Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the government ministry responsible for managing Japan’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186285 — 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: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Context triple: [Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs), officeLocation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan]
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A.
Cabinet Office of Japan
The Cabinet Office of Japan is a central government body that supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet in coordinating national policy, crisis management, and key administrative functions.
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B.
Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central governing authority of Japan, responsible for national administration, legislation, and policy-making under a constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
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D.
Auswärtiges Amt
The Auswärtiges Amt is Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, responsible for the country’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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E.
Ministry of Education of Japan
The Ministry of Education of Japan is the former central government body responsible for overseeing the nation’s education system, including universities, schools, and cultural and academic policy.
- 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: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Target entity description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the government ministry responsible for managing Japan’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.
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A.
Cabinet Office of Japan
The Cabinet Office of Japan is a central government body that supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet in coordinating national policy, crisis management, and key administrative functions.
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B.
Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central governing authority of Japan, responsible for national administration, legislation, and policy-making under a constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
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D.
Auswärtiges Amt
The Auswärtiges Amt is Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, responsible for the country’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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E.
Ministry of Education of Japan
The Ministry of Education of Japan is the former central government body responsible for overseeing the nation’s education system, including universities, schools, and cultural and academic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign affairs ministry
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government ministry ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Japan Ministry of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defense of Japan
Ministry of Finance (Japan) ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Finance of Japan
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| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1945 ⓘ |
| employs |
Japanese career diplomats
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Japanese civil servants ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
ⓘ
Consular Affairs Bureau ⓘ Economic Affairs Bureau ⓘ European Affairs Bureau ⓘ Foreign Policy Bureau ⓘ Intelligence and Analysis Service ⓘ International Cooperation Bureau ⓘ International Legal Affairs Bureau ⓘ Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau ⓘ Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau ⓘ Minister’s Secretariat ⓘ North American Affairs Bureau ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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| jurisdiction | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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surface form:
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Kasumigaseki ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
外務省
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| oversees |
consulates-general of Japan abroad
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embassies of Japan abroad ⓘ permanent missions of Japan to international organizations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| replaces |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan
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| responsibleFor |
Japan’s participation in international organizations
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Japan’s participation in the United Nations ⓘ diplomatic relations of Japan ⓘ economic diplomacy of Japan ⓘ foreign policy of Japan ⓘ international cooperation of Japan ⓘ management of Japan’s embassies and consulates ⓘ multilateral diplomacy of Japan ⓘ official development assistance of Japan ⓘ protection of Japanese nationals overseas ⓘ public diplomacy of Japan ⓘ treaty negotiation and conclusion ⓘ |
| seal |
Goshichi no kiri
ⓘ
surface form:
Goshichi no kiri crest
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| shortName |
Gaimushō
ⓘ
MOFA Japan ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mofa.go.jp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Description of subject: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the government ministry responsible for managing Japan’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.
Referenced by (63)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Shinzo Abe (as Minister for Foreign Affairs)
→
officeLocation
→
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
ⓘ
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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nativeName
→
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
外務省
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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replaces
→
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan
this entity surface form:
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
United Nations General Assembly high-level week (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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involvesOffice
→
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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United Nations General Assembly high-level week (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan)
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requiresPreparationBy
→
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
this entity surface form:
Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
this entity surface form:
外務省
subject surface form:
Economic Affairs Bureau (Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
subject surface form:
Economic Affairs Bureau (Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
subject surface form:
Minister’s Secretariat (Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau
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parentOrganization
→
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau
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parentOrganization
→
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Immigration Services Agency of Japan
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coordinatesImmigrationPolicyWith
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
this entity surface form:
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs