Josei Toda
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Josei Toda was a Japanese educator, peace activist, and second president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization, known for rebuilding and expanding it after World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Josei Toda canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3562795 — 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: Josei Toda Context triple: [Soka Gakkai, coFoundedBy, Josei Toda]
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A.
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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B.
Raizō Tanaka
Raizō Tanaka was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and destroyer squadron commander in World War II, renowned for his aggressive night-fighting tactics in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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C.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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D.
Ryoichi Hatayama
Ryoichi Hatayama is a Jaeger pilot in the Pacific Rim universe, known for co-piloting the Mark-6 Jaeger Guardian Bravo against kaiju threats.
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E.
Takeo Kanade
Takeo Kanade is a pioneering Japanese computer scientist and roboticist renowned for his foundational contributions to computer vision, robotics, and autonomous systems.
- 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: Josei Toda Target entity description: Josei Toda was a Japanese educator, peace activist, and second president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization, known for rebuilding and expanding it after World War II.
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A.
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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B.
Raizō Tanaka
Raizō Tanaka was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and destroyer squadron commander in World War II, renowned for his aggressive night-fighting tactics in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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C.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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D.
Ryoichi Hatayama
Ryoichi Hatayama is a Jaeger pilot in the Pacific Rim universe, known for co-piloting the Mark-6 Jaeger Guardian Bravo against kaiju threats.
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E.
Takeo Kanade
Takeo Kanade is a pioneering Japanese computer scientist and roboticist renowned for his foundational contributions to computer vision, robotics, and autonomous systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist leader
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Japanese educator ⓘ human ⓘ peace activist ⓘ |
| activity |
lecturing on Nichiren Buddhism
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organizing lay Buddhist discussion meetings ⓘ publishing Buddhist study materials ⓘ |
| advocated |
abolition of nuclear weapons
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value-creating education ⓘ |
| basedIn | Tokyo ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| familyName | Toda ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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peace movement ⓘ religious leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Josei ⓘ |
| ideology |
humanistic education
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pacifism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Daisaku Ikeda
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Soka education movement ⓘ
linked to:
Soka Gakkai
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| influencedBy |
Nichiren
ⓘ
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Daisaku Ikeda ⓘ |
| movement |
Soka (value-creation) education movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Soka Gakkai
Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| name | Josei Toda ⓘ |
| nativeName | 戸田城聖 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-nuclear weapons declaration
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expanding Soka Gakkai membership in postwar Japan ⓘ peace activism ⓘ rebuilding Soka Gakkai after World War II ⓘ |
| notableIdea | value creation (soka) ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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publisher ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| organizationDirected | Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| positionHeld | second president of Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tsunesaburo Makiguchi ⓘ |
| religion | Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| roleAfterWorldWarII |
expansion of lay Buddhist movement in Japan
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reconstruction of Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| successor | Daisaku Ikeda ⓘ |
| typeOfActivism | Buddhist-based peace activism ⓘ |
| workedWith | Tsunesaburo Makiguchi ⓘ |
| worldWar | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josei Toda Description of subject: Josei Toda was a Japanese educator, peace activist, and second president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist organization, known for rebuilding and expanding it after World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.