Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Japan’s central government agency responsible for managing the country’s diplomacy, international relations, and foreign policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6356840 — 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 Foreign Affairs Context triple: [Japanese government ministries, includes, Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
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A.
Office of Foreign Affairs
The Office of Foreign Affairs is a government body responsible for managing a country's international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
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B.
Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs was the original federal executive department of the United States responsible for managing the young nation's foreign relations, later reorganized and renamed the Department of State.
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C.
Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs is the Irish government ministry responsible for managing Ireland’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
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D.
Auswärtiges Amt
The Auswärtiges Amt is Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, responsible for the country’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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E.
Ministry of the Overseas
The Ministry of the Overseas is the French government department responsible for administering and overseeing France’s overseas territories and departments.
- 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 Foreign Affairs Target entity description: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Japan’s central government agency responsible for managing the country’s diplomacy, international relations, and foreign policy.
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A.
Office of Foreign Affairs
The Office of Foreign Affairs is a government body responsible for managing a country's international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
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B.
Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs was the original federal executive department of the United States responsible for managing the young nation's foreign relations, later reorganized and renamed the Department of State.
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C.
Department of Foreign Affairs
The Department of Foreign Affairs is the Irish government ministry responsible for managing Ireland’s international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy.
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D.
Auswärtiges Amt
The Auswärtiges Amt is Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, responsible for the country’s foreign policy and diplomatic relations.
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E.
Ministry of the Overseas
The Ministry of the Overseas is the French government department responsible for administering and overseeing France’s overseas territories and departments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign affairs ministry
ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
MOFA
ⓘ
linked to:
MOFA Japan
MOFA Japan ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ⓘ
G20 member states ⓘ
linked to:
G20
G7 member states ⓘ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ⓘ
linked to:
OECD
United Nations ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| employs |
career diplomats
ⓘ
diplomatic service of Japan ⓘ foreign service staff ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
ⓘ
Economic Affairs Bureau ⓘ European Affairs Bureau ⓘ International Cooperation Bureau ⓘ Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau ⓘ Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau ⓘ North American Affairs Bureau ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo
|
| jurisdiction | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| nativeName |
外務省
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
|
| oversees |
Japanese consulates abroad
ⓘ
Japanese embassies abroad ⓘ permanent missions of Japan to international organizations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
diplomacy of Japan
ⓘ
foreign policy of Japan ⓘ international relations of Japan ⓘ management of Japan’s embassies and consulates ⓘ official development assistance of Japan ⓘ protection of Japanese nationals overseas ⓘ public diplomacy of Japan ⓘ treaty negotiation and conclusion ⓘ |
| sector |
consular services
ⓘ
economic diplomacy ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ security policy ⓘ |
| shortName |
Gaimushō
ⓘ
MOFA Japan ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency | central government agency ⓘ |
| usesScript | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
| website |
https://www.mofa.go.jp/
ⓘ
https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Description of subject: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is Japan’s central government agency responsible for managing the country’s diplomacy, international relations, and foreign policy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.