Heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors:
Setting the Stage for DrupalCon Nara
CKEditor Integration: The team addressed issues with CKEditor 5 integration, working on problems related to image handling and element spacing that affect content editor experiences.
See you at DrupalCon Nara!
Empowering First-Time Contributors
The event welcomed a diverse range of participants, from experienced developers looking to contribute bug fixes and patches to newcomers interested in translation work and community building. The inclusive atmosphere fostered collaboration between seasoned contributors and first-time participants, creating an ideal environment for knowledge sharing and skill development.
Tackling Real-World Issues
The success of this inaugural event would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors and the dedication of our speakers and participants.
After Jim’s contribution workshop, participants broke off into three groups focused on contribution relevant to the local community and users:
This contribution day was strategically designed as part of our efforts to strengthen Japan’s Drupal contributor base ahead of DrupalCon Nara in November 2025. With DrupalCon Nara featuring a dedicated contribution space for all three event days, we recognised the importance of preparing our rapidly growing Japanese Drupal community to actively participate in global Drupal development.
Internationalisation and Localisation: The team worked on critical issues affecting Japanese users, including problems with content transliteration where Japanese text was incorrectly being transliterated as Chinese. This work directly impacts the user experience for Japanese Drupal sites and demonstrates the importance of having diverse, international contributors.
Core JavaScript Enhancements: Advanced contributors worked on updating core JavaScript functionality, including the removal of deprecated UIEvent.which usage, ensuring Drupal stays current with evolving web standards.
Community Spirit and Collaboration
The inaugural Drupal Contribution Day Tokyo 2025 proved that when diverse minds come together with a shared commitment to the open web, great things happen. Here’s to many more successful contribution days and a thriving Japanese Drupal community!
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to our speakers:
Japan is already home to a collection of experienced contributors and we were grateful to have some of them attend and help in the mentoring experience. As with other Drupal communities spread across the world, this was another contribution event where there was a natural emphasis on sharing, collaboration, and inclusiveness.
- Kensuke Naoe from Ironstar Japan
- Jimmy Cann from Ironstar Australia
- Genero
- Ironstar Japan
- Previous Next
- Pixel Onion
- Stirling Marketing
Most importantly, very special thanks to all attendees who volunteered their time and energy to make meaningful contributions to Drupal and the open web. Your dedication and enthusiasm made this event a resounding success.
The inaugural Drupal Contribution Day Tokyo 2025 represents more than just a single successful event—it marks the beginning of a new chapter for Drupal contribution in Japan. As we approach DrupalCon Nara in November, we’re excited about the momentum building within the Japanese Drupal community.
Looking Forward
The workshop’s success was evident in the enthusiastic participation throughout the day, with several attendees making their first contributions to Drupal core and contributed modules. Special thanks go to mradcliffe, ninelivesblackcat, and larowlan for their support.
Metatag Module Improvements: Contributors focused on resolving canonical link issues in the Metatag module, particularly problems affecting multilingual sites where canonical links weren’t properly referencing the current language page. This work has direct implications for SEO and site architecture in multilingual Drupal installations.
The Future of Open Source in Japan
One of our central goals for planning DrupalCon Nara has been to ensure that local Japanese-speaking community members had an opportunity to engage in the conference in their own language, even though English is the primary language of the conference. We’re excited to have nearly a third of all accepted sessions for Nara be in Japanese, and now to have an experience group of Drupal contributors who can act as Mentors for their local community in their own language.
Mike Richardson, Chair, Drupal Asia Steering Committee
On July 11, 2025, the Japanese Drupal community reached a significant milestone with the first-ever Drupal Contribution Day held in Tokyo. This groundbreaking event brought together developers, translators, and Drupal enthusiasts from across Japan for a full day of collaborative contribution to the Drupal project and the broader open web ecosystem.
