Ryutaro Hashimoto
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Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the late 1990s, known for his administrative and financial reforms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ryutaro Hashimoto canonical | 6 |
| Ryutaro Hashimoto (as Prime Minister of Japan) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3057002 — 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: Ryutaro Hashimoto Context triple: [Keio University, hasNotableAlumni, Ryutaro Hashimoto]
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A.
Kunio Hatoyama
Kunio Hatoyama was a Japanese politician and member of the influential Hatoyama political family who served in several ministerial posts, including as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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B.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
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C.
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi is a reformist Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, known for his charismatic style and efforts to privatize Japan’s postal system.
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D.
Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and leader of the Democratic Party of Japan in the early 2010s.
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E.
Yasuko Hatoyama
Yasuko Hatoyama was a prominent Japanese heiress and political matriarch of the influential Hatoyama family, known for her substantial financial and behind-the-scenes support of her son Yukio Hatoyama’s political career.
- 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: Ryutaro Hashimoto Target entity description: Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the late 1990s, known for his administrative and financial reforms.
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A.
Kunio Hatoyama
Kunio Hatoyama was a Japanese politician and member of the influential Hatoyama political family who served in several ministerial posts, including as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications.
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B.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
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C.
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi is a reformist Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006, known for his charismatic style and efforts to privatize Japan’s postal system.
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D.
Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and leader of the Democratic Party of Japan in the early 2010s.
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E.
Yasuko Hatoyama
Yasuko Hatoyama was a prominent Japanese heiress and political matriarch of the influential Hatoyama family, known for her substantial financial and behind-the-scenes support of her son Yukio Hatoyama’s political career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
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human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sepsis ⓘ |
| child | Gaku Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-07-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-07-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Keio University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Heisei
ⓘ
surface form:
Heisei period
|
| familyName | Hashimoto ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | political science ⓘ |
| givenName | Ryutaro ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Ryogo Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
The Honorable
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surface form:
The Honourable
|
| ideology | conservatism in Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hashimoto Cabinet reforms
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administrative reform in Japan ⓘ financial reform in Japan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
|
| name | Ryutaro Hashimoto self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 橋本龍太郎 ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
administrative reorganization of central government ministries
ⓘ
consumption tax increase in 1997 ⓘ Big Bang financial reforms ⓘ
surface form:
financial system reform (Japanese Big Bang)
|
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1998-07-30 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1996-01-11 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Liberal Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
|
| participatedIn | Liberal Democratic Party leadership elections ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
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| positionHeld |
Minister of Finance of Japan
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Minister of Health and Welfare of Japan ⓘ Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan ⓘ President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tomiichi Murayama ⓘ |
| primeMinisterOrderNumber |
82nd Prime Minister of Japan
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83rd Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| representedDistrict |
Okayama 2nd district
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Okayama 4th district ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Kumiko Hashimoto ⓘ |
| successor |
Keizō Obuchi
ⓘ
surface form:
Keizo Obuchi
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| workLocation |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ryutaro Hashimoto Description of subject: Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the late 1990s, known for his administrative and financial reforms.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tanaka faction
this entity surface form:
Ryutaro Hashimoto (as Prime Minister of Japan)