User:Adachi1939

Biographical Info

この利用者は上級の日本語ができます。

This user is a member of the
Japanese military history task force of WikiProject Military history.

This user lives in Japan.

Researcher, archivist, and "historical revisionist" based in Japan. My main interests are Japanese naval ground forces and the conflicts they participated in.
Also occasionally active in editing articles on the Japanese-language version of Wikipedia.

Citogenesis on Wikipedia

Citogensis is a serious issue damaging the reliability of articles on Wikipedia, particularly for those related to the Second Sino-Japanese War. Below is a non-exhaustive list I have compiled of articles which rely on sources citing Wikipedia itself.

Citogenesis Articles

As of 2026/04/16

Prince Yasuhiko Asaka

cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates their sole source is Wikipedia.

Kiyonao Ichiki

cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates Wikipedia used as source.

Jiro Minami

cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates their sole source is Wikipedia.

Shigeru Fukudome

cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates Wikipedia used as source.

Yasuji Okamura

cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates Wikipedia used as source.

Mukden Incident

cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates their sole source is Wikipedia.

Battle of Nanchang

cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates Wikipedia used as source

Defense of Sihang Warehouse

cites "Niderost. Chinese Alamo", no citations provided but several passages in the work originated from Wikipedia.
cites "Chen, World War II Database", reference indicates Wikipedia used as source.

Japanese submarine I-402