Ushijima

E103536

Japanese footballer Japanese general Japanese politician Japanese surname family name fictional character person

Ushijima is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals, including military figures and fictional characters.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Ushijima canonical	9

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T635607 — 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: Ushijima
Context triple: [Mitsuru Ushijima, familyName, Ushijima]

A. Shimamoto
Shimamoto is a town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, located between Kyoto and Osaka along the Yodo River.
B. Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
C. Suzuya
Suzuya is a Japanese Mogami-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
D. Owada
Owada is a Japanese surname most notably borne by Empress Masako of Japan and her family.
E. Satō
Satō is a common Japanese surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, sports, and other fields.
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: Ushijima
Target entity description: Ushijima is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals, including military figures and fictional characters.

A. Shimamoto
Shimamoto is a town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, located between Kyoto and Osaka along the Yodo River.
B. Takatsuki
Takatsuki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub between Osaka and Kyoto.
C. Suzuya
Suzuya is a Japanese Mogami-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
D. Owada
Owada is a Japanese surname most notably borne by Empress Masako of Japan and her family.
E. Satō
Satō is a common Japanese surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, sports, and other fields.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese footballer ⓘ Japanese general ⓘ Japanese general ⓘ Japanese politician ⓘ Japanese surname ⓘ family name ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ
appearsInWork	Haikyu!! ⓘ Ushijima the Loan Shark ⓘ Ushijima the Loan Shark ⓘ
conflict	Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Japan ⓘ Japan ⓘ Japan ⓘ Japan ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1887 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1945 ⓘ
familyName	Ushijima self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ushijima self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ushijima self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ushijima self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ushijima self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ushijima self-linksurface differs ⓘ Ushijima self-linksurface differs ⓘ
givenName	Mitsuru ⓘ Wakatoshi ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Iwai Ushijima ⓘ Iwakura Ushijima ⓘ Kaoru Ushijima ⓘ Kazuyuki Ushijima ⓘ Mitsuru Ushijima ⓘ Wakatoshi Ushijima ⓘ Yoshihiro Ushijima ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Japanese ⓘ
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
nationalityInFiction	Japanese ⓘ
notableFor	commanding Japanese forces in the Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
occupation	association football player ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ surface form: Okinawa
roleInWork	volleyball player ⓘ
usedInCountry	Japan ⓘ
writingSystem	Kanji ⓘ