Hitoshi Ashida
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Hitoshi Ashida was a Japanese politician who served briefly as Prime Minister in the late 1940s during Japan’s postwar reconstruction period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hitoshi Ashida canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4016645 — 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: Hitoshi Ashida Context triple: [Tetsu Katayama, succeededBy, Hitoshi Ashida]
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A.
Hirokazu Matsuno
Hirokazu Matsuno is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has served in senior government roles, including as a key spokesperson and coordinator for the national cabinet.
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B.
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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C.
Hitoshi Imamura
Hitoshi Imamura was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, known for leading major operations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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D.
Masatoshi Shima
Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese engineer and microprocessor pioneer best known for co-designing the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor.
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E.
Takashi Ozaki
Takashi Ozaki was a Japanese mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in remote Asian ranges, including leading the first successful climb of Myanmar’s Hkakabo Razi.
- 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: Hitoshi Ashida Target entity description: Hitoshi Ashida was a Japanese politician who served briefly as Prime Minister in the late 1940s during Japan’s postwar reconstruction period.
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A.
Hirokazu Matsuno
Hirokazu Matsuno is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has served in senior government roles, including as a key spokesperson and coordinator for the national cabinet.
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B.
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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C.
Hitoshi Imamura
Hitoshi Imamura was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, known for leading major operations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
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D.
Masatoshi Shima
Masatoshi Shima is a Japanese engineer and microprocessor pioneer best known for co-designing the Intel 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor.
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E.
Takashi Ozaki
Takashi Ozaki was a Japanese mountaineer known for pioneering ascents in remote Asian ranges, including leading the first successful climb of Myanmar’s Hkakabo Razi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
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human ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfOffice | involvement in the Showa Electric scandal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-11-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1959-06-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyoto Imperial University
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto University
|
| era |
Shōwa period
ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
|
| familyName | Ashida ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Hitoshi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in Japan’s postwar democratic reforms
ⓘ
serving as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (Japan, 1947)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party (Japan)
Kenseikai ⓘ Liberal Party (Japan, pre‑1955) ⓘ
linked to:
Liberal Party (Japan)
Rikken Minseitō ⓘ |
| name | Hitoshi Ashida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 芦田均 ⓘ |
| notableWork | involvement in drafting Japan’s postwar constitution ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1948-10-15 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1948-03-10 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | postwar reconstruction of Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kyoto, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto
|
| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| positionHeld |
Foreign Minister of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ President of the Democratic Party (Japan, 1947) ⓘ President of the House of Councillors of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
President of the House of Councillors
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tetsu Katayama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterOrder | 47th Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Shigeru Yoshida ⓘ |
| workedIn |
National Diet of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
National Diet
|
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hitoshi Ashida Description of subject: Hitoshi Ashida was a Japanese politician who served briefly as Prime Minister in the late 1940s during Japan’s postwar reconstruction period.
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