Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a central government ministry responsible for overseeing administrative affairs, local governance, public management, and telecommunications policy in Japan.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1077745 — 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: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan Context triple: [ARIB, collaboratesWith, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan]
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A.
Cabinet Office of Japan
The Cabinet Office of Japan is a central government body that supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet in coordinating national policy, crisis management, and key administrative functions.
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B.
Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
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C.
Prime Minister's Office of Japan
The Prime Minister's Office of Japan is the central executive government building in Tokyo that houses the offices and support staff of Japan’s prime minister and cabinet leadership.
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D.
Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central governing authority of Japan, responsible for national administration, legislation, and policy-making under a constitutional monarchy.
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E.
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal administration, local governments, communications policy, and information technology strategy.
- 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: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan Target entity description: The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a central government ministry responsible for overseeing administrative affairs, local governance, public management, and telecommunications policy in Japan.
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A.
Cabinet Office of Japan
The Cabinet Office of Japan is a central government body that supports the Prime Minister and Cabinet in coordinating national policy, crisis management, and key administrative functions.
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B.
Ministry of Justice of Japan
The Ministry of Justice of Japan is the national government ministry responsible for the country’s legal system, including judicial administration, public prosecution, correctional services, and immigration control.
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C.
Prime Minister's Office of Japan
The Prime Minister's Office of Japan is the central executive government building in Tokyo that houses the offices and support staff of Japan’s prime minister and cabinet leadership.
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D.
Government of Japan
The Government of Japan is the central governing authority of Japan, responsible for national administration, legislation, and policy-making under a constitutional monarchy.
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E.
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
The Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal administration, local governments, communications policy, and information technology strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese government ministry
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central government ministry ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MIC ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Soumu-sho ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2001-01-06 ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Management and Coordination Agency of Japan
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs of Japan
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan
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| hasDivision |
Administrative Management Bureau
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Global ICT Strategy Bureau ⓘ Information and Communications Bureau of the National Police Agency of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Information and Communications Bureau
Local Administration Bureau ⓘ Local Public Finance Bureau ⓘ Telecommunications Bureau ⓘ |
| hasExternalAgency |
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
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Japan Post ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Post (before its privatization)
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology ⓘ Statistics Bureau of Japan ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.soumu.go.jp/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
National Government Organization Act of Japan
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surface form:
Central Government Reform of 2001 in Japan
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| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
総務省
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| oversees |
broadcast licensing in Japan
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broadcasting administration in Japan ⓘ electromagnetic spectrum allocation in Japan ⓘ local governments in Japan ⓘ national statistics administration in Japan ⓘ radio spectrum management in Japan ⓘ telecommunications carriers in Japan ⓘ telecommunications regulation in Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administrative affairs
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information and communications policy ⓘ local autonomy system ⓘ local governance ⓘ local public finance ⓘ postal services policy ⓘ public management ⓘ telecommunications policy ⓘ |
| shortName |
MIC
ⓘ
Soumu-sho ⓘ |
| typeOfMinistry |
communications ministry
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internal affairs ministry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan Description of subject: The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan is a central government ministry responsible for overseeing administrative affairs, local governance, public management, and telecommunications policy in Japan.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Peace Preservation Law of 1925
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enforcedBy
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Home Ministry of Japan
this entity surface form:
Home Ministry of Japan
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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heads
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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belongsToMinistry
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Nippon Television Network
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regulatoryAuthority
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan)
this entity surface form:
regulated by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Association of Radio Industries and Businesses
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relatedTo
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan)
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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nativeName
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
総務省
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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formedByMergerOf
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs of Japan
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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formedByMergerOf
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
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parentOrganization
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Special Higher Police
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parentOrganization
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Home Ministry of Japan
Japanese government ministries
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includes
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Public Offices Election Act of Japan
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enforcedBy
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan)
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan)
this entity surface form:
Japanese Ministry of Home Affairs
Minister in charge of Regional Revitalization of Japan
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worksWith
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
House of Representatives constituencies of Japan
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administeredBy
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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Japanese Government Railways
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associatedWith
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Ministry of Communications (Japan)
Liberal Party (Japan, 1881)
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opposedBy
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
Home Ministry of Japan
1996 Japanese general election
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supervisingAuthority
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
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this entity surface form:
内務省