Minoru Nagata
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Minoru Nagata was a renowned Japanese acoustical engineer best known as the founder of Nagata Acoustics, a leading firm in concert hall and auditorium design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minoru Nagata canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6068554 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Minoru Nagata Context triple: [Nagata Acoustics, foundedBy, Minoru Nagata]
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A.
Ryo Nagamatsu
Ryo Nagamatsu is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on major Nintendo titles, particularly in the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.
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B.
Makoto Yamashita
Makoto Yamashita is a Japanese politician serving as the governor of Nara Prefecture.
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C.
Shinichi Tamura
Shinichi Tamura is a key executive and scientific leader associated with Heptares Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) drug discovery.
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D.
Shingo Takatsu
Shingo Takatsu is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher and closer, best known for his success in Nippon Professional Baseball and a stint in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets.
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E.
Hiro Matsuda
Hiro Matsuda was a renowned Japanese professional wrestler and legendary trainer known for shaping the careers of major stars in the wrestling industry.
- 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: Minoru Nagata Target entity description: Minoru Nagata was a renowned Japanese acoustical engineer best known as the founder of Nagata Acoustics, a leading firm in concert hall and auditorium design.
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A.
Ryo Nagamatsu
Ryo Nagamatsu is a Japanese video game composer best known for his work on major Nintendo titles, particularly in the Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.
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B.
Makoto Yamashita
Makoto Yamashita is a Japanese politician serving as the governor of Nara Prefecture.
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C.
Shinichi Tamura
Shinichi Tamura is a key executive and scientific leader associated with Heptares Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) drug discovery.
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D.
Shingo Takatsu
Shingo Takatsu is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher and closer, best known for his success in Nippon Professional Baseball and a stint in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets.
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E.
Hiro Matsuda
Hiro Matsuda was a renowned Japanese professional wrestler and legendary trainer known for shaping the careers of major stars in the wrestling industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese engineer
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acoustical consulting firm ⓘ acoustical engineer ⓘ company ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquarters | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acoustics
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architectural acoustics ⓘ architectural acoustics consulting ⓘ auditorium design ⓘ concert hall design ⓘ |
| founded | Nagata Acoustics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Minoru Nagata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | Nagata Acoustics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
auditorium acoustics design
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concert hall acoustics design ⓘ founding Nagata Acoustics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Minoru Nagata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
design of auditorium acoustics in Japan
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design of concert hall acoustics in Japan ⓘ |
| occupation | acoustical engineer ⓘ |
| workLocation | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minoru Nagata Description of subject: Minoru Nagata was a renowned Japanese acoustical engineer best known as the founder of Nagata Acoustics, a leading firm in concert hall and auditorium design.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.