Japan Prize
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The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan Prize canonical | 40 |
| Japan Prize Foundation | 1 |
| 日本国際賞 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5715 — 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: Japan Prize Context triple: [Tim Berners-Lee, awardReceived, Japan Prize]
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A.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
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B.
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
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C.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
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D.
Public Welfare Medal
The Public Welfare Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public good.
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E.
Edison Medal
The Edison Medal is a prestigious electrical engineering award presented by the IEEE for outstanding contributions to the field of electrical science and engineering.
- 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: Japan Prize Target entity description: The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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A.
Hoover Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering award that honors outstanding civic and humanitarian service by engineers.
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B.
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is a prestigious United States presidential award that honors individuals for outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge and advancement.
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C.
Lemelson-MIT Prize
The Lemelson-MIT Prize is a prestigious American award that honors outstanding inventors whose innovations have significantly improved society.
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D.
Public Welfare Medal
The Public Welfare Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public good.
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E.
Edison Medal
The Edison Medal is a prestigious electrical engineering award presented by the IEEE for outstanding contributions to the field of electrical science and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international award
ⓘ
science and technology award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Japan Prize Foundation
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surface form:
Japan Prize Foundation Board of Directors
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| aim |
to contribute to the peace and prosperity of mankind
ⓘ
to encourage the development of science and technology ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
advancement of peace and prosperity of humankind
ⓘ
significant contributions to science and technology ⓘ |
| awardType | non-governmental prize ⓘ |
| ceremonyHeldIn | Tokyo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currencyOfMonetaryAward | Japanese yen ⓘ |
| eligibility | scientists and engineers worldwide ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Japanese government initiative and private sector support ⓘ |
| field |
science
ⓘ
technology ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1985 ⓘ |
| founder | Japan Prize Foundation ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Life Sciences, Medicine and Environmental Sciences
ⓘ
Physics, Chemistry and Engineering ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
certificate
ⓘ
medal ⓘ monetary award ⓘ |
| hasJury |
Japan Prize Foundation
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Prize Selection Committee
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| hasLaureate |
Alan Cottrell
ⓘ
John H. Conway ⓘ Karl Deisseroth ⓘ Svante Pääbo ⓘ Tim Berners-Lee ⓘ Yoshio Nishina ⓘ |
| hasStatus | active ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | approximately 50 million yen per field ⓘ |
| motto | for the peace and prosperity of mankind ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.japanprize.jp ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Japan Prize
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Japan Prize Foundation
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| recognizedAs | one of the most prestigious science and technology awards in the world ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
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surface form:
Kyoto Prize
Nobel Prize ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
contribution to peace and prosperity of humanity
ⓘ
creativity ⓘ originality ⓘ social significance ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | international nomination and peer review ⓘ |
| sponsor | Japan Prize Foundation ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan Prize Description of subject: The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japan Prize Foundation
subject surface form:
Svante Pääbo
subject surface form:
Nick Holonyak Jr.
subject surface form:
Marvin Minsky
subject surface form:
Katalin Karikó