Triple
T3166404
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Osaka Metro Midosuji Line |
E66221
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerOperator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
The Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau was the former public agency responsible for operating Osaka’s municipal subway and bus networks before their reorganization and privatization.
|
E13707
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau | Statement: [Osaka Metro Midosuji Line, formerOperator, Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Context triple: [Osaka Metro Midosuji Line, formerOperator, Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau]
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A.
Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd.
Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd. is the railway company that operates the Osaka Monorail transit system in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
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B.
Teito Rapid Transit Authority
Teito Rapid Transit Authority was the former public operator of several Tokyo subway lines before its privatization and reorganization as Tokyo Metro.
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C.
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a Japanese private railway company in the Kansai region, best known in popular culture as the corporate parent of the professional baseball team Hanshin Tigers.
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D.
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro is the rapid transit network serving Japan’s city of Osaka and its surrounding urban area.
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E.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a major Japanese private railway operator serving the Osaka–Kyoto region, known for its extensive commuter rail network and related transportation and leisure businesses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Triple: [Osaka Metro Midosuji Line, formerOperator, Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau]
Generated description
The Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau was the former public agency responsible for operating Osaka’s municipal subway and bus networks before their reorganization and privatization.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau Target entity description: The Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau was the former public agency responsible for operating Osaka’s municipal subway and bus networks before their reorganization and privatization.
-
A.
Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd.
Osaka Monorail Co., Ltd. is the railway company that operates the Osaka Monorail transit system in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
-
B.
Teito Rapid Transit Authority
Teito Rapid Transit Authority was the former public operator of several Tokyo subway lines before its privatization and reorganization as Tokyo Metro.
-
C.
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a Japanese private railway company in the Kansai region, best known in popular culture as the corporate parent of the professional baseball team Hanshin Tigers.
-
D.
Osaka Metro
chosen
Osaka Metro is the rapid transit network serving Japan’s city of Osaka and its surrounding urban area.
-
E.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a major Japanese private railway operator serving the Osaka–Kyoto region, known for its extensive commuter rail network and related transportation and leisure businesses.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ad8585d7988190af37365331093ccd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada643e3e481908f4526d66e36e150 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b235e108cc81909d5733bd00cb0bee |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2372a54a481908a4a954b8986aad7 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b23806a3c8819096069982b3612730 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:06 p.m.