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Should the title of the article be changed to "Akio Arakawa"? That's how all the references refer to him. Or am I missing something? - Heddles (talk) 20:11, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Had that thought myself. @Winged Blades of Godric: ? Hyperbolick (talk) 00:21, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

  Go ahead, please. ∯WBG^converse 10:46, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• @Heddles, Winged Blades of Godric, and Hyperbolick: Written Japanese has distinct kana for "wo", but in speech the sound sequence "wo" changed to "o" in the last few centuries. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 07:57, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]