Event:Wikipedia Asian Month 2025: Wikimedia Japan–Malaysia Friendship
Wikimedia Japan-Malaysia Friendship 2025 Editathon is an annual editathon event between Japanese and Malaysian Wikimedians. It is a collaboration between the two countries as part of the Wikimedia Japan-Malaysia Friendship project. The editathon will be held physically and simultaneously in Japan and Malaysia. The event is supported by the Embassy of Japan in Malaysia and the Embassy of Malaysia in Tokyo.
Details
[edit]- Date: Saturday, 19 December 2025
- Time:
- 14:00 – 18:00 (JST; UTC +9)
- 14:00 – 17:00 (MST; UTC +8)
- Venue:
- Japan: TUFS Learning Commons, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
- Malaysia: Dewan Mengkula, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya
- Online participants can find the Zoom link after registering for the event.
Timetable
[edit]| Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | Activities | Malaysian Standard Time (UTC+8) | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 – 15:15 | 14:00 – 14:15 | ||
| 15:15 - 15:20 | 14:15 - 14:20 | ||
| 15:20 – 17:20 | 14:20 – 16:20 | ||
| 13:30 – 13:45 | 14:30 –14:45 | Short speech by UM and WCUGM representatives | |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Group photo | ||
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Introduction to Wikimedia | ||
| 15:15 – 15:40 | Wikipedia workshop and editathon | ||
| 16:40 – 17:00 | 15:40 – 16:00 | Zoom meetup | |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Editathon continues | ||
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Wiktionary workshop and editathon | ||
| 17:20 – 17:50 | 16:30 – 17:00 | Results & Conclusion |
Articles to edit
[edit]Japan-related articles
[edit]Malay Wiktionary
[edit]Results
[edit]Results can also be viewed at Outreach Dashboard.
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