Margaret Mitsutani
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Margaret Mitsutani is a literary translator known for bringing contemporary Japanese fiction, including works by Yoko Tawada and Haruki Murakami, to English-speaking audiences.
All labels observed (1)
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| Margaret Mitsutani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11536230 — 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: Margaret Mitsutani Context triple: [The Emissary, translator, Margaret Mitsutani]
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A.
Kiyoko Fukuda
Kiyoko Fukuda is the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and a member of a prominent political family in Japan.
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B.
Elaine Okamura
Elaine Okamura is best known as the first wife of American singer and entertainer Wayne Newton, whom she married in the 1960s before their later divorce.
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C.
Anne Watanabe
Anne Watanabe is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter known for her work in film, drama series, and fashion, as well as for being the daughter of actor Ken Watanabe.
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D.
Tomoko Ohta
Tomoko Ohta is a Japanese molecular evolutionary biologist best known for proposing the nearly neutral theory of molecular evolution, which refined and extended Motoo Kimura’s neutral theory.
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E.
Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
- 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: Margaret Mitsutani Target entity description: Margaret Mitsutani is a literary translator known for bringing contemporary Japanese fiction, including works by Yoko Tawada and Haruki Murakami, to English-speaking audiences.
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A.
Kiyoko Fukuda
Kiyoko Fukuda is the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and a member of a prominent political family in Japan.
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B.
Elaine Okamura
Elaine Okamura is best known as the first wife of American singer and entertainer Wayne Newton, whom she married in the 1960s before their later divorce.
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C.
Anne Watanabe
Anne Watanabe is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter known for her work in film, drama series, and fashion, as well as for being the daughter of actor Ken Watanabe.
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D.
Tomoko Ohta
Tomoko Ohta is a Japanese molecular evolutionary biologist best known for proposing the nearly neutral theory of molecular evolution, which refined and extended Motoo Kimura’s neutral theory.
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E.
Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary translator
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person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Anglophone reception of Japanese literature ⓘ |
| collaborationWith |
Haruki Murakami
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Yoko Tawada ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
global recognition of Yoko Tawada
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global recognition of contemporary Japanese fiction ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | literary translation ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary Japanese literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
English translations of Haruki Murakami’s fiction
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English translations of Yoko Tawada’s fiction ⓘ |
| languageTranslatedFrom | Japanese ⓘ |
| languageTranslatedTo | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | bringing contemporary Japanese fiction to English-speaking audiences ⓘ |
| notableTranslation |
Facing the Bridge
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World ⓘ Memoirs of a Polar Bear ⓘ The Bridegroom Was a Dog ⓘ The Emissary ⓘ The Last Children of Tokyo ⓘ The Naked Eye ⓘ Where Europe Begins ⓘ |
| notableWork |
translations of works by Haruki Murakami
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translations of works by Yoko Tawada ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary translator
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translator ⓘ |
| residence | Japan ⓘ |
| translatedAuthor |
Haruki Murakami
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Yoko Tawada ⓘ |
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