Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tama Kurokawa

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The result was speedy keep. I still disagree, but the consensus is clear. (non-admin closure) Pcap ping 04:45, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tama Kurokawa

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Doesn't seem to pass WP:BIO as the wife of Edwin Arnold. Pcap ping 07:50, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I added some references. She seems to have attracted considerable public attention in her own right. I am particularly interested in the reference from 1924, in the magazine or newspaper of a group which advocated for votes for women in the United Kingdom, that she would be participating in an international event organized by Princess Mary Karadja, founder of the White Cross Union. She belonged to the Japan Society of London. - Eastmain (talk • contribs) 09:14, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. —Eastmain (talk • contribs) 09:14, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. —Eastmain (talk • contribs) 09:14, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep All this needed was references, which have been kindly provided by Eastmain. She must have been quite notable; a Japanese lady, married to an English noble, living in London... and the Chicago Tribune writes an article about her in 1898? Yes, that's notable. Wine Guy Talk 10:03, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - coverage shows she was notable in her own right long after her husband's death, even if you assume the articles about her during her life were due to her marriage (which I'd argue against). —Quasirandom (talk) 17:39, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- That coverage is trivial like she took part in a meeting and voted. Pcap ping 18:02, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep or Merge. The information given about her is enough to warrant keeping the information. I'm not as convinced there's enough information of her independent of her more famous husband to warrant a separate article, but that's another debate. Chris Neville-Smith (talk) 08:20, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - At present this seems to be the only reference to Tama Kurokawa on the internet in either Japanese or English. There aren't many notable Japanese woman on the international stage from this time period so I think she is worthy of interest. Just because she was first famous as somebody's wife shouldn't be held against her. There weren't many avenues open back then to fame and fortune for young Japanese women! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iwatebud (talk • contribs) 23:52, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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