Do not remove this tag until the deletion nomination is closed.
Reason for the nomination:
There's no evidence this photo was taken before 1957. In fact, the same photo appears in the 1980 publication 日本の経営者 : 1部上場全企業・社長の経営戦略と人物像 昭和56年版, on p. 695.
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If this template was added because you clicked "Mark for deletion" in the left menu (right when using Vector 2022 skin), please make sure that all necessary pages have been created. If they haven't been created after a few minutes, or if you added this template manually, you should complete these steps:
{{subst:delete2|image=File:Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo president.jpg|reason=There's no evidence this photo was taken before 1957. In fact, the same photo appears in the 1980 publication 日本の経営者 : 1部上場全企業・社長の経営戦略と人物像 昭和56年版, on p. 695.}} ~~~~
Go to the deletion requests log and place the following code at the bottom: {{subst:delete3|pg=File:Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo president.jpg}}
Notify the item's uploader or the creator of the page by placing the following code on the user's talk page: {{subst:idw|File:Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo president.jpg|File:Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo president.jpg}} ~~~~
For mass deletions: If you want to nominate several related images, please make a mass request by manually adding {{delete|reason=write reason|subpage=write name|year=2024|month=August|day=29}} to each image page and then following the steps hereinbefore. (Help on mass requests.)
Note: This template is for requests that may require discussion in order to be deleted. For speedy deletions, you can use {{speedydelete|reason}}.
This photograph is in the public domain in Japan because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan (English translation) and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970. This is when the photograph meets one of the following conditions:
To uploader: Please provide the source and publication date.
If the photograph was also published in the United States within 30 days after publication in Japan, it might be copyrighted. If the copyright has not expired in the U.S, this file will be deleted. See Commons:Hirtle chart.
This template should not be used for a faithful photographic reproduction of an artwork. Under Article 23 of the former Copyright Act, its protection will be consistent with the artwork. See also Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.