Mariko Yashida
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Mariko Yashida is a Japanese noblewoman and crime family heiress in Marvel Comics, best known as one of Wolverine’s most significant and tragic romantic partners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariko Yashida canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5277026 — 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: Mariko Yashida Context triple: [Wolverine, hasLoveInterest, Mariko Yashida]
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A.
Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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B.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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C.
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida is a Japanese illustrator and character designer best known for creating Pikachu and contributing to many iconic Pokémon designs.
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D.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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E.
Teruko Hirashiki
Teruko Hirashiki is best known as the wife of prominent Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki, designer of the original World Trade Center.
- 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: Mariko Yashida Target entity description: Mariko Yashida is a Japanese noblewoman and crime family heiress in Marvel Comics, best known as one of Wolverine’s most significant and tragic romantic partners.
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A.
Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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B.
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao is a renowned Japanese actress celebrated for her prolific film career from the 1950s onward, particularly in collaborations with director Yasuzō Masumura.
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C.
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida is a Japanese illustrator and character designer best known for creating Pikachu and contributing to many iconic Pokémon designs.
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D.
Akiko Yoshida
Akiko Yoshida is an individual known primarily through her close personal association with Steve Smith.
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E.
Teruko Hirashiki
Teruko Hirashiki is best known as the wife of prominent Japanese-American architect Minoru Yamasaki, designer of the original World Trade Center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics character
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crime family heiress ⓘ fictional Japanese noblewoman ⓘ mutant-related character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Clan Yashida
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Yashida crime family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japan
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X-Men ⓘ Yakuza ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | poisoning (Earth-616 continuity) ⓘ |
| characterAlignment |
often heroic
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sometimes conflicted by family obligations ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
duty-bound
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honorable ⓘ loyal to family and tradition ⓘ |
| comicBookDebut | The Uncanny X-Men #118 ⓘ |
| creator |
Chris Claremont
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John Byrne ⓘ |
| deathType | mercy killing by Wolverine after poisoning ⓘ |
| debutYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| familyName | Yashida ⓘ |
| fullName | Mariko Yashida ⓘ |
| givenName | Mariko ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
leadership of Clan Yashida
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romance with Wolverine in Uncanny X-Men ⓘ |
| occupation |
businesswoman
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crime family leader ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| relative |
Kenuichio Harada
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Shingen Yashida ⓘ Shiro Yoshida ⓘ Silver Samurai ⓘ Sunfire ⓘ |
| relativeType |
cousin of Sunfire
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daughter of Shingen Yashida ⓘ half-sister of Silver Samurai ⓘ |
| romanticPartner |
Logan
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Wolverine ⓘ |
| significantRelationship |
Logan
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Wolverine ⓘ |
| storyRole |
love interest of Wolverine
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supporting character in X-Men comics ⓘ tragic romantic figure ⓘ |
| title |
Yashida family matriarch
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head of Clan Yashida ⓘ |
| universe |
Earth-616
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Marvel Universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mariko Yashida Description of subject: Mariko Yashida is a Japanese noblewoman and crime family heiress in Marvel Comics, best known as one of Wolverine’s most significant and tragic romantic partners.
Referenced by (12)
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