Japanese Red Cross Society

E282193

humanitarian organization national Red Cross society

The Japanese Red Cross Society is Japan’s national humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief, medical services, and blood donation programs as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese Red Cross Society canonical	11
日本赤十字社	3
Japanese Red Cross hospitals	2
Japan Red Cross Society	1
Japanese Red Cross Society to act in accordance with humanitarian principles	1
Japanese Red Cross Society to provide medical services in emergencies	1
Japanese Red Cross Society to support victims of armed conflict	1
Japanese Red Cross Society to support victims of other emergencies	1
Japanese Red Cross blood centers	1
Japanese Red Cross medical centers	1
日本赤十字社（名誉総裁職などを歴任）	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2601757 — 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: Japanese Red Cross Society
Context triple: [Empress Shōken, associatedWithOrganization, Japanese Red Cross Society]

A. Inamori Foundation
The Inamori Foundation is a Japanese nonprofit organization established by Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori that supports global contributions to science, culture, and human betterment through major international awards and philanthropic activities.
B. Japan Exchange Group
Japan Exchange Group is a major Japanese financial services corporation that operates the country’s primary securities and derivatives exchanges.
C. Higashi Shina Kai
Higashi Shina Kai is the Japanese name for the East China Sea, a marginal sea located between China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula.
D. National Red Crescent Societies
National Red Crescent Societies are humanitarian organizations in predominantly Muslim countries that form part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and health services at the national level.
E. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a global humanitarian organization that coordinates and supports national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in disaster response, health services, and community resilience efforts.
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: Japanese Red Cross Society
Target entity description: The Japanese Red Cross Society is Japan’s national humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief, medical services, and blood donation programs as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

A. Inamori Foundation
The Inamori Foundation is a Japanese nonprofit organization established by Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori that supports global contributions to science, culture, and human betterment through major international awards and philanthropic activities.
B. Japan Exchange Group
Japan Exchange Group is a major Japanese financial services corporation that operates the country’s primary securities and derivatives exchanges.
C. Higashi Shina Kai
Higashi Shina Kai is the Japanese name for the East China Sea, a marginal sea located between China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula.
D. National Red Crescent Societies
National Red Crescent Societies are humanitarian organizations in predominantly Muslim countries that form part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and health services at the national level.
E. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a global humanitarian organization that coordinates and supports national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in disaster response, health services, and community resilience efforts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanitarian organization ⓘ national Red Cross society ⓘ
abbreviation	JRCS ⓘ
activity	disaster response in Japan ⓘ emergency medical relief ⓘ first aid training ⓘ health and social welfare services ⓘ international disaster relief missions ⓘ nurse training and education ⓘ operation of Red Cross hospitals ⓘ operation of blood centers ⓘ
affiliation	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
founded	1877 ⓘ
foundedBy	Sano Tsunetami ⓘ
governedBy	Japanese Red Cross Law ⓘ
hasPart	Japanese Red Cross blood centers ⓘ linked to: Japanese Red Cross Society Japanese Red Cross hospitals ⓘ linked to: Japanese Red Cross Society Japanese Red Cross nursing colleges ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Japan ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus	public interest incorporated association ⓘ
memberOf	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ
motto	Humanity ⓘ
nativeName	日本赤十字社 ⓘ linked to: Japanese Red Cross Society
nonProfitStatus	nonprofit organization ⓘ
operatesIn	disaster-prone areas of Japan ⓘ
purpose	blood donation services ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ health and welfare promotion ⓘ international humanitarian assistance ⓘ medical services ⓘ nursing education ⓘ
regionServed	Japan ⓘ worldwide ⓘ
sector	blood services ⓘ disaster management ⓘ healthcare ⓘ social welfare ⓘ
symbol	red cross emblem ⓘ linked to: red cross
trainingProvided	disaster preparedness training ⓘ first aid and lifesaving courses ⓘ nursing and medical education programs ⓘ
volunteerInvolvement	uses volunteers for blood donation campaigns ⓘ uses volunteers for disaster relief ⓘ
website	https://www.jrc.or.jp/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (24)

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

Empress Shōken → associatedWithOrganization → Japanese Red Cross Society ⓘ

Michiko Shōda → associatedWith → Japanese Red Cross Society ⓘ

Haruko → associatedWith → Japanese Red Cross Society ⓘ

Aiiku Hospital, Tokyo → hasAffiliation → Japanese Red Cross Society ⓘ

Shōken Kōtaigō → associatedWith → Japanese Red Cross Society ⓘ

Japanese Red Cross Society → nativeName → 日本赤十字社 ⓘ