Nihon Ki-in
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Nihon Ki-in is Japan’s main professional Go organization, responsible for promoting the game, training players, and organizing major Go tournaments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nihon Ki-in canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8482343 — 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: Nihon Ki-in Context triple: [Korea Baduk Association, collaboratesWith, Nihon Ki-in]
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A.
Korea Baduk Association
The Korea Baduk Association is the main organization overseeing professional Go (baduk) players and competitions in South Korea.
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B.
Taisei Yokusankai
Taisei Yokusankai was a wartime Japanese political organization that functioned as a single-party apparatus supporting militarist and imperial policies under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe during World War II.
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C.
Chinese Weiqi Association
The Chinese Weiqi Association is the national governing body for the game of Go (Weiqi) in China, responsible for organizing professional competitions, managing players, and promoting the sport domestically and internationally.
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D.
Japan Professional Golfers Association
The Japan Professional Golfers Association is the governing body and professional organization for male golf professionals in Japan, overseeing tournaments, player development, and the promotion of the sport nationwide.
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E.
Japan Badminton Association
The Japan Badminton Association is the national governing body responsible for overseeing, promoting, and developing the sport of badminton in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing national teams.
- 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: Nihon Ki-in Target entity description: Nihon Ki-in is Japan’s main professional Go organization, responsible for promoting the game, training players, and organizing major Go tournaments.
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A.
Korea Baduk Association
The Korea Baduk Association is the main organization overseeing professional Go (baduk) players and competitions in South Korea.
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B.
Taisei Yokusankai
Taisei Yokusankai was a wartime Japanese political organization that functioned as a single-party apparatus supporting militarist and imperial policies under Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe during World War II.
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C.
Chinese Weiqi Association
The Chinese Weiqi Association is the national governing body for the game of Go (Weiqi) in China, responsible for organizing professional competitions, managing players, and promoting the sport domestically and internationally.
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D.
Japan Professional Golfers Association
The Japan Professional Golfers Association is the governing body and professional organization for male golf professionals in Japan, overseeing tournaments, player development, and the promotion of the sport nationwide.
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E.
Japan Badminton Association
The Japan Badminton Association is the national governing body responsible for overseeing, promoting, and developing the sport of badminton in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing national teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Go organization
ⓘ
professional Go association ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Japan Go Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Chinese Weiqi Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansai Ki-in NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea Baduk Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| employs | professional Go players ⓘ |
| field | Go ⓘ |
| grants | professional Go dan ranks ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Nihon Ki-in Chubu branch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Ki-in Kansai branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Cho Chikun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Go Seigen NERFINISHED ⓘ Iyama Yuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Kato Masao NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitani Minoru NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobayashi Koichi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rin Kaiho NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakata Eio NERFINISHED ⓘ Takemiya Masaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoda Norimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 日本棋院 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operates |
Go dojos
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Go schools ⓘ professional Go ranking system ⓘ |
| organizes |
Agon Kiriyama Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gosei tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Honinbo tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Judan tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Kisei tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Meijin tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ NHK Cup (Go) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oza tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinjin-O tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Tengen tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s Honinbo tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s Kisei tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s Meijin tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishes |
Go books
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Go magazines ⓘ |
| purpose |
organization of Go tournaments
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organization of professional Go ⓘ promotion of Go ⓘ training Go players ⓘ |
| trains | insei ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nihon Ki-in Description of subject: Nihon Ki-in is Japan’s main professional Go organization, responsible for promoting the game, training players, and organizing major Go tournaments.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.