Michio Suzuki
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Michio Suzuki was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major global manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michio Suzuki canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4006434 — 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: Michio Suzuki Context triple: [Suzuki Motor Corporation, foundedBy, Michio Suzuki]
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A.
Yōichirō Suzuki
Yōichirō Suzuki is a physicist who completed his doctoral studies under Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Yoichiro Nambu.
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B.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
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C.
Gisiro Maruyama
Gisiro Maruyama was a Japanese mathematician known for his foundational contributions to the theory and numerical analysis of stochastic differential equations.
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D.
Zenko Suzuki
Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.
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E.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
- 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: Michio Suzuki Target entity description: Michio Suzuki was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major global manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.
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A.
Yōichirō Suzuki
Yōichirō Suzuki is a physicist who completed his doctoral studies under Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Yoichiro Nambu.
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B.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
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C.
Gisiro Maruyama
Gisiro Maruyama was a Japanese mathematician known for his foundational contributions to the theory and numerical analysis of stochastic differential equations.
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D.
Zenko Suzuki
Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.
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E.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile manufacturer
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businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ motorcycle manufacturer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-02-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-10-27 ⓘ |
| employer |
Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Suzuki Loom Works
Suzuki Motor Corporation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Suzuki ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automotive industry
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motorcycle industry ⓘ textile machinery manufacturing ⓘ |
| founded |
Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company
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linked to:
Suzuki Loom Works
company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| givenName | Michio ⓘ |
| hasPart | business legacy in Suzuki Motor Corporation ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Hamamatsu
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| industry |
automotive
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motorcycles ⓘ textile machinery ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of affordable small cars in Japan
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growth of Japanese motorcycle manufacturing ⓘ |
| knownFor | founding Suzuki Motor Corporation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| lifespan | 1887–1982 ⓘ |
| name | Michio Suzuki ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鈴木道雄 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of Suzuki loom business
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transition of Suzuki from looms to motor vehicles ⓘ |
| occupation |
company founder
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entrepreneur ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Hamamatsu
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| placeOfDeath |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Hamamatsu
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| positionHeld |
president of Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company
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president of Suzuki Motor Corporation ⓘ |
| residence |
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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linked to:
Hamamatsu
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNameWith | Suzuki Motor Corporation ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
founded a loom manufacturing business in 1909
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guided company through pre- and post-World War II industrial changes ⓘ oversaw diversification into motorized vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michio Suzuki Description of subject: Michio Suzuki was a Japanese industrialist and entrepreneur best known as the founder of the company that became Suzuki Motor Corporation, a major global manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.