Katō Takaaki
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Katō Takaaki was a Japanese statesman and prime minister in the early 20th century, known for promoting parliamentary democracy and leading liberal political reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katō Takaaki canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5569324 — 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: Katō Takaaki Context triple: [Kenseikai, notableLeader, Katō Takaaki]
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A.
Katō Tomosaburō
Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
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B.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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C.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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E.
Minami Jirō
Minami Jirō was a Japanese army general and colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor-General of Korea during Japan’s occupation in the early 20th century.
- 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: Katō Takaaki Target entity description: Katō Takaaki was a Japanese statesman and prime minister in the early 20th century, known for promoting parliamentary democracy and leading liberal political reforms.
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A.
Katō Tomosaburō
Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
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B.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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C.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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D.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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E.
Minami Jirō
Minami Jirō was a Japanese army general and colonial administrator best known for serving as Governor-General of Korea during Japan’s occupation in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Aoyama Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
|
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-01-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1926-01-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tokyo Imperial University
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Daigaku
University of Tokyo Faculty of Law ⓘ
linked to:
Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
|
| era |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
Taishō period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
early Shōwa period ⓘ |
| familyName | Katō ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
politics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Takaaki ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| honorificTitle | Count ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forming the first long-lasting party cabinet in Japan
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leading liberal political reforms ⓘ promoting parliamentary democracy in Japan ⓘ pursuing peaceful foreign policy after World War I ⓘ supporting universal male suffrage in Japan ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Peers (Japan)
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Peers of Japan
|
| monarchDuringTerm |
Emperor Shōwa
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Taishō ⓘ |
| movement | Taishō democracy ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | hakushaku (count) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aichi Prefecture
ⓘ
Nagoya ⓘ Owari Province ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tokyo ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | liberalism ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Kenseikai
ⓘ
Rikken Dōshikai ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
ⓘ
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ President of Kenseikai ⓘ President of Rikken Dōshikai ⓘ President of the Liberal Party of Japan (prewar) ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Haruko Katō ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1926-01-28 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1924-06-11 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
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Subject: Katō Takaaki Description of subject: Katō Takaaki was a Japanese statesman and prime minister in the early 20th century, known for promoting parliamentary democracy and leading liberal political reforms.
Referenced by (8)
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