U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement canonical	4
Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and Japan	2
U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement	2
U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement framework	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1732949 — 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: U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement
Context triple: [U.S. Forces Japan, basedOnAgreement, U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement]

A. Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and South Korea
The Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and South Korea is a bilateral accord that governs the legal status, rights, and obligations of U.S. military personnel stationed in South Korea.
B. United States–Japan security alliance
The United States–Japan security alliance is a post–World War II defense partnership under which the U.S. guarantees Japan’s security and maintains military forces in and around Japan, forming a cornerstone of security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region.
C. Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
D. Status of Forces Agreement between U.S. and Iraq (2008)
The Status of Forces Agreement between the U.S. and Iraq (2008) was a bilateral pact that set the legal framework and timeline for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and the end of the U.S. military occupation.
E. United States–South Korea security alliance
The United States–South Korea security alliance is a longstanding military partnership that underpins South Korea’s defense and regional stability through U.S. security guarantees, joint forces, and coordinated deterrence against North Korean threats.
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: U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement
Target entity description: The U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement is a bilateral pact that defines the legal status, rights, and obligations of U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan.

A. Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and South Korea
The Status of Forces Agreement between the United States and South Korea is a bilateral accord that governs the legal status, rights, and obligations of U.S. military personnel stationed in South Korea.
B. United States–Japan security alliance
The United States–Japan security alliance is a post–World War II defense partnership under which the U.S. guarantees Japan’s security and maintains military forces in and around Japan, forming a cornerstone of security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region.
C. Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
D. Status of Forces Agreement between U.S. and Iraq (2008)
The Status of Forces Agreement between the U.S. and Iraq (2008) was a bilateral pact that set the legal framework and timeline for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and the end of the U.S. military occupation.
E. United States–South Korea security alliance
The United States–South Korea security alliance is a longstanding military partnership that underpins South Korea’s defense and regional stability through U.S. security guarantees, joint forces, and coordinated deterrence against North Korean threats.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ status of forces agreement ⓘ
appliesTo	U.S. military personnel in Japan ⓘ United States Forces Japan ⓘ linked to: U.S. Forces Japan civilian component of U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ dependents of U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ
basedOn	Japan–U.S. Security Treaty ⓘ linked to: United States–Japan security alliance
cameIntoForce	1960 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
defines	customs and import rules for U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ entry and exit procedures for U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ jurisdiction over criminal offenses involving U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ labor conditions for Japanese employees on U.S. bases ⓘ legal status of U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ obligations of U.S. military personnel in Japan ⓘ rights of U.S. military personnel in Japan ⓘ taxation rules for U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ use of facilities and areas by U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ
governs	civil jurisdiction related to U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ claims and compensation related to U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ criminal jurisdiction over U.S. service members in Japan ⓘ environmental and safety issues on U.S. bases in Japan ⓘ operation of U.S. military bases in Japan ⓘ
hasComponent	civil claims provisions ⓘ criminal jurisdiction provisions ⓘ entry and exit provisions ⓘ facilities and areas provisions ⓘ labor provisions ⓘ supplementary agreements ⓘ tax and customs provisions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
objective	clarify jurisdictional issues involving U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ facilitate implementation of the Japan–U.S. Security Treaty ⓘ regulate presence of U.S. forces in Japan ⓘ
partOf	U.S.–Japan security arrangements ⓘ
party	Government of Japan ⓘ Government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
relatedTo	U.S. military bases in Okinawa ⓘ U.S.–Japan Alliance ⓘ linked to: United States–Japan security alliance
signed	1960 ⓘ
subjectOf	local protests in Okinawa ⓘ political debate in Japan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Forces Japan → basedOnAgreement → U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement ⓘ

1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security → legalBasisFor → U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement framework ⓘ