Osaka Shosen Kaisha
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Osaka Shosen Kaisha was a major Japanese shipping company that operated extensive domestic and international maritime transport services in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Osaka Shosen Kaisha canonical | 4 |
| Japanese company Osaka Shosen Kaisha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16859320 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osaka Shosen Kaisha Context triple: [Heian Maru, builtFor, Osaka Shosen Kaisha]
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A.
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Yoshimoto Kogyo is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate best known for managing comedians and producing comedy shows, theater, television, and other media.
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B.
Osaka North Harbour Co., Ltd.
Osaka North Harbour Co., Ltd. was the former corporate name of the major Japanese trading company now known as Sumitomo Corporation.
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C.
Nippon Kobo
Nippon Kobo was a Japanese design and architecture firm active in the mid-20th century, known for its collaborations with prominent modernist designers such as Charlotte Perriand.
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D.
Taisei Corporation
Taisei Corporation is a major Japanese construction and civil engineering company known for leading large-scale infrastructure and landmark building projects in Japan and abroad.
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E.
Obayashi Corporation
Obayashi Corporation is a major Japanese construction and engineering company known for its involvement in large-scale infrastructure and building projects worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osaka Shosen Kaisha Target entity description: Osaka Shosen Kaisha was a major Japanese shipping company that operated extensive domestic and international maritime transport services in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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A.
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Yoshimoto Kogyo is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate best known for managing comedians and producing comedy shows, theater, television, and other media.
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B.
Osaka North Harbour Co., Ltd.
Osaka North Harbour Co., Ltd. was the former corporate name of the major Japanese trading company now known as Sumitomo Corporation.
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C.
Nippon Kobo
Nippon Kobo was a Japanese design and architecture firm active in the mid-20th century, known for its collaborations with prominent modernist designers such as Charlotte Perriand.
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D.
Taisei Corporation
Taisei Corporation is a major Japanese construction and civil engineering company known for leading large-scale infrastructure and landmark building projects in Japan and abroad.
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E.
Obayashi Corporation
Obayashi Corporation is a major Japanese construction and engineering company known for its involvement in large-scale infrastructure and building projects worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Osaka Shosen Kaisha