Wikimedia Japan-Malaysia Friendship/Editathon September 2023

The Wikimedia Japan-Malaysia Friendship Editathon was the first activity organised together with Wikimedians between the two countries after the launch of the project. This editathon was organised simultaneously in Zoom for online participants and physically in Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

Details

Basic information

The editathon was held on:

• Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
• Time: 14:00–17:00 UTC+8 / 15:00–18:00 UTC+9
• Venues:

• Zoom (link)
• Japan
• Kuala Lumpur

Program

Japan Time (UTC+9)	Malaysia Time (UTC+8)	Activities
15:00–15:15	14:00–14:15	Greetings from Wikimedians in Japan and Malaysia
15:15–17:30	14:15–16:30	Editathon
17:30–18:00	16:30–17:00	Results of the editathon

Participants

Malaysian users	Japanese users
Tofeiku	Eugene Ormandy
Ultron90	Saebou
EmpAhmadK	Takenari Higuchi
Hakimi97	Uraniwa
Zahirulnukman	Wadakuramon
PeaceSeekers	Norimaki
Jilorisa	Ney
Michelina Michael
Lynawa
Blusjai
WAqil
CorrelMoris38

Results

Full results can be found in the Outreach Dashboard.

Overview

This first editathon was attended by 20 users and resulted in the creation of 24 new articles in the Japanese and Malay Wikipedias. A total of 13 existing articles were improved, while 6 files were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons.

List of articles created

• Bahasa Kikai
• Beras Jepun
• Taman Nara
• Domain Iida
• Seni bina Jepun
• Wilayah Shinano
• Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
• Subwilayah Hidaka
• Sankin-kōtai
• Wilayah Kai
• Kojiki (album)
• Gunung Wakakusa
• Subwilayah Hiyama
• Haruto
• Bahasa Amami Ōshima Selatan
• Bahasa-bahasa Amami
• Wasōbon
• Keunikan kebudayaan Jepun
• Sistem Radar Gunung Fuji
• Shimosuwa-shuku
• Perumian bahasa Jepun
• ケネス・マーチソン
• マレーシア・イスラーム美術館
• 宮武正道

List of articles improved

• Dialek bahasa Jepun
• Hokkaidō
• Kōshū Kaidō
• アンワル・イブラヒム
• イスマイル・サブリ・ヤアコブ
• サイドシラジュディン・サイドプトラ・ジャマルライル
• サイド・プトラ
• ナジブ・ラザク
• フセイン・オン
• マラヤ連合
• マラヤ連邦
• 夕霧花園
• 日本とマレーシアの関係

List of files uploaded

• Kobe (Japan). Wohnhäuser (Residential house in Japan).jpg
• 1910 New Year's Day in Japan.jpg
• Beppu, Japan 1930s.jpg
• Japan roof.jpg
• Kenneth Murchison.jpg
• Research of Advanced Malay Language.jpg

Statistics

Participants	Articles created	Articles improved	Files uploaded
Malaysia	21	3	4
Japan	3	10	2
Total	24	13	6

Comments from participants

• I made an article of 宮武正道 (Seido Miyatake), who edited Japan-Malay dictionaries. It was a good opportunity for me to learn about Malaysia and to talk with Malaysian Wikimedians. Thank you so much. —Eugene Ormandy (talk) 10:34, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
• I made an article of The Garden of Evening Mists (film), a film about a traumatised Malaysian female victim of Japanese war crimes during the Second World War and a Japanese male gardner (played by Abe Hiroshi, one of my favourite Japanese actors). It was relatively easy to make this article because the film and the novel on which it was based are both available in Japanese and I had no trouble in transcribing Malaysian names in Japanese. However, we (the members of this project in Japan) definetely need more resources about Malaysia if we would like to continue Japan-Malaysia editathons. Even a few books on Malaysia and a few people who can read one of the languages of Malaysia would be greatly helpful for us to keep this project alive. I hope that we can find some help from academic institutions or experts in the future.--さえぼー (talk) 10:53, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

  Thank you for your suggestion, さえぼー (Saebou)! We will try to find a good way.--Eugene Ormandy (talk) 09:26, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

• I made ja:マレーシア・イスラーム美術館 (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia), a museum in Kuala Lumpur that focuses on Islamic art. I have lond had an interest in both Islam and museum, so I enjoyed making this article. Thank you for organizing this editathon! --Takenari Higuchi (talk) 09:46, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
• I created ja:ケネス・マーチソン (Kenneth Murchison), a colonial governor of Malaysia in the early 19th century; and uploaded his portrait to Commons. Usually my edits are focused on the United Kingdom so it is about the right time to explore new areas. Guess I might write some more during the Asian month. Thank you for organizing! ネイ (talk) 11:28, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
• I added the information to the article of サイド・プトラ (Putra of Perlis), the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya. Through this experience I could know not only about his life, but also many aspect of Malaysia. He visited my elementary school during his visit to Japan in 1964. Although I only saw him from afar, it brought back fond memories for me. --Wadakuramon (talk) 09:23, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
• I enjoyed learning about the interesting locations and celebrations in Japan that are not often portrayed in media. I created Gunung Wakakusa and Taman Nara. I hope to learn more interesting things as more editathons are held. --Ultron90 (talk) 07:41, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Acknowledgements

From Malaysian participants

Thank you to all the participants as well as observers who attended the event. The Malaysians Wikipedians gained a lot of new knowledge regarding Japan and its people. May future events also bring great benefits to both communities as well as mutually strengthening our bonds.

From Japanese participants

It was a fabulous event. We really enjoyed to learn about Malaysian culture, contribute to Wikimedia projects and have a conversation with Malaysian friends. Thank you to all the Wikimedians who join this editathon. We can't wait to have next!