Keizō Obuchi
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Keizō Obuchi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 until his sudden incapacitation in 2000.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keizō Obuchi canonical | 4 |
| Keizo Obuchi | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3646142 — 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: Keizō Obuchi Context triple: [Yoshirō Mori, precededBy, Keizō Obuchi]
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A.
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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B.
Tomiichi Murayama
Tomiichi Murayama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister in the mid-1990s and is particularly known for his landmark 1995 apology acknowledging Japan’s wartime aggression and colonial rule.
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C.
Ryutaro Hashimoto
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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D.
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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E.
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone was a prominent Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister in the 1980s and was known for his efforts to strengthen Japan’s international profile and pursue administrative and educational reforms.
- 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: Keizō Obuchi Target entity description: Keizō Obuchi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 until his sudden incapacitation in 2000.
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A.
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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B.
Tomiichi Murayama
Tomiichi Murayama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister in the mid-1990s and is particularly known for his landmark 1995 apology acknowledging Japan’s wartime aggression and colonial rule.
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C.
Ryutaro Hashimoto
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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D.
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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E.
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone was a prominent Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister in the 1980s and was known for his efforts to strengthen Japan’s international profile and pursue administrative and educational reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of Japan
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
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| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child | Yūko Obuchi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-06-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-05-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Waseda University ⓘ |
| endTime |
2000 (as Member of the House of Representatives)
ⓘ
2000-04-05 (as Prime Minister of Japan) ⓘ |
| era |
Heisei
ⓘ
surface form:
Heisei period
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| familyName | Obuchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | English literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Keizō ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Japan ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
ⓘ
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| knownFor |
economic stimulus policies during Japan's late-1990s recession
ⓘ
foreign policy engagement in Asia ⓘ serving as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 to 2000 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Liberal Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|
| name | Keizō Obuchi self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
小渕恵三
ⓘ
surface form:
小渕 恵三
|
| notableEvent | suffered a stroke and became incapacitated in April 2000 while in office as Prime Minister ⓘ |
| notableWork | Announcement of the Heisei era name ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup |
Liberal Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
|
| placeOfBirth | Nakanojō, Gunma Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
ⓘ
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ryutaro Hashimoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Ryutaro Hashimoto (as Prime Minister of Japan)
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| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Chizuko Obuchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1963 (as Member of the House of Representatives)
ⓘ
1998-07-30 (as Prime Minister of Japan) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Yoshirō Mori (as Prime Minister of Japan) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keizō Obuchi Description of subject: Keizō Obuchi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 until his sudden incapacitation in 2000.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yoshirō Mori
subject surface form:
Yoshirō Mori
subject surface form:
Tanaka faction
this entity surface form:
Keizo Obuchi
this entity surface form:
Keizo Obuchi