Kanto Daishinsai
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Kanto Daishinsai is the Japanese name for the devastating 1923 Great Kanto earthquake that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region, causing massive destruction and loss of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kanto Daishinsai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1173975 — 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: Kanto Daishinsai Context triple: [Great Kanto earthquake, alsoKnownAs, Kanto Daishinsai]
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A.
Namba Marui
Namba Marui is a major Marui department store and shopping complex located in Osaka’s bustling Namba district, known for its fashion, dining, and entertainment options.
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B.
Baki
Baki was a prominent 16th-century Ottoman Turkish poet renowned for his refined ghazals and mastery of classical divan literature.
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C.
Kitos War
The Kitos War was a major Jewish uprising against Roman rule in the early 2nd century CE, marked by widespread revolts across the Eastern Mediterranean and severe Roman reprisals.
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D.
Taihoku
Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
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E.
Kyodai
Kyodai is the common abbreviated name for Kyoto University, one of Japan’s most prestigious national research universities.
- 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: Kanto Daishinsai Target entity description: Kanto Daishinsai is the Japanese name for the devastating 1923 Great Kanto earthquake that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region, causing massive destruction and loss of life.
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A.
Namba Marui
Namba Marui is a major Marui department store and shopping complex located in Osaka’s bustling Namba district, known for its fashion, dining, and entertainment options.
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B.
Baki
Baki was a prominent 16th-century Ottoman Turkish poet renowned for his refined ghazals and mastery of classical divan literature.
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C.
Kitos War
The Kitos War was a major Jewish uprising against Roman rule in the early 2nd century CE, marked by widespread revolts across the Eastern Mediterranean and severe Roman reprisals.
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D.
Taihoku
Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
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E.
Kyodai
Kyodai is the common abbreviated name for Kyoto University, one of Japan’s most prestigious national research universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ |
| aftermath |
martial law declared in affected areas
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massacres of Koreans in Japan ⓘ persecution of socialists and anarchists ⓘ reconstruction of Yokohama ⓘ urban reconstruction of Tokyo ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1923 Great Kanto earthquake
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Great Kanto earthquake ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate |
over 100000 deaths
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over 140000 deaths ⓘ |
| cause | rupture of the Sagami Trough ⓘ |
| commemoration |
Disaster Prevention Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Disaster Prevention Day in Japan
|
| commemorationDate | September 1 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1923-09-01 ⓘ |
| effect |
building collapses
ⓘ
destruction of large parts of Yokohama ⓘ economic disruption in Japan ⓘ homelessness for hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ infrastructure damage ⓘ landslides ⓘ tsunami in Sagami Bay and Tokyo Bay ⓘ widespread fires in Tokyo ⓘ |
| epicenter | Sagami Bay ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Taisho era ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
Great Kanto earthquake
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Kanto Earthquake
|
| location |
Chiba Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ
surface form:
Kanto region
Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuoka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.9 Mw ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Kanto Plain
ⓘ
Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area
|
| seismicIntensity |
very strong to extreme in Tokyo
ⓘ
very strong to extreme in Yokohama ⓘ |
| significance |
influenced Japanese disaster management policies
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major turning point in urban planning in Tokyo ⓘ one of the deadliest earthquakes in Japanese history ⓘ |
| time | 11:58 JST ⓘ |
| type | megathrust earthquake ⓘ |
| year | 1923 ⓘ |
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Subject: Kanto Daishinsai Description of subject: Kanto Daishinsai is the Japanese name for the devastating 1923 Great Kanto earthquake that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region, causing massive destruction and loss of life.
Referenced by (1)
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