(last updated 2009-10-05) LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of requester: Frank Bennett 2. E-mail address of requester: bennett at law.nagoya-u.ac.jp 3. Record Requested: Type: variant Subtag: heploc Description: Hepburn romanization, Library of Congress method Prefix: ja-Latn-hepburn 4. Intended meaning of the subtag: Indicates that the target content is Japanese text, romanized using the specific rules defined in the Romanization Tables published by the American Library Association and the US Library of Congress. 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article): Primary ALA-LC Romanization Tables (available for download) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html Secondary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization 6. Any other relevant information: While, like other Hepburn variants, this method is not an officially recognized standard, it is widely used, defined by a recognized authority, and suitable for use where a uniform method of romanization that well approximates Japanese pronunciation is required. (file created 2009-10-05)