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This article was nominated for deletion on 15 May 2005. The result of the discussion was keep (nomination withdrawn).

This name is referred to on Wikipedia's List of Japanese Army Officers (WW2), and I have googled references to him as keeping a diary while he was aide-de-camp to crown prince Hirohito. But I haven't found a citable reference that states that there is a single person of this name with a date of birth and death, and some elements of his career. So I still have no sources. -- Alvestrand 21:26, 13 January 2007 (UTC) reply

Thanks for the info - this might be a candidate for deletion unless you think you can find some sources? -- AbsolutDan ^(talk) 22:30, 13 January 2007 (UTC) reply

There is a four part "diaries of" published in 2000 by Sumio Hatano. 波多野澄雄　Here is the first one at Amazon.jp: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4760117520 His kanji is 奈良　武次. Neier 12:18, 24 April 2007 (UTC) reply

I have expanded article based on Japanese wikipedia and Japanese language sources. -- MChew 05:02, 26 October 2007 (UTC) reply