Jigoro Kano
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Jigoro Kano was a Japanese educator and martial artist who created judo by modernizing and systematizing traditional jujutsu into a disciplined sport and educational method.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jigoro Kano canonical | 1 |
| Kanō Jigorō | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Jigoro Kano Context triple: [Kodokan judo, founder, Jigoro Kano]
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Yone Noguchi
Yone Noguchi was a Japanese poet and essayist known for his English-language verse and for bridging Japanese and Western literary cultures in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi was a Japanese educator and Buddhist philosopher who founded the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai and promoted a humanistic, value-creating approach to education and life.
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C.
Iwane Matsui
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.
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D.
Wada Masakazu
Wada Masakazu was a Japanese architect best known for helping design Tokyo’s National Diet Building, the seat of Japan’s national legislature.
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E.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Kiyotake Kawaguchi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jigoro Kano Target entity description: Jigoro Kano was a Japanese educator and martial artist who created judo by modernizing and systematizing traditional jujutsu into a disciplined sport and educational method.
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A.
Yone Noguchi
Yone Noguchi was a Japanese poet and essayist known for his English-language verse and for bridging Japanese and Western literary cultures in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi was a Japanese educator and Buddhist philosopher who founded the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai and promoted a humanistic, value-creating approach to education and life.
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C.
Iwane Matsui
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.
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D.
Wada Masakazu
Wada Masakazu was a Japanese architect best known for helping design Tokyo’s National Diet Building, the seat of Japan’s national legislature.
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E.
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
Kiyotake Kawaguchi was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading Japanese forces in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
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human ⓘ martial artist ⓘ sports official ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
degree in economics
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degree in political science ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | founder of judo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| creatorOf | judo ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1860-10-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1938-05-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tokyo Imperial University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taisho period NERFINISHED ⓘ early Showa period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
ⓘ
martial arts ⓘ physical education ⓘ |
| founded |
Kodokan Judo
NERFINISHED
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Kodokan Judo Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jigoro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInName | Kanō Jigorō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Olympic movement in Japan
NERFINISHED
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development of modern judo ⓘ global spread of judo ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kito-ryu jujutsu
NERFINISHED
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Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Japanese jujutsu schools ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating inclusion of judo in the Olympic Games
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establishing judo as an educational method ⓘ integrating moral and physical education ⓘ promoting physical education in Japanese schools ⓘ systematizing jujutsu into a modern sport ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
International Olympic Committee
NERFINISHED
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Japanese Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | judo ⓘ |
| name | Jigoro Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 嘉納治五郎 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
creation of judo
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founding of Kodokan Judo Institute ⓘ introduction of judo into the Japanese school system ⓘ modernization of jujutsu into judo ⓘ promotion of judo internationally ⓘ |
| occupation |
pedagogue
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school principal ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ teacher ⓘ translator ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| philosophy |
jita kyoei (mutual welfare and benefit)
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seiryoku zenyo (maximum efficient use of energy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mikage, Hyogo, Japan
NERFINISHED
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near Kobe, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
aboard the NYK liner Hikawa Maru
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at sea ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of primary education at the Ministry of Education of Japan
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first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ headmaster of Gakushuin (Peers School) ⓘ member of the International Olympic Committee ⓘ president of Tokyo Higher Normal School ⓘ principal of Tokyo Higher Normal School ⓘ |
| practiced |
Kito-ryu jujutsu
NERFINISHED
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Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Confucian-influenced ethics ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
judo
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jujutsu ⓘ |
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Subject: Jigoro Kano Description of subject: Jigoro Kano was a Japanese educator and martial artist who created judo by modernizing and systematizing traditional jujutsu into a disciplined sport and educational method.
Referenced by (2)
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