepburn romanization (hereby after referred to as "romaji") should be used. To format them, follow the above examples. Examples:

  Catherine (キャサリン, Kyasarin) is...

  Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー, Fainaru Fantajī) is...

  The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説, Zeruda no Densetsu) is...

• For sequels in a franchise that are numbered, the romaji for the original game's title is not required nor is the romaji for the numeral. Examples:

  Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, released in Japan as PERSONA3 (ペルソナ3), is...

  Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as Biohazard 5 (バイオハザード5), is...

  Final Fantasy VII