Otozō Yamada
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Otozō Yamada was a Japanese general who commanded the Kwantung Army in Manchuria during the final stages of World War II, including the Soviet–Japanese War of 1945.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Otozō Yamada canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T349369 — 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: Otozō Yamada Context triple: [Soviet–Japanese War (1945), combatantCommander, Otozō Yamada]
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A.
Yasuo Fukuda
Yasuo Fukuda is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008 and is a prominent member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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B.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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E.
Masaru Ibuka
Masaru Ibuka was a Japanese electronics engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Sony Corporation and a pioneer of Japan’s postwar consumer electronics industry.
- 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: Otozō Yamada Target entity description: Otozō Yamada was a Japanese general who commanded the Kwantung Army in Manchuria during the final stages of World War II, including the Soviet–Japanese War of 1945.
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A.
Yasuo Fukuda
Yasuo Fukuda is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008 and is a prominent member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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B.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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D.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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E.
Masaru Ibuka
Masaru Ibuka was a Japanese electronics engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Sony Corporation and a pioneer of Japan’s postwar consumer electronics industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| associatedWith | Manchukuo ⓘ |
| commanded |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese forces in Manchuria
Japanese Kwantung Army ⓘ
surface form:
Kwantung Army
|
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino–Japanese War
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| convictedOf | war crimes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| detentionLocation |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| era |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
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| familyName | Yamada ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Otozō ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| historicalRole | senior Japanese military leader in late World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterReleasedBy |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| memberOf | Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchurian theater of World War II
|
| name | Otozō Yamada self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 山田 乙三 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
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surface form:
Soviet invasion of Manchuria (August 1945)
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| notableFor |
command of Kwantung Army during final stages of World War II
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final commander of the Kwantung Army ⓘ leadership during collapse of Japanese control in Manchuria ⓘ role in Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945 ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese high command in Manchukuo ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Manchuria ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the 12th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
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Commander of the 1st Area Army (Imperial Japanese Army) ⓘ Commander of the 3rd Army (Imperial Japanese Army) ⓘ Commander of the Japanese Kwantung Defense Army ⓘ Ishiwara Kanji ⓘ
surface form:
Commander of the Kwantung Army
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| servedIn | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
East Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Asia
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| surrenderedTo | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOfWar | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| wasTriedBy |
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
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surface form:
Soviet military tribunal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otozō Yamada Description of subject: Otozō Yamada was a Japanese general who commanded the Kwantung Army in Manchuria during the final stages of World War II, including the Soviet–Japanese War of 1945.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.