Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Japan-related articles/Name order

The question of the order to use for Japanese names, how to present them, etc, in Wikipedia has been under discussion for more than a year; we have been debating a new policy regarding these issues. This page has been created to:

  • summarize the problems and proposed solutions
  • preserve the discussion for those who are new to the issue and are looking for justification for whatever the policy is or not at present.

Once we have settled what to do (if we manage to do so at all), then this page will remain as a historical note.

[For the archive of the original voting page, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style for Japan-related articles/Naming order/archived votes]