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:I agree that Lake Chuzenji belongs at [[Lake Chuzenji]] and not Lake Chuzen-ji, just as Kanagawa Prefecture shouldn't be at Kana-gawa Prefecture (or heaven forbid, Kana River Prefecture). Again, someone will probably come up with an exception, but in general I think the final "suffix" should be the only one that is dealt with in the naming system (be it omission, hyphenation, or whatever the appropriate rule is).
:I also agree that these conventions (once agreed upon) should be written into the MoS. Am I agreeable today or what? Like name order and city naming systems, this is another topic that makes its rounds a few times a year and fizzles out before reaching a conclusion. It would be nice to get something formal established. [[User:CES|CES]] 14:47, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
*Although I've done a fair amount of work on Japan-related articles, I'm not an expert - in particular, I don't read or speak Japanese. Speaking as a non-expert, this makes sense to me (and seems to match common English usage - which I think should be the overriding guideline). I believe we already have an exception in article titles for wards of cities (suffix "-ku" in the article title), but probably aren't overly consistent in the article text. Also, doesn't 'jima" (probably also "ima") mean "island", so [[Iwo Jima]] (for example) literally means "Iwo Island". Perhaps the rule needs to explicitly identify for which types of geographical features it does and doesn't apply (i.e. applies to rivers, lakes, mountains, but not islands). Referring to cities as "X City" (ever) strikes me as a foreign construct. I'd rephrase your example as "Moody's gave bonds issued by the city of Kobe a rating of PG-13." I think it is a good idea to codify these issues in the MoS - thanks for bringing it up. -- [[user:Rick Block|Rick Block]] <small>([[user talk:Rick Block|talk]])</small> 15:30, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
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