Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Masaki Kito

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. (Non-administrator closure.) Northamerica1000^(talk) 17:59, 22 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Masaki Kito

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non-notable individual Zambelo (talk) 05:25, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. Martin451 23:51, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Martin451 23:51, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Law-related deletion discussions. Martin451 23:51, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep. I am somewhat reluctant about this since I suspect that the user who started this article, Mk08111, is likely related to the subject. Also, the article is a mess. But the fact is I have seen Kito on television many times as a commentator and he does specialize in what the article says he specializes in: cult incidents and consumer fraud cases. There are a number of articles centered on him: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], etc. He also appears in other articles as the leading lawyer for some plaintiff, such as in the Agura Bokujo case [6] or in the Unification Church case [7] or the Kinmirai Tsushin case [8]. He's also often sought out by news organizations for expert opinion on Aum Supreme Truth [9], mind control [10], or other cases [11]. The article already cites some English articles that note his role as a lawyer. I'm sure I could find more if I go through the newspaper databases. The article needs to be cleaned up, especially with regard to WP:COI, but he passes WP:GNG. Michitaro (talk) 03:20, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. As per the sources above provided by Michitaro (some of which I have added to the article), I think basic notability is adequately demonstrated. --DAJF (talk) 09:43, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 03:35, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per above. DavidLeighEllis (talk) 01:00, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Keepper Michitaro. James500 (talk) 02:04, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.