Eisaku Yoshida
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Eisaku Yoshida was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister in the post-World War II era and played a key role in Japan’s economic recovery and alignment with the West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eisaku Yoshida canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3877482 — 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: Eisaku Yoshida Context triple: [Eisaku, hasNotableBearer, Eisaku Yoshida]
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
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B.
Eisaku Satō
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for his leadership during Japan’s postwar economic growth and his role in the return of Okinawa.
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C.
Nobusuke Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
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D.
Koki Hirota
Koki Hirota was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister in the 1930s and was later executed for war crimes after World War II.
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E.
Ichirō Hatoyama
Ichirō Hatoyama was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and co-founded the Liberal Democratic Party, playing a key role in postwar Japanese politics.
- 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: Eisaku Yoshida Target entity description: Eisaku Yoshida was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister in the post-World War II era and played a key role in Japan’s economic recovery and alignment with the West.
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
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B.
Eisaku Satō
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for his leadership during Japan’s postwar economic growth and his role in the return of Okinawa.
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C.
Nobusuke Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
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D.
Koki Hirota
Koki Hirota was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister in the 1930s and was later executed for war crimes after World War II.
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E.
Ichirō Hatoyama
Ichirō Hatoyama was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and co-founded the Liberal Democratic Party, playing a key role in postwar Japanese politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of Japan
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Japanese domestic politics
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Japanese foreign policy ⓘ Japan–United States relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Yoshida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
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international relations ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Eisaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
architect of Japan’s postwar foreign policy
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head of government of Japan ⓘ key figure in Japan’s economic reconstruction ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japan’s postwar economic policy
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Japan’s security policy toward the United States ⓘ subsequent generations of Japanese conservative politicians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cold War geopolitical context
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post-World War II occupation of Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating limited military capabilities for Japan
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aligning Japan with the Western bloc during the Cold War ⓘ emphasizing economic development over military expansion ⓘ establishing the foundations of Japan’s postwar foreign policy ⓘ leading Japan’s post-World War II economic recovery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Eisaku Yoshida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
focus on economic recovery and growth
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postwar Japanese pacifist foreign policy ⓘ reliance on the United States for security ⓘ |
| notableWork | Yoshida Doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
negotiation of the San Francisco Peace Treaty
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negotiation of the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty ⓘ post-World War II reconstruction of Japan ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-communist
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pro-Western ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eisaku Yoshida Description of subject: Eisaku Yoshida was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister in the post-World War II era and played a key role in Japan’s economic recovery and alignment with the West.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.