Kihachiro Onitsuka
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Kihachiro Onitsuka was a Japanese entrepreneur best known as the founder of the sports footwear brand that later evolved into ASICS.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kihachiro Onitsuka canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11072839 — 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: Kihachiro Onitsuka Context triple: [Onitsuka Tiger, foundedBy, Kihachiro Onitsuka]
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A.
Kenzo Suzuki
Kenzo Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his work in promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah and WWE under the ring name Kenzo.
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B.
Shohei Shigematsu
Shohei Shigematsu is a Japanese architect and partner at OMA known for leading innovative cultural and educational projects in North America.
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C.
Sanjo Ohashi
Sanjo Ohashi is a historic bridge in Kyoto, Japan, long regarded as a key terminus of the Tōkaidō road and an important crossing point in the city.
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D.
Sankichi Takahashi
Sankichi Takahashi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who rose to its top wartime command as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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E.
Seiko Noda
Seiko Noda is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has held several ministerial posts and is known for her bids for party leadership and advocacy on social issues such as gender equality and declining birthrates.
- 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: Kihachiro Onitsuka Target entity description: Kihachiro Onitsuka was a Japanese entrepreneur best known as the founder of the sports footwear brand that later evolved into ASICS.
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A.
Kenzo Suzuki
Kenzo Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his work in promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah and WWE under the ring name Kenzo.
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B.
Shohei Shigematsu
Shohei Shigematsu is a Japanese architect and partner at OMA known for leading innovative cultural and educational projects in North America.
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C.
Sanjo Ohashi
Sanjo Ohashi is a historic bridge in Kyoto, Japan, long regarded as a key terminus of the Tōkaidō road and an important crossing point in the city.
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D.
Sankichi Takahashi
Sankichi Takahashi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who rose to its top wartime command as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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E.
Seiko Noda
Seiko Noda is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has held several ministerial posts and is known for her bids for party leadership and advocacy on social issues such as gender equality and declining birthrates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Medal with Blue Ribbon (Japan)
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linked to:
Medal with Blue Ribbon
Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| brandOf |
ASICS Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Onitsuka Tiger
|
| burialPlace |
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyogo Prefecture
|
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-05-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-09-29 ⓘ |
| employer |
Onitsuka Co., Ltd.
ⓘ
linked to:
Onitsuka Tiger
|
| familyName |
Onitsuka
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linked to:
Onitsuka Tiger
|
| fieldOfWork |
footwear industry
ⓘ
sportswear industry ⓘ |
| founded |
Onitsuka Co., Ltd.
ⓘ
linked to:
Onitsuka Tiger
Onitsuka Tiger brand ⓘ
linked to:
Onitsuka Tiger
|
| genreOfBusiness |
athletic footwear
ⓘ
sports apparel ⓘ |
| givenName | Kihachiro ⓘ |
| hasBrand |
ASICS
ⓘ
linked to:
Onitsuka Tiger
Onitsuka Tiger ⓘ |
| industry |
manufacturing
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sporting goods ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | basketball shoes for improving Japanese youth fitness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating a sports footwear brand that evolved into ASICS
ⓘ
founding Onitsuka Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterBecame |
ASICS Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Onitsuka Tiger
|
| name | Kihachiro Onitsuka ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Latin phrase "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano"
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linked to:
A sound mind in a sound body
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| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鬼塚喜八郎 ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of early Onitsuka basketball shoes ⓘ |
| occupation |
company founder
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tatsuno, Hyōgo Prefecture
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linked to:
Tatsuno, Hyōgo
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| placeOfDeath |
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
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linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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| positionHeld |
chairman of ASICS Corporation
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president of Onitsuka Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| residence |
Kobe, Japan
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linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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