Koiso Kuniaki
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Koiso Kuniaki was a Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and played a key role in Japan’s wartime administration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koiso Kuniaki canonical | 2 |
| Kuniaki Koiso | 2 |
| Koiso | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T493869 — 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: Koiso Kuniaki Context triple: [Governor-General of Korea, officeHolder, Koiso Kuniaki]
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
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B.
Nobusuke Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
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C.
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone was a prominent Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister in the 1980s and was known for his efforts to strengthen Japan’s international profile and pursue administrative and educational reforms.
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D.
Eisaku Satō
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for his leadership during Japan’s postwar economic growth and his role in the return of Okinawa.
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E.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
- 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: Koiso Kuniaki Target entity description: Koiso Kuniaki was a Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and played a key role in Japan’s wartime administration.
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A.
Shigeru Yoshida
Shigeru Yoshida was a Japanese diplomat and statesman who led Japan’s post–World War II recovery and helped shape its pacifist constitution and pro-Western foreign policy.
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B.
Nobusuke Kishi
Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister from 1957 to 1960 and played a key role in postwar Japan’s political and economic direction.
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C.
Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone was a prominent Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister in the 1980s and was known for his efforts to strengthen Japan’s international profile and pursue administrative and educational reforms.
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D.
Eisaku Satō
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, known for his leadership during Japan’s postwar economic growth and his role in the return of Okinawa.
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E.
Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010 and was a leading figure in the Democratic Party of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese general
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| familyName |
Koiso Kuniaki
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Koiso
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| givenName | Kuniaki ⓘ |
| ideology | Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Japanese Army General Staff ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Koiso Kuniaki self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in Japan’s wartime decision-making
ⓘ
leadership of Japan during late stages of World War II ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1945-04-07 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1944-07-22 ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn | Japan’s wartime administration ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of Korea
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Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ member of the House of Peers ⓘ |
| primeMinisterDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| roleInKorea | oversaw colonial administration as Governor-General of Korea ⓘ |
| roleInWorldWarII | headed the Japanese government after military setbacks ⓘ |
| succeeded | Tōjō Hideki as Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Government of Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan government
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| wasSucceededBy | Suzuki Kantarō as Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koiso Kuniaki Description of subject: Koiso Kuniaki was a Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and played a key role in Japan’s wartime administration.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kuniaki Koiso
this entity surface form:
Koiso
this entity surface form:
Kuniaki Koiso