Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.

E122650

diplomatic mission embassy

The Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. is Japan’s primary diplomatic mission to the United States, handling political, economic, cultural, and consular relations between the two countries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. canonical	3
Embassy of Japan in the United States	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1024470 — 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: Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.
Context triple: [Massachusetts Avenue NW, hasLandmark, Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.]

A. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the government ministry responsible for managing Japan’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.
B. United States Ambassador to Japan
The United States Ambassador to Japan is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Japan, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy in Tokyo.
C. Embassy of the United States in London
The Embassy of the United States in London is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in the United Kingdom, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
D. United States Embassy in New Delhi, India
The United States Embassy in New Delhi, India is a landmark modernist diplomatic complex designed by renowned American architect Edward Durell Stone.
E. Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C. is the official diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States, located in the city’s Kalorama neighborhood.
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: Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.
Target entity description: The Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. is Japan’s primary diplomatic mission to the United States, handling political, economic, cultural, and consular relations between the two countries.

A. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the government ministry responsible for managing Japan’s diplomatic relations, foreign policy, and international cooperation.
B. United States Ambassador to Japan
The United States Ambassador to Japan is the chief diplomatic representative of the U.S. government in Japan, responsible for managing bilateral relations and overseeing the American embassy in Tokyo.
C. Embassy of the United States in London
The Embassy of the United States in London is the primary diplomatic mission of the U.S. in the United Kingdom, handling political, economic, consular, and cultural relations between the two countries.
D. United States Embassy in New Delhi, India
The United States Embassy in New Delhi, India is a landmark modernist diplomatic complex designed by renowned American architect Edward Durell Stone.
E. Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C. is the official diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States, located in the city’s Kalorama neighborhood.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic mission ⓘ embassy ⓘ
address	2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, United States ⓘ
associatedWith	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan ⓘ
buildingType	chancery ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
consularDistrict	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
continent	North America ⓘ
coordinates	38.913°N 77.058°W ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
diplomaticMissionTo	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
handles	consular services for Japanese nationals in the United States ⓘ cultural relations between Japan and the United States ⓘ economic relations between Japan and the United States ⓘ political relations between Japan and the United States ⓘ
hasFunction	policy dialogue with the United States government ⓘ promotion of Japanese culture in the United States ⓘ support for Japanese businesses in the United States ⓘ
hasSection	consular section ⓘ cultural affairs section ⓘ defense attaché office ⓘ economic section ⓘ political section ⓘ public affairs section ⓘ science and technology section ⓘ
hosts	cultural events ⓘ educational programs ⓘ public diplomacy events ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal-level relations between Japan and the United States ⓘ
languageOfWebsite	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Washington, D.C. ⓘ
neighborhood	Embassy Row ⓘ Sheridan-Kalorama ⓘ
oversees	Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta ⓘ Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago ⓘ Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu ⓘ Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles ⓘ Consulate-General of Japan in New York ⓘ Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco ⓘ Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle ⓘ
providesService	assistance to Japanese nationals in emergencies ⓘ notarial services ⓘ passport services for Japanese citizens ⓘ visa services for travel to Japan ⓘ
region	District of Columbia ⓘ
represents	Japan ⓘ
website	https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Massachusetts Avenue NW → hasLandmark → Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

North American Affairs Bureau → worksWith → Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Embassy of Japan in the United States

Japanese ambassador to the United States → location → Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Japanese ambassador to the United States → residence → Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Japanese ambassador to the United States → associatedWith → Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. ⓘ