Shogakukan
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Shogakukan is a major Japanese publishing company best known for producing popular manga, educational materials, and magazines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shogakukan canonical | 14 |
| Shogakukan Asia | 1 |
| Shogakukan Inc. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18584574 — 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: Shogakukan Context triple: [Inuyasha, publisher, Shogakukan]
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A.
Tokyo Shokonsha
Tokyo Shokonsha was the original name of what is now Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to commemorating Japan’s war dead.
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B.
Tokuma Shoten
Tokuma Shoten is a major Japanese publishing company known for books, magazines, and its historical involvement in anime and media production.
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C.
Kodansha
Kodansha is a major Japanese publishing company best known for producing and distributing popular manga, novels, and magazines worldwide.
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D.
Bunko-dō publishing house
Bunko-dō publishing house was a Japanese publisher known for its association with prominent literary figures such as poet Yosano Akiko.
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E.
Meirokusha
Meirokusha was an influential Meiji-era Japanese intellectual society and journal circle that promoted Western learning, modernization, and political and social reform.
- 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: Shogakukan Target entity description: Shogakukan is a major Japanese publishing company best known for producing popular manga, educational materials, and magazines.
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A.
Tokyo Shokonsha
Tokyo Shokonsha was the original name of what is now Yasukuni Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to commemorating Japan’s war dead.
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B.
Tokuma Shoten
Tokuma Shoten is a major Japanese publishing company known for books, magazines, and its historical involvement in anime and media production.
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C.
Kodansha
Kodansha is a major Japanese publishing company best known for producing and distributing popular manga, novels, and magazines worldwide.
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D.
Bunko-dō publishing house
Bunko-dō publishing house was a Japanese publisher known for its association with prominent literary figures such as poet Yosano Akiko.
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E.
Meirokusha
Meirokusha was an influential Meiji-era Japanese intellectual society and journal circle that promoted Western learning, modernization, and political and social reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shogakukan