Ministry of Justice
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The Ministry of Justice is Japan’s central government agency responsible for the legal system, including criminal justice, corrections, immigration control, and the administration of laws.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6356839 — 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: Ministry of Justice Context triple: [Japanese government ministries, includes, Ministry of Justice]
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A.
Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice is the UK government department responsible for the justice system, including courts, prisons, probation services, and legal aid in England and Wales.
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B.
Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) is the government department responsible for overseeing the country’s justice system, including courts, legal aid, and policy development on justice-related matters.
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C.
Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service is the principal public agency in England and Wales responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police and other authorities.
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D.
Secretary of State for Justice
The Secretary of State for Justice is a senior UK government minister responsible for overseeing the justice system, including courts, prisons, and legal policy.
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E.
Treasury Solicitor’s Department
The Treasury Solicitor’s Department was the former UK government legal service responsible for providing legal advice and representation to central government departments and agencies.
- 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: Ministry of Justice Target entity description: The Ministry of Justice is Japan’s central government agency responsible for the legal system, including criminal justice, corrections, immigration control, and the administration of laws.
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A.
Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice is the UK government department responsible for the justice system, including courts, prisons, probation services, and legal aid in England and Wales.
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B.
Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) is the government department responsible for overseeing the country’s justice system, including courts, legal aid, and policy development on justice-related matters.
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C.
Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service is the principal public agency in England and Wales responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police and other authorities.
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D.
Secretary of State for Justice
The Secretary of State for Justice is a senior UK government minister responsible for overseeing the justice system, including courts, prisons, and legal policy.
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E.
Treasury Solicitor’s Department
The Treasury Solicitor’s Department was the former UK government legal service responsible for providing legal advice and representation to central government departments and agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese central government agency
ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
ⓘ
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan ⓘ National Police Agency (Japan) ⓘ
linked to:
National Police Agency of Japan
Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Civil Affairs Bureau
ⓘ
Correction Bureau ⓘ Criminal Affairs Bureau ⓘ Immigration Services Agency of Japan ⓘ Legislation Bureau or related legislative affairs units ⓘ Minister’s Secretariat ⓘ Rehabilitation Bureau ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of the Ministry of Justice (Japan) ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBody |
Minister of Justice (Japan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Minister of Justice of Japan
|
| headquartersLocation |
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo
|
| jurisdiction | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo
|
| nativeName |
法務省
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Justice of Japan
|
| oversees |
Public Prosecutors Offices in Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
District Public Prosecutors Offices of Japan
civil affairs related to registration and notary services ⓘ correctional institutions in Japan ⓘ immigration services in Japan ⓘ probation and parole system in Japan ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| positionHeldByHead |
Minister of Justice
ⓘ
linked to:
Justice Minister
|
| responsibleFor |
administration of laws in Japan
ⓘ
administration of the commercial and real estate registration systems (through related bureaus) ⓘ administration of the family registration system (through related bureaus) ⓘ administration of the penal system in Japan ⓘ administration of the prosecution system in Japan ⓘ corrections in Japan ⓘ criminal justice in Japan ⓘ drafting certain legislation related to justice ⓘ immigration control in Japan ⓘ legal system of Japan ⓘ nationality and naturalization procedures in Japan ⓘ pardon and parole decisions (through relevant councils and bureaus) ⓘ |
| romanizedName | Hōmu-shō ⓘ |
| sector |
corrections
ⓘ
immigration ⓘ justice ⓘ legal affairs ⓘ public security ⓘ |
| shortName | MOJ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ministry of Justice Description of subject: The Ministry of Justice is Japan’s central government agency responsible for the legal system, including criminal justice, corrections, immigration control, and the administration of laws.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.