Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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Japanese government agency government ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is Japan’s central government agency responsible for overseeing the nation’s farming, forestry, fisheries, and related food and rural policies.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan	4
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries canonical	3
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry	1
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Japan)	1
農林水産省	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6356844 — 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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Context triple: [Japanese government ministries, includes, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries]

A. Ministry of Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture was the British government department responsible for managing and promoting agricultural policy and food production, particularly during World War II.
B. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries was a British government department responsible for overseeing farming, food production, and fisheries, particularly prominent during World War II for managing domestic food supplies.
C. Secretariat for the Economy
The Secretariat for the Economy is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing and coordinating the Holy See’s economic and administrative affairs.
D. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan is the cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s policies on farming, rural development, fisheries, and forest management.
E. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is a Japanese government ministry responsible for national policies on land use, transportation systems, infrastructure development, and tourism promotion.
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 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Target entity description: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is Japan’s central government agency responsible for overseeing the nation’s farming, forestry, fisheries, and related food and rural policies.

A. Ministry of Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture was the British government department responsible for managing and promoting agricultural policy and food production, particularly during World War II.
B. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries was a British government department responsible for overseeing farming, food production, and fisheries, particularly prominent during World War II for managing domestic food supplies.
C. Secretariat for the Economy
The Secretariat for the Economy is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing and coordinating the Holy See’s economic and administrative affairs.
D. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan is the cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s policies on farming, rural development, fisheries, and forest management.
E. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is a Japanese government ministry responsible for national policies on land use, transportation systems, infrastructure development, and tourism promotion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese government agency ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
abbreviation	MAFF ⓘ
budgetCurrency	Japanese yen ⓘ
city	Tokyo ⓘ
coordinates	35.674°N 139.753°E ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dateFormed	1978 ⓘ
emblem	Goshichi no kiri crest ⓘ linked to: Goshichi no kiri
formedFrom	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
headquartersLocation	Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Japan ⓘ
languageOfWork	Japanese ⓘ
legalBasis	National Government Organization Act of Japan ⓘ
locatedInBuilding	Central Government Building No. 1 ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
nativeName	農林水産省 ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
oversees	Japan’s farming sector ⓘ Japan’s fisheries sector ⓘ Japan’s forestry sector ⓘ
parentOrganization	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ
policyArea	agricultural trade ⓘ animal health ⓘ fisheries resource management ⓘ food safety ⓘ food security ⓘ forest conservation ⓘ plant protection ⓘ rural revitalization ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ
predecessor	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry ⓘ linked to: Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
regionServed	Japan ⓘ
responsibleFor	agriculture policy in Japan ⓘ fisheries policy in Japan ⓘ food policy in Japan ⓘ forestry policy in Japan ⓘ rural development policy in Japan ⓘ
supervises	Agricultural Production Bureau ⓘ Export and International Affairs Bureau ⓘ Fisheries Agency ⓘ Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau ⓘ Forestry Agency ⓘ Rural Development Bureau ⓘ
typeOfMinistry	agriculture ministry ⓘ fisheries ministry ⓘ forestry ministry ⓘ
website	https://www.maff.go.jp ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese government ministries → includes → Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ⓘ

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan → heads → Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ⓘ

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan → isPositionIn → Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ⓘ

Ministry of the Environment of Japan → coordinatesWith → Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan ⓘ