Japan Sumo Association
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The Japan Sumo Association is the governing body that oversees professional sumo in Japan, managing tournaments, stables, rankings, and the sport’s traditional rules and ceremonies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan Sumo Association canonical | 9 |
| Tokyo Sumo Association | 1 |
| 日本相撲協会 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9887938 — 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: Japan Sumo Association Context triple: [Ryōgoku Kokugikan, ownedBy, Japan Sumo Association]
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A.
Japan Sport Council
Japan Sport Council is a Japanese governmental organization responsible for developing, managing, and promoting national sports facilities and programs, including major venues used for international events.
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B.
Japan Judo Federation
The Japan Judo Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing, promoting, and regulating the sport of judo in Japan, including organizing competitions and developing athletes from grassroots to elite levels.
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C.
Japan Association of Athletics Federations
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting track and field and other athletics disciplines in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing national teams.
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D.
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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E.
Japan Wrestling Federation
The Japan Wrestling Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting amateur wrestling in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing the country’s Olympic wrestling programs.
- 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: Japan Sumo Association Target entity description: The Japan Sumo Association is the governing body that oversees professional sumo in Japan, managing tournaments, stables, rankings, and the sport’s traditional rules and ceremonies.
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A.
Japan Sport Council
Japan Sport Council is a Japanese governmental organization responsible for developing, managing, and promoting national sports facilities and programs, including major venues used for international events.
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B.
Japan Judo Federation
The Japan Judo Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing, promoting, and regulating the sport of judo in Japan, including organizing competitions and developing athletes from grassroots to elite levels.
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C.
Japan Association of Athletics Federations
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting track and field and other athletics disciplines in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing national teams.
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D.
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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E.
Japan Wrestling Federation
The Japan Wrestling Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting amateur wrestling in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing the country’s Olympic wrestling programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports governing body
ⓘ
sumo organization ⓘ |
| controls |
banzuke rankings
ⓘ
ozeki promotion criteria ⓘ yokozuna promotion criteria ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| employs |
gyoji
ⓘ
oyakata ⓘ rikishi ⓘ tokoyama ⓘ yobidashi ⓘ |
| founded | 1925 ⓘ |
| governs | sumo stables (heya) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ryogoku Kokugikan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ⓘ |
| industry | professional sumo ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public interest incorporated foundation ⓘ |
| manages |
professional sumo tournaments
ⓘ
sumo gyoji ⓘ sumo judges ⓘ sumo rankings ⓘ sumo referees ⓘ sumo stables ⓘ sumo ushers ⓘ sumo yobidashi ⓘ |
| nativeName |
日本相撲協会
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Sumo Association
|
| organizes |
Honbasho tournaments
ⓘ
January tournament in Tokyo ⓘ July tournament in Nagoya ⓘ March tournament in Osaka ⓘ May tournament in Tokyo ⓘ November tournament in Fukuoka ⓘ September tournament in Tokyo ⓘ |
| oversees | professional sumo in Japan ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Tokyo Sumo Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Sumo Association
|
| regulates |
sumo ceremonies
ⓘ
sumo rules ⓘ sumo traditions ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
dohyo construction
ⓘ
ring-entering ceremonies ⓘ san’yaku rankings ⓘ |
| sets |
behavioral rules for rikishi
ⓘ
dress code for rikishi ⓘ eligibility rules for rikishi ⓘ |
| shortName | JSA ⓘ |
| sport | sumo ⓘ |
| usesVenue |
Ryogoku Kokugikan
ⓘ
linked to:
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
|
| website | https://www.sumo.or.jp/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan Sumo Association Description of subject: The Japan Sumo Association is the governing body that oversees professional sumo in Japan, managing tournaments, stables, rankings, and the sport’s traditional rules and ceremonies.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Japan Sumo Association
linked to: Japan Sumo Association
subject linked to:
sumo museum
subject linked to:
sumo museum