Zenko Suzuki
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Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zenko Suzuki canonical | 2 |
| Zenkō Suzuki | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534911 — 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: Zenko Suzuki Context triple: [Yasuhiro Nakasone, predecessor, Zenko Suzuki]
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A.
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki is a Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for co-developing the Suzuki coupling reaction, a pivotal method in organic synthesis.
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B.
Masataka Yoshida
Masataka Yoshida is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder known for his high-contact hitting and on-base skills, who starred in Nippon Professional Baseball before moving to Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Shigeyoshi Inoue was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, noted for his leadership in early Pacific naval operations.
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D.
Daisuke Kato
Daisuke Kato is a former Japanese professional baseball player best known for his time with the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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E.
Eishiro Saito
Eishiro Saito was a prominent Japanese businessman and sports administrator who notably led the organizing committee for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
- 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: Zenko Suzuki Target entity description: Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.
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A.
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki is a Japanese chemist and Nobel laureate renowned for co-developing the Suzuki coupling reaction, a pivotal method in organic synthesis.
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B.
Masataka Yoshida
Masataka Yoshida is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder known for his high-contact hitting and on-base skills, who starred in Nippon Professional Baseball before moving to Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Shigeyoshi Inoue was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, noted for his leadership in early Pacific naval operations.
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D.
Daisuke Kato
Daisuke Kato is a former Japanese professional baseball player best known for his time with the Orix Buffaloes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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E.
Eishiro Saito
Eishiro Saito was a prominent Japanese businessman and sports administrator who notably led the organizing committee for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Shinhidaka, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Shizunai, Hokkaido, Japan
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| cabinet |
Cabinet of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Suzuki Cabinet
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| child | Takako Suzuki ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
| domesticIssue |
agricultural protectionism
ⓘ
budget deficit control ⓘ |
| economicContext | period of strong Japanese economic growth ⓘ |
| education |
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo University of Fisheries
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| endTime | 1982-11-27 ⓘ |
| era |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
|
| familyName | Suzuki ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyStance |
cautious approach to military expansion
ⓘ
maintenance of the U.S.–Japan security alliance ⓘ |
| givenName | Zenko ⓘ |
| internationalRelationsContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
rising trade frictions with the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consensus-oriented leadership style
ⓘ
non-charismatic but steady governance ⓘ |
| LDPPresidencyEnd | 1982-11-27 ⓘ |
| LDPPresidencyStart | 1980-07-17 ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| name | Zenko Suzuki self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鈴木 善幸 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocating a pacifist foreign policy line
ⓘ
leading Japan during early 1980s economic growth ⓘ managing Japan–United States relations in the early 1980s ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Liberal Democratic Party ⓘ |
| partyFaction | Liberal Democratic Party mainstream factions ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
agricultural policy
ⓘ
fiscal restraint ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Liberal Democratic Party
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Masayoshi Ōhira ⓘ |
| primeMinisterOrder | 70th Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | Iwate 2nd district ⓘ |
| servedIn | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| spouse | Yoko Suzuki ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980-07-17 ⓘ |
| styleOfPolitics | behind-the-scenes consensus building ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Yasuhiro Nakasone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zenko Suzuki Description of subject: Zenko Suzuki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 1980s, leading the Liberal Democratic Party during a period of economic growth and shifting international relations.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Zenkō Suzuki