Yasuyoshi Tokuma
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Yasuyoshi Tokuma was a Japanese media executive and publisher who played a key role in the anime industry, notably through his leadership of Tokuma Shoten and support of Studio Ghibli.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yasuyoshi Tokuma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18496137 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Yasuyoshi Tokuma Context triple: [Studio Ghibli, founder, Yasuyoshi Tokuma]
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A.
Sankichi Takahashi
Sankichi Takahashi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who rose to its top wartime command as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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B.
Yoshimura Chikashige
Yoshimura Chikashige was a Japanese samurai and political figure active in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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C.
Matsutaro Shoriki
Matsutaro Shoriki was a Japanese media mogul and politician often called the “father of Japanese professional baseball” for his pivotal role in popularizing the sport in Japan.
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D.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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E.
Kazuyuki Matsushita
Kazuyuki Matsushita is a Japanese designer best known for creating the iconic International Fountain at Seattle Center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yasuyoshi Tokuma Target entity description: Yasuyoshi Tokuma was a Japanese media executive and publisher who played a key role in the anime industry, notably through his leadership of Tokuma Shoten and support of Studio Ghibli.
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A.
Sankichi Takahashi
Sankichi Takahashi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who rose to its top wartime command as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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B.
Yoshimura Chikashige
Yoshimura Chikashige was a Japanese samurai and political figure active in the late Edo to early Meiji period.
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C.
Matsutaro Shoriki
Matsutaro Shoriki was a Japanese media mogul and politician often called the “father of Japanese professional baseball” for his pivotal role in popularizing the sport in Japan.
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D.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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E.
Kazuyuki Matsushita
Kazuyuki Matsushita is a Japanese designer best known for creating the iconic International Fountain at Seattle Center.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.