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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.