Kiriyama Prize
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The Kiriyama Prize was a literary award honoring books that foster greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize | 1 |
| Kiriyama Prize canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10391598 — 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: Kiriyama Prize Context triple: [Anil's Ghost, awarded, Kiriyama Prize]
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A.
Okawa Prize
The Okawa Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to information and telecommunications technologies.
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B.
Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
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C.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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D.
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
The Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy is one of Japan’s most prestigious academic honors, awarded by the Japan Academy for outstanding scholarly achievements across the sciences and humanities.
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E.
Toppan Prize
The Toppan Prize is a prestigious academic award at Harvard University recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertations in the social sciences.
- 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: Kiriyama Prize Target entity description: The Kiriyama Prize was a literary award honoring books that foster greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia.
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A.
Okawa Prize
The Okawa Prize is a prestigious international award recognizing outstanding contributions to information and telecommunications technologies.
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B.
Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
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C.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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D.
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
The Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy is one of Japan’s most prestigious academic honors, awarded by the Japan Academy for outstanding scholarly achievements across the sciences and humanities.
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E.
Toppan Prize
The Toppan Prize is a prestigious academic award at Harvard University recognizing outstanding doctoral dissertations in the social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Kiriyama Pacific Rim Foundation ⓘ |
| awardedFor | contribution to cross-cultural understanding in the Pacific Rim and South Asia ⓘ |
| awardFor | books that foster greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| discontinuedIn | 2008 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2008 ⓘ |
| eligibleWorks |
books about the Pacific Rim or South Asia
ⓘ
books published in English ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1996 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cross-cultural themes
ⓘ
intercultural understanding ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | literature ⓘ |
| hasAudience | international ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
fiction
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Kiriyama Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
Kiriyama Prize for Nonfiction ⓘ
linked to:
Kiriyama Prize for Fiction
|
| hasCurrency | cash prize ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Pacific Rim countries
ⓘ
South Asian countries ⓘ |
| hasMedium | books ⓘ |
| hasMotto | fostering greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia ⓘ |
| hasSelectionProcess | judged by a panel of independent jurors ⓘ |
| hasStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.kiriyamaprize.org ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| lastAwarded | 2008 ⓘ |
| location | San Francisco ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pacific Rim
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
David Oliver Relin
ⓘ
Greg Mortenson ⓘ Haruki Murakami ⓘ Kiran Desai ⓘ Peter Hessler ⓘ Rohinton Mistry ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizer | Kiriyama Pacific Rim Foundation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Pacific Rim
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| sponsor | Kiriyama Pacific Rim Foundation ⓘ |
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Subject: Kiriyama Prize Description of subject: The Kiriyama Prize was a literary award honoring books that foster greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia.
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linked to: Kiriyama Prize