Supreme Court of Japan Building

E15657

courthouse government building

The Supreme Court of Japan Building is the official courthouse complex in Tokyo that houses Japan’s highest judicial authority.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Supreme Court of Japan building	11
Supreme Court of Japan Building canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T106052 — 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: Supreme Court of Japan Building
Context triple: [Supreme Court of Japan, buildingName, Supreme Court of Japan Building]

A. National Diet Building
The National Diet Building is Japan’s iconic parliamentary complex in Tokyo, known for its distinctive central tower and role as the seat of the country’s legislature.
B. Tokyo Imperial Palace
Tokyo Imperial Palace is the primary residence and administrative center of Japan’s imperial family, located in a large historic park area in central Tokyo.
C. Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
D. Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Osaka, renowned for its grand architecture, surrounding park, and major role in Japan’s feudal history.
E. Oheka Castle
Oheka Castle is a grand early-20th-century French-style chateau on Long Island, known as one of the largest private residences in the United States and a prominent historic landmark.
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: Supreme Court of Japan Building
Target entity description: The Supreme Court of Japan Building is the official courthouse complex in Tokyo that houses Japan’s highest judicial authority.

A. National Diet Building
The National Diet Building is Japan’s iconic parliamentary complex in Tokyo, known for its distinctive central tower and role as the seat of the country’s legislature.
B. Tokyo Imperial Palace
Tokyo Imperial Palace is the primary residence and administrative center of Japan’s imperial family, located in a large historic park area in central Tokyo.
C. Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
D. Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Osaka, renowned for its grand architecture, surrounding park, and major role in Japan’s feudal history.
E. Oheka Castle
Oheka Castle is a grand early-20th-century French-style chateau on Long Island, known as one of the largest private residences in the United States and a prominent historic landmark.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ
access	served by Tokyo public transportation ⓘ
address	Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo ⓘ surface form: 1-1-4 Hayabusachō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
category	courts in Tokyo ⓘ government buildings in Tokyo ⓘ seat of national supreme courts ⓘ
coordinates	35.676°N 139.744°E ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
function	highest court courthouse complex in Japan ⓘ seat of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
hasFeature	conference rooms for justices ⓘ law library ⓘ main courtroom for grand bench ⓘ press facilities ⓘ public galleries in courtrooms ⓘ
hasFunction	houses administrative offices ⓘ houses courtrooms ⓘ houses judges’ chambers ⓘ
hasSecurity	court security personnel ⓘ
jurisdictionOfOccupant	nationwide jurisdiction in Japan ⓘ
languageOfSignage	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ surface form: Chiyoda, Tokyo Tokyo ⓘ
maintainedBy	Judiciary of Japan ⓘ surface form: Judicial Branch of Japan
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ stone ⓘ
near	Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ surface form: Imperial Palace, Tokyo National Diet Building ⓘ
occupant	Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ
owner	Government of Japan ⓘ
partOf	judicial facilities of Japan ⓘ
significance	symbol of judicial authority in Japan ⓘ
symbolizes	independence of the judiciary in Japan ⓘ rule of law in Japan ⓘ
usedFor	administrative cases ⓘ civil cases ⓘ constitutional cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ

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