1930 Japanese general election
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The 1930 Japanese general election was a prewar parliamentary election that determined the composition of Japan’s House of Representatives during the era of party cabinets and rising political tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1930 Japanese general election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5985307 — 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: 1930 Japanese general election Context triple: [1928 Japanese general election, nextElection, 1930 Japanese general election]
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A.
1924 Japanese general election
The 1924 Japanese general election was a prewar parliamentary election that helped shape Japan’s Taishō-era party politics and the balance of power in the Imperial Diet.
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B.
1928 Japanese general election
The 1928 Japanese general election was a landmark national vote in which all adult male citizens could participate for the first time, marking a major step in Japan’s move toward mass parliamentary democracy.
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C.
1996 Japanese general election
The 1996 Japanese general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote that marked Japan’s first general election under a new single-member district and proportional representation electoral system.
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D.
Taishō political crisis
The Taishō political crisis was a major 1912–1913 confrontation in Japan between the genrō oligarchs and emerging party politicians that accelerated the shift toward parliamentary government during the Taishō era.
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E.
Public Offices Election Act of Japan
The Public Offices Election Act of Japan is a fundamental law that regulates the procedures, standards, and conduct of national and local elections across the country.
- 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: 1930 Japanese general election Target entity description: The 1930 Japanese general election was a prewar parliamentary election that determined the composition of Japan’s House of Representatives during the era of party cabinets and rising political tensions.
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A.
1924 Japanese general election
The 1924 Japanese general election was a prewar parliamentary election that helped shape Japan’s Taishō-era party politics and the balance of power in the Imperial Diet.
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B.
1928 Japanese general election
The 1928 Japanese general election was a landmark national vote in which all adult male citizens could participate for the first time, marking a major step in Japan’s move toward mass parliamentary democracy.
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C.
1996 Japanese general election
The 1996 Japanese general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote that marked Japan’s first general election under a new single-member district and proportional representation electoral system.
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D.
Taishō political crisis
The Taishō political crisis was a major 1912–1913 confrontation in Japan between the genrō oligarchs and emerging party politicians that accelerated the shift toward parliamentary government during the Taishō era.
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E.
Public Offices Election Act of Japan
The Public Offices Election Act of Japan is a fundamental law that regulates the procedures, standards, and conduct of national and local elections across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1930 election to the House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| determinedCompositionOf |
House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Representatives of Japan
|
| electoralSystem |
multi-member constituencies
ⓘ
single non-transferable vote ⓘ |
| elects | members of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| followed | 1928 Japanese general election ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
competitive party politics
ⓘ
rising political tensions ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringElection |
Emperor Shōwa
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Hirohito
|
| isPartOfSeries | general elections in prewar Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Japanese ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Representatives of Japan
|
| location | Japan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Diet of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Diet
history of elections in Japan ⓘ political history of Japan ⓘ |
| preceded | 1932 Japanese general election ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Taishō democracy era
ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
era of party cabinets in Japan ⓘ prewar Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1930 Japanese general election Description of subject: The 1930 Japanese general election was a prewar parliamentary election that determined the composition of Japan’s House of Representatives during the era of party cabinets and rising political tensions.
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